Job Description

Introduction:
Our client is a highly experienced digital marketing agency trusted by hundreds of clients in Shetland, Orkney and throughout the UK. Although they are perhaps best known for their website development and digital marketing work, they have grown in recent years to offer a broader range of strategic, branding and content services. Based in Lerwick, they are proud to have helped many local businesses to thrive, and also to export their own services to notable clients all over the country.
They are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic web developer to join their busy team. With a large and diverse base of existing and potential clients, you'll work across many sectors, including destination marketing, food and drink, retail, professional services, and energy.
Their head office is in Lerwick, Shetland, but their clients are based across Scotland and the wider UK. They will be happy to consider candidates from anywhere, provided they have the relevant experience.
Key Deliverables:
As a web developer in a small but in-demand agency, you will work across a broad range of areas, helping to support and develop the existing processes and infrastructure used to deliver their services to clients.
You will apply your skills in a fast-paced environment, working on multiple projects simultaneously. As part of the development team, you will be responsible for delivering a wide range of technical solutions for clients, and for the agency itself. Key activities include website development (mainly using ProcessWire CMS), ecommerce website development (using Shopify), maintenance of existing web assets (on multiple CMS platforms), server and IT checks, and asset optimisation. You will also contribute to internal process improvement.
Candidates should have a background in web development and a proven track record in developing projects to a high standard.
Through time and experience, your skills in all areas will progress, and your knowledge will deepen through a combination of self-directed research and collaborative working. Your role, while providing additional resilience to the agency as it expands, will contribute to increasingly efficient delivery to clients, ensuring profitability and quality results that set them apart from competitors.
As part of the role, you may be involved in projects relating to the Promote Shetland destination marketing service, which our client currently delivers on behalf of the Shetland Islands Council. This includes running multi-channel marketing campaigns--along with branding, PR and other activities--to help showcase Shetland as an attractive place to visit, live, work, study and invest. You may be tasked with assisting the extended Promote Shetland team to ensure projects and campaigns are delivered on schedule and on budget.
Responsibilities:
Undertaking development work in a range of languages, frameworks and platforms including (but not limited to) ProcessWire CMS and Shopify.
Maintenance, further development and optimisation of existing assets in ProcessWire, Shopify and other systems.
Working with website infrastructure (hosting, domains).
Working with and implementing 3rd-party services such as analytics and related marketing tools.
Quality assurance and optimisation on projects, with a focus on accessibility, security and performance.
Maintenance and development of internal documentation.
Maintenance and auditing of asset records.
Implementation and maintenance of internal processes and systems.
Implementation, maintenance and auditing of internal security systems and procedures.
Working in line with data protection compliance requirements and best practices.
Maintenance of server assets on a weekly rota basis, and weekly IT checks on a rota basis.
Candidate Profile:
Essential
Experience in web development, ideally in an agency environment.
Proven ability to code in PHP/MySQL, and to develop websites using CMS systems.
Ability to code in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Experience developing and optimising e-commerce websites, particularly in Shopify.
Ability to identify problems, then research and implement solutions.
Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Flexible and adaptable with a high level of attention to detail.
Ability to work well in a time-pressured, fast-paced environment.
Self-directed approach to learning and commitment to staying up to date with industry trends and technologies.
Desirable
Knowledge of mobile application development and deployment.
Experience with industry-standard frameworks such as React.
Experience with cloud services such as AWS, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, and Netlify.
Experience with Linux web server setup and maintenance.
Knowledge of data protection legal requirements, including GDPR.
Knowledge and experience of building applications and systems following OWASP Secure Coding Practices.
Knowledge and experience of working with and implementing Cyber Essentials or similar information security standards.

Skills Required