What is Strike Digital?

Strike Digital is a specialist recruitment agency working extensively in the digital and creative industry. With strong and established relationships with a number of the top 100 NMA agencies and some of the industry’s leading talent on our books, we are the ideal choice whether you are a candidate looking for the ideal job or the next contract or a client looking for that missing piece of the digital jigsaw.

Areas of Expertise:
Our teams focus on the full aspect of digital and creative recruitment. They are split as follows:

Creative:
Art Directors, Designers, Illustrators, Animators, Creative Directors, Copywriters, Creative Teams, Producers

Technical:
Technical Directors, Developers/Architects (Flash/ActionScript, PHP, Front End HTML, CSS, JavaScript, .net, Java), Digital Project Managers

User Experience:
Information Architects, User Experience Designer, Usability Consultants, Researchers

Marketing:
SEO/PPC/, Account Directors/Managers/Executives, Digital Planners, Strategists

Front End Developer – 3-4 month contract – £250-£280 per day

Front End Developer: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery, HTML5

A skilled and passionate Front End developer is needed by a top digital agency based in their modern and highly creative office in Berkshire. This is a highly creative and technically advanced company looking for the right person to join their team. Candidates will have excellent HTML and CSS as well strong JavaScript and Jquery skills. You will be working on a number of large projects for international clients, which will be extremely cutting edge and look great on your CV/portfolio. This is a fantastic role with an excellent company which will improve your existing skills as well as offer the opportunity to learn new ones. This is an initial 3-4 month contract with the possibility of extensions.

Please submit your CV ASAP.

.net Developer – Perm – Berkshire – £30-£38k

.net Developer C# ASP.NET: C#, ASP.NET, SQL, Visual Studio, HTML, CSS, web, developer

A mid-weight C# ASP.NET developer is needed by one of the UK’s leading digital agencies based in Berkshire. This an exciting, challenging and technically advanced role for an ambitious developer keen to take the next step in their career. Candidates will have a good grounding in C# ASP.NET development and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.

Candidates will also have strong SQL, Visual Studio, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and AJAX skills. You will be joining a highly talented and award winning web team based in modern, trendy offices with a highly creative atmosphere. This is an excellent opportunity to work on very high profile projects for large, international clients that will look excellent on your CV and expose you to new technologies that you will receive full training in.

Candidates will have excellent communication skills and be able to hit the ground running from day one. Please submit your CV ASAP to be considered for this opportunity.

Front End Developer – Perm – Central London – £30-£40k

Front End Developer: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery, HTML5

A skilled and passionate Front End developer is needed by a top online company based in stunning offices in Central London. This is a highly creative and technically advanced company looking for the right person to join their team. Candidates will have experience of HTML5 and CSS3 as well strong JavaScript and Jquery skills. There is also the opportunity to learn new skills and my client will provide payment for training courses and certifications to aid your professional development. Any previous experience with Facebook API or Flash Media Server will be advantageous but not essential.

This is a fantastic role with an excellent company which will improve your existing skills as well as offer the opportunity to learn new ones.

Please submit your CV ASAP.

Digital Project Manager – 3 Months – Central London

Digital Project Manager: PM, Digital, Agency, Development, Lead, Team

An experienced Digital Project Manager is required for a leading Central London based digital agency. Candidates will have a proven track record in managing digital projects ideally in an agency environment and leading teams of up to 10 developers. This is very much a project manager position and not a strategist role so candidates are expected to understand PM processes and terminology, manage a team of developers both on site and offshore and have a good technical understanding. Candidates should be used to managing projects of around £500k and these will ideally be web build projects. Someone who “gets” mobile will also be beneficial. This is an initial 3 month project working on a very well known brand and will look fantastic on a CV/portfolio of work. Please submit your CV ASAP to be considered for this vacancy.

Digital Producer – Berkshire

A top 10 NMA agency require a strong Digital Producer to work on a project for one of their largest clients. Candidates will be responsible for managing delivery of iterative and ongoing enhancements to the online presence of a major mobile telecommunications company. The role will involve actively participating in a dynamic project environment featuring local digital teams and geographically distributed agile technical teams. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate exceptional communication skills, confident and autonomous decision making, facilitation skills, and an ability to maintain an even temperament in a pressurised environment. Hands-on experience in web user-experience production is a must. Previous experience of working closely with technical development teams is preferred.

Key Responsibilities for this position include:

  • Project  management, client management and team leadership
  • Management of internal and external user-experience team and stakeholders 
  • Coordination of user-experience outputs/deliverables production
  • Communication to all parts of delivery team and internal program management
  • Facilitation of workshops, presentations, meetings with project stakeholders
  • Oversight of all phases of agile delivery mechanism, from initial scoping to final release
  • Control of tightly-time boxed delivery schedules

Freelance Designers Needed

We have a number of positions for freelance digital designers available in Central London. Candidates are expected to have excellent Photoshop and Illustrator skills and experience of working on well known brands. You must be able to demonstrate your work through your own portfolio and candidates with previous digital agency experience will be preferred. These roles are a mix of short and longer term and are to start within the next week. Please contact me ASAP to find out more.

CMS Developer – Remote Work Possible

CMS Developer: PHP, HTML, JQuery, Silverstripe

A leading international media company, with a long list of world famous clients requires a CMS Developer to work on one of their premier accounts. The CMS currently in use is Silverstripe, so previous experience using this CMS would be a major benefit as we are looking for someone to add some functionality to the current system. There is the scope for remote work in this position and also the potential for extensions as well as potential ongoing requirements in the future. Please submit your CV ASAP for this position.

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Digital Designer – South West London – Permanent £26-30k

A digital designer is required by a marketing agency based in South West London. Candidates will have strong experience designing for the web and will possess excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver. Any basic knowledge of HTML will be an advantage but not essential. Reporting to the Senior Designer, you will be a self-motivated, competent and flexible designer with a strong attention to detail. The successful candidate will have a broad and adaptable style and be comfortable working on email marketing campaigns, websites, banner adverts and possible printed materials.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Take design briefs and work closely with the other designers to produce digital artwork.
  • Aiding project managers in providing design and production consultancy and assistance in the planning of projects (e.g. provision of estimates and timings).
  • Design and infrastructure of websites that including graphic content, site navigation, and layout of content with a good understanding of user experience and usability.
  • Design and produce email campaigns in accordance with best practice HTML coding.
  • Create engaging creative design concepts to meet the clients brief.

Art Director – Freelance – London

A freelance Art Director is required for a leading digital agency on a kiosk design project for a leading retailer. We are looking for an interactive brand designer with 5-10 years of experience in Interactive for Retail, Fashion, Entertainment, Media or FMCG.  Kiosk and mobile experience would be highly desirable but not mandatory.   Candidates need to have strong design sensibility, refined typography, understand screen-based typography (no print designers please), best practice user experience and know how to translate wireframes from Information Architect into high-fidelity page concepts. Candidates will need to work well independently with minimal supervision and possess good time management. Essential skills for this role include Photoshop and Illustrator. This position is for a minimum of 4 weeks but should extend beyond that.

Front End Developer – London – 1 Month Contract

A strong HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and AJAX Front End Web Developer is needed on a contract basis for a leading digital agency in Central London. This is an urgent requirement on a project for an iconic global brand. Candidates must have very strong HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JQuery and some experience of AJAX. My client is a top 5 digital agency with a team of very talented developers and designers and candidates will be expected to hit the ground running. There is the potential for extensions. We already have interview slots booked so please submit your CV ASAP.