Geekup
What is GeekUp?
GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It's a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.
Who can attend GeekUp?
While the focus for GeekUp is predominately web related anybody involved in the technology industry is more than welcome to attend a GeekUp. The monthly events are free, we just ask that you buy your own beer.
Geekup also provides a job list for potential employement. Here are a few of the jobs recently posted:
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Trainee Web Designer at KMP Digitat and Vision+Media
Vision+Media are delighted to be working with KMP Digitata to support a placement opportunity for a Trainee Web Designer.
Who is it for?
Talented, creative designers who are passionate about digital. You should already possess some great examples of what you can do in Photoshop and Illustrator, and hopefully HTML/CSS, but have less than a year’s prior paid experience in the industry.
For full details on the role, and how to apply, visit http://www.visionandmedia.co.uk/PlacementDetail/KMP_Digitata_Trainee_Web...
Trainee Web Developer at KMP Digitat and Vision+Media
Vision+Media are delighted to be working with KMP Digitata to support a placement opportunity for a Trainee Web Developer, lasting 6 months and with great potential for a permanent role.
Who is it for?
Talented, ambitious web developers confident in their skills and looking for their first career opportunities. This traineeship offers great scope for growth and advancement through working intensively and hands-on on live projects with added support, mentoring, and skills top-ups where needed.
Digital/Web PHP Developer at Carrot Media Ltd
We are looking for a motivated, talented and professional Digital / Web Developer to join our team. You will have at least two years of commercial web development experience, ideally within an agency environment. A degree in a relevant discipline is preferred, but not essential.
Ruby on Rails Developer at Ticketsense
We are a small company beginning an exciting journey and we’re looking for freelance and permanent developers.
We are developing a Rails based application which requires skills through the full web stack. To be successful in this role will require a minimum of 2 years ruby/rails experience and a further 2 years open source web development experience. You must be prepared to commit to mutually agreed timescales, enjoy delivering quality code and have some knowledge of Agile/Scrum as we plan/develop with User Stories and deliver in Sprints.
Junior Web Developer at Wonder Associates Ltd
We’re looking to supplement our in-house team with a Junior Web Developer.
You should be degree-qualified, ideally with some previous experience (e.g. industrial placement and/or work experience), with the ability to develop websites as part of our team from start to finish (front & back-end).
The role requires a sound working knowledge of: PHP5, MySQL, HTML & CSS (with high regards to W3C & WCAG guidelines), JavaScript (inclusive of jQuery), and Object Orientated Programming.
E-commerce Manager at Creative Pedestrian
As a brand development agency with several fashion brands in our portfolio, we are looking for a creative individual who is hands on and self motivated. The successful applicant will create and manage the evolution of the e-commerce function within the company.
Front-End Developer at Picklive
Picklive is looking for a Front-End Developer with solid JavaScript skills.
Picklive is mixing JavaScript, XMPP and Ruby on Rails to make an entirely new real-time, online game.
Picklive was born out of social software development company Mint Digital and is backed by original investors from Last.fm. Picklive is based in Clerkenwell. We have a roof terrace, eat ice cream most days, and have tons of excellent lunch options.
Software Engineer at Dubit Limited
Working for Dubit Dubit develop a virtual world platform that’s been used by the BBC, Cartoon Network and a range of small start-ups. We’re an ambitious company, based in Leeds, working with some big partners in a fast growing industry. As one of our early hires you will have a huge impact on the development of the product and the growth and success of the company. Developers are part of our founding team - we’re not just a bunch of business guys.
Software Engineer We are currently recruiting for a Software Engineer.
Permanent Artworker at Mesh Marketing, Wynyard
Permanent Artworker – up to £17k
We’re looking for an absolutely top-notch junior/middleweight artworker to join our Northern Office in Wynyard, County Durham. You’ll be working in a fast-paced yet fun environment, with a great team, on some absolutely smashing global FMCG and retail clients including Coca-Cola, Snickers, Galaxy, Starburst, Pernod Ricard and Argos.
Our ideal person:
Actionscript 3.0 Web Developer at Showplans
Showplans is a young and innovative company based in Fleet and Manchester. We are market leaders in online solutions for the event and exhibition industry. Due to steady growth a short term contract has become available to develop and improve our online systems using flash, javascript, MySQL and asp.net or php. There is the possibility of further work and/or full term employment.
Essential requirements include:
