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About the Role

We are seeking an interactive developer to join our editorial design team. You will help develop engaging visual journalism to provide best in class experiences of Guardian content and further the Guardian's goal to be the world’s most trusted source for high-quality, independent journalism.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new storytelling formats, interactive experiences, and editorial templates across our platforms.
• Conceive, experiment with, and build creative prototypes to expand our storytelling parameters and toolkit.
• Design and build both one-off editorial experiences and scalable, repeatable formats.
• Collaborate with editors, designers, reporters, developers, and other visual journalists on news and feature projects.
• Keep abreast of innovations in storytelling, particularly for mobile and emerging platforms.

Requirements

• Fluency in front-end web development technologies (HTML, CSS, Javascript).
• Experience with modern Javascript frameworks/libraries (e.g. React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Experience with traditional JavaScript libraries (e.g. jQuery, Handlebars).
• Solid experience with modern web best practices such as W3C standards, responsive design, progressive enhancement, and accessibility.
• Experience building creative concepts, pages, and projects working closely with designers to craft digital experiences.
• Developing, testing, and collaborative problem solving across browsers, apps, and devices.
• Understanding of use cases for modern layout systems such as CSS Flexbox, Grids, and Regions.
• Experience with CSS animations and modern web graphics APIs (SVG, Canvas).
• Building rich interactive experiences using JSON over AJAX.
• Working with a variety of media assets (embedded videos, audio, social media).
• Experience using the command line.
• Experience using version control systems (Git).
• Experience using AWS such as S3.
• Experience using Figma developer tools.
• Understanding of designing with Figma.
• Good eye for design, typography, motion, interaction design, and adherence to design system and brand guidelines.
• An organised self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced editorial environment, adhering to tight deadlines.
• Embraces the Guardian’s values - honesty, integrity, courage, fairness, a sense of duty to the reader and the community.
• Demonstrable ability to bring a diverse perspective to this role.

Skills

• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
• React
• Angular
• Vue.js
• jQuery
• Handlebars
• W3C standards
• Responsive design
• Progressive enhancement
• Accessibility
• CSS Flexbox
• CSS Grids
• CSS Regions
• CSS animations
• SVG
• Canvas
• JSON
• AJAX
• Git
• AWS S3
• Figma

Location

• Kings Cross

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Fixed-term contract
• Job share

Experience Level

• 12-month contract

Benefits

• Six weeks of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• Generous pension scheme: if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age).
• 2 volunteering days annually.
• Option of payroll giving.
• Season ticket loans.
• Life cover.
• Income protection.
• Eye tests.
• Optional dental insurance.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies.
• IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
• Access to employee benefits platform for tailored support for health and wellbeing.
• Free yoga and pilates classes.
• Corporate gym membership.
• Cycle to work scheme.

About the Company

• Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account.
• Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
• We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.
• We became the first major media organisation to achieve B Corp status.

Equal Opportunity

• We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
• We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people.
• We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future.
• We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
• All roles at the Guardian are open for everybody to apply.
• It is important to us that you feel supported and comfortable throughout your recruitment process, in order to perform your best.
• Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to help your application, this includes providing documents in accessible formats or personalising the process to better support your needs.