Senior Front End Web Developer

About the role

Want to work for an Investors in People accredited agency, which is also named in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work this year?

We have a rare opportunity for an experienced Front End Developer to join our tight-knit team, building new websites and upgrading older ones.

We've successfully transitioned to hybrid working. We spend two days together as a team of 12 at our new offices in the new £8.4m Strawberry Fields Digital Hub in Chorley, and the remainder of the week is optional, with some people choosing to work in the office and some working from home.

The company normally builds 12-15 large new websites per year, so there is always a new and different project on the horizon. We also maintain and improve websites for the clients we work closely with.

Bespoke's work is entirely about quality and results rather than a production line. Every website is bespoke designed and bespoke built. We don't use templates and wouldn't typically use WordPress, for example.

Your application will be particularly strong if you have experience building websites in teams and perhaps liaising with clients or documenting requirements.

You'll work with our whole team, but primarily 4 to 5 colleagues in the website production team. This is a role for somebody well organised, with clear communication skills and an eye for detail.

The salary for the position is advertised at £30,000-£40,000, but we welcome applications at other levels.

We have a positive culture and good teamwork, so it is important for us to maintain that. If you have a similar positive outlook and take great pride in your work and the work of your team as a whole, you'll likely fit in well.

About the clients

Clients are typically in B2B sectors, such as service businesses (e.g. financial services, property, legal) or manufacturing.

About the Agency

Bespoke is one of the longest-established agencies in the north-west. 

We're an Investors in People digital agency and when you join, we'll build a 3-year-plan with you so you have your skills development and career progression mapped out.

Responsibilities

• Building new websites from XD or Figma designs
• Upgrading existing websites from project briefs & wireframe
• Provide time estimates and documenting/checking requirements

Technologies

• We primarily use PHP & Laravel to build websites
• SASS/SCSS, Tailwind, AlpineJS and vanilla JavaScript
• Git, Gulp, and we write OOCSS
• Familiarity with Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator is useful but not essential

Flexible working

• You can choose your start and finish time around core hours
• You can choose to work from home up to 3-days each week if you wish
• This job is available as a 4-day or 5-day role (salary adjusted accordingly)

Your application is only likely to be shortlisted if you are based within a 30-minute commute of our main office in Chorley, Preston (PR7 1PS).

If you have questions about this role or would like to discuss it informally to determine whether it might be a good fit for you, please reach out. We will be happy to fix up a short, casual video call initially.

• Bespoke is an accredited employer for Investors in People.
• Bespoke is named Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024
• We have a team of 12 working for UK B2B clients
• We are very long established, having formed in 2001
• Bespoke is owned by Manchester-based agency Digital Media Stream

Some benefits

Bespoke isn’t a gimmicky employer - we prefer real-world benefits: 

• Your 3-year progression plan
• Flexible start and finish times
• Salary reviews
• Opportunities to progress for those who are ambitious
• Option of a 4-day / 80% working week
• Above average holidays - 32 days rising to 36
• Above-average pension contributions
• A modern office you can use any time you choose
• Budget to kit out your home office
• At least two team in-office days per week
• Fortnightly ‘Team Accelerator’ (whiteboard learning sessions) 

Application process 

• Stage 1 - Apply
• Stage 2 - Informal Zoom call (20 mins)
• Stage 3 - Face-to-face meeting (90 mins)
• Stage 4 - Taster day (3+ hours working with the team)
• Stage 5 - Meeting to develop your 3-year plan (90 mins)
• Stage 6 - Offer & acceptance
• Stage 7 - Start date & onboarding

Salary:

£30,000 - £40,000

We've included a salary range on this ad but welcome applications above or below it. We're more interested in the right personality to own the role for several years rather than a particular initial salary range.