Junior Web Designer

Chameleon Web Services; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital agency in Birmingham is seeking a Junior Web Designer/Developer to join their creative team. The role involves designing and building websites, improving usability, and communicating with clients. The ideal candidate will have a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS and a passion for web design. Ongoing training and support are provided to develop skills further in a fun, collaborative environment.

Benefits

28 days of holiday + Bonus Holiday for Years of service

Flexible working hours

Collaborative, creative, and inspiring working environment

Regular team building events

Employer pension contributions

Great training and learning resources

Choice of hardware and access to the best software

Family Leave package maternity and paternity

Snack table - restocked weekly

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Creative mindset and desire to achieve great things.
• Ability to take constructive criticism and adapt.
• Willingness to learn new skills on the job.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining websites.
• Analyzing websites to improve usability and performance.
• Communicating closely with clients and the team.
• Writing basic HTML and CSS code.
• Helping improve websites for SEO clients.

Skills

Experience in designing websites

Understanding of graphic design software

Basic knowledge in HTML and CSS

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in an agile environment

Creative and open to new ideas

Adaptable and open to picking up new skills

Can-Do attitude

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Full Time Birmingham, Dudley, Halesowen

About The Position

Junior Web Designer / Developer position available. We need more developers to keep up with the new business!

Whether you’re straight out of college, or university, we want to take on a Junior Web Designer to not only support the team but also grow and mold them, ready for the vital industry of web design and digital marketing. If this sounds like you, apply now!

You’ll be working with a group of 15+ incredible individuals that produce fantastic work for businesses and organisations across a variety of sectors. We’re a friendly, creative, fun bunch who make the office a place of laughter as well as a place of inspiration and hard work. We’ve created a culture that we’re proud of, and if you’re the right fit, we want you to be part of the Chameleon family!

Not sure that you’re ready yet? Don’t worry! Our team of highly skilled front and back‑end developers will teach you on the job, develop your existing skills further and teach you new ones!

Expect to be given a few projects at once, work on each stage of the process from beginning to end and speak directly to clients in this constantly evolving job.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, building, and maintaining websites
• Analyse websites with an eye for detail, improving their usability and performance
• Designing basic design elements in the Adobe Suite where needed
• Effectively communicating closely with clients and other members of the team
• Writing very basic code: HTML, CSS (we can show you the ropes if you’re not there yet!)
• Helping improve the websites of the SEO team’s clients
• We build nearly all of our websites on WordPress, so being able to use this CMS is a vital skill for this role.

Required Skills

• Experience in designing websites (even better if you’ve moved those designs forward into the development stage)
• Good understanding of graphic design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other visual design tools.
• Basic knowledge in HTML and CSS (don’t worry, you’ll learn more on the job!)
• Be able to take constructive criticism on your designs as our clients are sometimes very particular!
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in an agile environment
• Creative and open to new ideas
• Adaptable and open to picking up new skills
• Can‑Do attitude

About us

We’ve been here since the early days of the internet, the company started in 2001 and our ideology has grown as fast as the internet. We’ve been eagerly empowering people since our founder, Ian Bevis, hired our first new team member. We want people who are ready to learn, have a creative mind and want to achieve great things.

Our team's culture is our proudest creation. Everyone has a passion for their work, enjoys working with all of our wonderful clients and has a great time with each other, in and out of the office. With our large range of clients, Chameleon has friends in all sorts of fun industries! Whether it’s go‑karting, ice skating, office birthday parties or going out for food and drinks, our work social calendar is always full! But we work hard too!

A great team needs an office that aligns with the same great philosophy that each team member holds. Our Head Office is located in Halesowen, Birmingham and we’re only 5 minutes from the motorway, meaning an easy commute. Inside the office, we’ve created an inspiring environment, to allow our talent’s creativity to flow to make amazing things happen!

Some Of The perks

• 28 days of holiday + Bonus Holiday for Years of service
• Flexible working hours
• A collaborative, creative and inspiring working environment
• Regular team building events
• Employer pension contributions
• Great training and learning resources
• Choice of hardware and access to the best software
• Family Leave package maternity and paternity
• Snack table - restocked weekly
• Free on‑site parking