Session Digital: London Magento Ecommerce Blog

Session Digital works closely with global retailers and emerging brands to deliver complex e-commerce sites on the Magento Enterprise platform. The team has worked with Magento since 2009 and has a prestigious and growing roster of established clients from the world of fashion, music, finance, entertainment and technology.

Magento Developer

Due to continued business growth, Session is now looking for Magento developers to our offices in London, Sheffield and Liverpool.

This is you…

• At least 5 years of experience in web development using PHP
• Excellent knowledge of Magento
• Self-starting coder, well versed in various technologies/languages
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Un-erring determination, a superb team-ethic - and the irrepressible energy of a 7-yr-old!
• Interest in and awareness of best practices in software development
• Able to regularly commute to our office and/or to client locations, and eligible to work in the UK

…and for bonus points!

• A good computer science related degree
• Get involved, enjoy a beer, Tweet and generally love everything digital
• You know some good gags, have done some cool things - and always see the glass half full!

What We Offer

You will be working for an exciting and dynamic company, with a bunch of extraordinary people. As the part of the Ibuildings group, you’ll be working closely together with some of the best PHP talents in the UK. Our team values the flexible working environment and the chance to develop their skills on a wide variety of projects.

Your salary will start in the range £30-45k dependent on your experience. We’ll provide you with the latest tools, including a MacBook Pro or a PC – whatever you’re comfortable with. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend various technical conferences, internal workshops and training courses.

Interested?

Send us your resume, your salary expectations, and your current employment status (with details of necessary notice period, if relevant) to careers@sessiondigital.com. If you have a Github account or other online resources to show your development skills, please include those as well.

Front End Developer (Magento)

Session are looking for two rare individuals who are capable of taking design concepts and translating them into standards-friendly code for Magento employing current web technologies (including HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery).

Working in conjunction with the creative and back-end teams, the selected candidates will be responsible for creating cross-browser solutions that separate structure, presentation and behaviour using semantic mark-up, CSS and unobtrusive JavaScript. Additionally, they willl be well-versed in techniques for building to accessibility standards and totally dedicated to producing top-end solutions that meet or exceed our clients’ high expectations.

This is you…

• At least 4 years agency experience in web development
• Produce clean, error-free, well-documented, and standards-compliant front-end solutions
• You love CSS, in fact you’re so in love with slicing and dicing we ought to alert the police.
• Although you see life in you understand – and can display – very sharp design skills.
• You possess un-erring determination, a superb team-ethic – and the irrepressible energy of a 7-yr-old!
• You have an eye for detail and alignment as well as a solid understanding of usability standards.

You have a total understanding of…

• XHTML/CSS (like a mother tongue!)
• Javascript, jQuery, AJAX and XML
• Magento e-commerce templates and layouts (up to v1.9)

You have a serious knowledge of…

• Photoshop for web production (inc. image optimization strategies)
• Skills in PHP/MySQL
• Exposure to source/version control (SVN)
• Web server management and working with Linux
• Multi-language Magento integrations
• Social Media campaign experience (inc Tumblr, Wordpress, Twitter, Facebook)
• Drupal, Joomla and/or Silverstripe experience
• Omniture tracking technologies
• Developing for mobile devices (iPhone4, Android, Magento Mobile)

…and for bonus points!

• Know what makes great design. Blog, post, photograph and be a bit arty!
• Get involved, enjoy a beer, Tweet and generally love everything digital.
• You know some good gags, have done some cool things - and always see the glass half full!

Junior Front End Developer (Magento)

This is you…

• At least 2 years agency experience in web development
• Produce clean, error-free, well-documented, and standards-compliant front-end solutions
• You love CSS, in fact you’re so in love with slicing and dicing we ought to alert the police.
• You possess un-erring determination, a superb team-ethic - and the irrepressible energy of a 7-yr-old!
• You have an eye for detail and alignment as well as a solid understanding of usability standards.

You have a total understanding of…

• XHTML/CSS
• Javascript, jQuery, AJAX and XML
• Magento e-commerce templates

You have a serious knowledge of…

• Photoshop for web production (inc. image optimization strategies)
• Skills in PHP/MySQL
• Exposure to source/version control (SVN)

…and for bonus points!

• Get involved, enjoy a beer and generally love everything digital.

Account Manager

Session Digital is looking for an Account Manager / Senior Account Manager to join a busy, growing Agency to manage a range of existing high-profile clients. The position will suit an enthusiastic team player able to set a high standard of professionalism and effectively engage with customers to deliver a first-class client service.

Located in Central London, Session Digital deliver sophisticated, tailored Magento Ecommerce solutions to blue chip organisations that look great and work brilliantly.

The ideal candidate must have experience with, or a strong appreciation of, some or all of: e-commerce; mobile; site optimisation; on-line marketing and; social media. Supported by a passionate team of experienced project managers, business analysts, technical team leaders and creative experts, this individual will be the main point of contact for clients and be expected to build strong relationships based on trust and excellent client servicing.

Responsibilities will include:

• Deliver a exceptional customer experience across all the activity we engage in
• Build long-lasting and valuable accounts
• Help identify and open up revenue opportunities
• Add value to client relationships through expertise and an ability to ‘get things done’
• Work with internal teams to support project delivery acting as the client representative in the Agency
• Understand a client’s business drivers, culture and processes to ensure a smooth working relationship across all teams
• Pro-actively liaise with clients, providing accurate and timing reporting of statuses as well as identifying potential issues early
• Liaise with third party suppliers and partners and manage communication across all internal and external teams
• Support the Agency marketing and sales teams through writing case studies for completed work
• On occasions, support new business teams with pitches

You will have..

The ideal candidate will have a Digital Agency or Integrated Agency background, have a proven track record of developing and maintaining strong client relationships and exhibit excellent communication and negotiation skills. With a hands-on approach and a willingness to lead by example, you will be able to influence clients and delivery teams and push for the highest of standards at all times. You will display a commercial awareness and be able to assist with the management of budgets, protect profitability and seek out new opportunities to grow client accounts. Specifically, the key skills and experience required will be:

• An agency background working with high-profile clients
• Direct experience managing digital accounts
• Knowledge of, or good understanding of: e-commerce; mobile applications; digital marketing; SEO; social media
• Experience with budget planning and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills
• Team player with the ability to influence others and drive standards
• Problem solver with a positive attitude that fosters clients’ confidence
• Computer literate with good skills across a range of standard software packages

You will receive..

• Competitive salary between £30,000 and £38,000 (depending on level of experience)
• 21 days holiday per year, rising 1 day for each completed year to a maximum of 25 days
• Private health insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Personal development budget

Think this could be for you? Then contact us.