Web Design jobs in Smethwick

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 your 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.

Please note this job is office based and not a hybrid role. Our team made a collective decision after COVID to return to working together in the office full-time. Since then, we’ve seen stronger collaboration, closer working relationships, and faster individual learning and development than ever before. Being together each day has created a supportive, energising environment where ideas flow naturally and everyone grows.

Chameleon Web Services – Office Location

The Head Office is based at 202 Dudley Road, Halesowen, Birmingham, B63 3NR.

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• 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.
• Building, supporting and upgraded WordPress websites.

• 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
• A ‘Can-Do’ attitude

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 wants 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!