Junior Developer

Armadillo; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative marketing agency in Bristol is looking for a Junior Developer to focus on interactive HTML and CSS email development. The role involves collaboration with designers and quality assurance across devices. Ideal candidates will have coding experience, knowledge of PHP and JavaScript, and the ability to manage client digital projects. Join a supportive team that values creativity and offers flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Hybrid work environment

Catered lunches

25 days' annual leave

Company pension

Relocation package

Health insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in coding using HTML & CSS.
• Resilient with up to date industry knowledge.
• Experience managing digital projects and collaborating with teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop interactive and creative HTML & CSS emails.
• Create web versions of email templates.
• Perform quality assurance on emails across email clients and devices.

Skills

HTML & CSS coding

Knowledge of big email campaigns

Understanding of PHP & JavaScript

Experience with code editors

Using GitHub

Understanding of email best practices

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

MAMP

Job description

At Armadillo, we harness the power of data to change consumer behaviour and deliver unrivalled ROI. And we do this with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Disney, Nationwide, Huel, Greene King, P&O Cruises and Cunard, producing beautifully creative and effective CRM campaigns.

We have ambitious plans to grow the agency. Our aim is to become famous for delivering the best ROI.

We are now looking for a Junior Developer to join our team at Armadillo. Think you can help us?

Junior Developer Role

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Junior Developer to join the team. You will work closely with designers and account managers to produce websites, landing pages, banners and email marketing. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to lead, energise and who truly enjoys this area of development.

Junior Developer Responsibilities

You’ll be fully focussed on creative and interactive HTML & CSS led email development and have a real passion for it too. You will be building emails from scratch or using existing templates.

• Web development: Create simple web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP, primarily as web versions of emails, to work across all major browsers and screen sizes with minimal QA feedback
• Use HTML and CSS techniques in email: to re-use and understand interactive and animated elements that enhance the user experience.
• Understand segmentation and logic within the HTML of emails using ESP specific languages (AMP script, Template Toolkit, Liquid, JavaScript) to a good standard with support from colleagues/pro.
• Prepare assets: Take studio approved designs and export assets as web standard assets for HTML build with excellent attention to detail.
• Perform quality assurance on your own and other developer's projects, using both software such as Email on Acid, and real life testing to ensure emails render as expected on all devices, email clients and browsers.

Front End Email Developer Requirements

• Experience of coding using HTML & CSS.
• You need to be up to speed with the latest knowledge, be resilient and have a knowledge of big email campaigns already.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of using code editors
• Demonstrate and apply understanding of using Adobe Photoshop for slicing and exporting assets for build
• Demonstrate understanding of using MAMP (or similar) for local PHP builds
• Demonstrate working knowledge of using GitHub as a publishing and source management tool
• Knowledge of best practices for coding emails and up to date with industry trends.
• Comfortable using PHP & JavaScript if needed.
• Experience of managing the prototyping, build and testing of client digital projects.
• Experience of working collaboratively with designers and account managers.

Armadillo Benefits

• Hybrid environment – 3 days in our central Bristol office / 2 days optional office/home working
• Catered lunches Tuesday - Thursday at our office & breakfast options
• 25 days’ annual leave plus a day off on your birthday, increasing by 1 day per annum at each year anniversary up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Summer and Festive hours – finish 2.5 hours early one Friday per month in June, July, August and one day, chosen by you, in December
• Contributory company pension 4% employee 3% employer of total pay through salary sacrifice, escalating 1% each year following your 2nd anniversary at Armadillo, up to 8% employer contribution
• Relocation package
• Bupa dental care
• Vitality health insurance
• Lots of social events, including Summer and Christmas parties
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme offered by Health Assured
• IPA Membership
• Bristol Creative Industries Membership

Equal opportunities

Armadillo is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.