Front End Developer needed for a contract position for a leading consultancy
 
Location: Working from home (offices based Birmingham or Bristol but wouldn't need to attend with the current pandemic)
 
Start Date: ASAP
 
Contract Duration:  3-6 months (may be extended)
 
Hours Per Week: 40
 
Pay Rate per hour: £ dependant on experience
 
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for building high quality front-end features for the clients  web applications, including some collaborative customer design. You'll develop and maintain their global styles, plus web and accessibility standards across numerous product sites. You will use the latest technologies to build web applications that will work effectively on a variety of platforms and devices by:
·Delivering high quality UI's from concept to realisation;
·Creating, maintaining and modernising website assets, styles and application UI's;
·Driving innovation in UI and modern application architecture;
·Contributing to a collaborative working environment;
·Promoting excellence in UI delivery;
·Ensuring UI Standards are complied with where agreed application specification includes required standards;
·Using local builds and continuous integration systems to deliver changes for testing.
 
Requirements:
We are looking for a hands-on developer with a strong knowledge of modern front-end web technologies and the following skills:
·Strong HTML5 - including semantic mark-up, validation and accessibility;
·CSS3, ideally using preprocessors such as LESS and SASS;
·Experience with Bootstrap or other cross browser and device UI frameworks;
·Experience of building responsive layouts;
·Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as VueJS, Angular, React, Backbone, jQuery;
·Understanding of modern design languages such as Material Design;
·Good understanding of cross browser compatibility and limitations, including IE8+, Chrome, Firefox and Safari;
·Working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator to produce high quality mock-ups and assets;
·Experience with animation/interactive graphics frameworks like Greensock and d3.
·Desirable skills and experience - SCRUM, mobile applications, automation with NPM, Grunt or Gulp, agency experience and any retail or consumer goods industry exposure. 
 
My client is looking to see a portfolio or details of URLs to support your application. This is an opportunity to showcase your creativity.