Front End Developer

We are a global media group delivering exceptional content through events, digital, data & insight.

From agribusiness, ingredients, and food processing, to retail, hospitality & fine dining – we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers’ success.

We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work part of the week from our Crawley office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

Position

Position: Full time (35hr per week), permanent.

Location: Hybrid: Office based Crawley (2 days)

Are you a mid-level Front End Developer looking for the next step in your career, who values strong communication and teamwork? Are you skilled at multitasking, and eager to take ownership of your role? Do you understand the importance of following processes and how they contribute to overall success of a project?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and driven Front-End Developer to join our Digital Operations Department. As a pivotal member of our Design & UX team, while working alongside our Technical Product Owners Team – you will play a leading role in shaping and advancing the front-end development across a wide range of digital products. This role will place you at the forefront of our work on William Reed’s cutting-edge Digital Experience Platform (DXP), Arc XP, where you will take the lead in delivering innovative front-end solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Take a leadership role in front-end development within an international b2b business, working on technology platforms such as Arc XP, William Reed’s new DXP platform.
• Lead front-end initiatives across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring a seamless transition from design to code.
• Lead and mentor peers during development cycles, ensuring that high-quality standards are both met and maintained.
• Actively participate in technical discussions, while setting best practices and processes for front-end development.
• Develop, test, and optimise front-end code across various devices and platforms, taking full responsibility for the front-end code created.
• Create a front-end development standard for the business alongside the heads of the Design & UX team and Technical Product Owners teams that can be expanded upon
• Document all technical processes, methodologies, and code effectively to maintain clarity for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Proven experience in leading front-end development for multiple projects and providing guidance to other team members.
• Solid understanding of Core Web Vitals and how to optimise for performance, accessibility, and overall user experience.
• Experience in version control systems such as Bitbucket, documentation tools such as Confluence, project management tools such as Jira and GUI Git Clients such as SourceTree.
• Clear ability to communicate complex development concepts to both technical and non-technical teams.
• Expertise in using tools like Adobe Suite and Figma to ensure accurate design-to-code translation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment with cross-functional teams including project managers, designers, and testers to deadlines.
• Desirable: Experience with animation libraries such as GSAP or Locomotive Scroll.

Other information

Company Benefits Include:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays- increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme and a 12-month wellness calendar for company-wide health, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion awareness dates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us:

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.