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Had to post it up. Looking forward to this film SO much.

*Job Opportunity

Found a job for and Internet Campaign designer on Monster today. Funny thing is, I explored the possibilities of online web campaigns for my personal research project so I feel that I have quite a sound understanding of how to make a successful campaign online. The drawback is that the job is in Corby which is in Northamptonshire. My dad's worked in Corby a few times and I guess it's "not too far" but its definitely a position which I am considering.

Internet Campaign Designer / Web Designer – Photoshop, CSS, XML, Flash, HTML, PHP

Location:	Corby, Northamptonshire
Job Category:	IT/Software Development
Status:	Full Time, Permanent
Salary:	20,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP per year

An opportunity has arisen for an Internet Campaign Designer / Web Designer to join our client, a global leader in B2B distribution.

Applying your talent for design, as an Internet Campaign Designer / Web Designer you will be responsible for designing, writing and building interactive website campaigns to help acquire, develop and retain the customer base.

Your role will involve:

- implementing the ongoing development of the company’s websites including day to day web page maintenance
- ensuring consistent style standards are developed
- designing UK email campaigns and developing and updating templates
- tracking responses for email and online campaigns
- providing adhoc creative support for the UK business – flash demos, dealing with web queries

To succeed as an Internet Campaign Designer / Web Designer you’ll need experience of designing for the web or online media, along with excellent creative skills and the ability to translate marketing briefs.

You must also have the following skill set:

- Photoshop, CSS, XML, Flash, HTML, PHP
- Understanding of interface design
- Front-end Flash animation and development skills for banners, websites
- Strong understanding of web navigation and internet technology

Additionally, as the Internet Campaign Designer / Web Designer you must be educated to A level standard (or equivalent), possess great communication skills, and have the proven ability to prioritise your work.

Interactive Business Card

I've just made an interactive business card on Flash. I'm not entirely happy with it but I wanted to submit something specifically for The Hub as well as other work.

Basically, it's just a teaser for my online portfolio and just lets the user know where to find me and how to contact me. There's no examples of specific work because I would prefer the user to browse them full-size on my portfolio.

*Job

Been looking for loads of jobs recently and managed to find this one on the Leicester Mercury newspaper website. It's in Wigston which is where I live but they're saying that they need a candidate who has either a HND or degree in Graphic Design. I'd still like to apply for this position.

Graphic Designer

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Wigston, Leicester
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Negotiable

A Market Leading Brand has an opportunity within their Creative Department for a dynamic individual who is looking to progress their career.

Educated to HND or Degree level in graphic design, with commercial experience and a flair for new ideas, the potential candidate must be highly skilled in MAC and
retouching, and possess excellent print knowledge.

Attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure in a busy office and manage work flow to ensure that deadlines are met, are all essential parts of this role.

Photography and web skills are an advantage.

*Job Opportunity

Just got an email from Jan about a job vacancy as a multimedia practitioner working for the NHS in Leicester! Quite a good opportunity as I'm primarily Leicester based anyway. Here's a quick look at the job:

Multimedia Designer/Developer, Band 4, 37.5 hours per week

Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester
Area of Work: Education Support Unit
Department: Clinical Education
Job Type: Fixed Term Temporary
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
Closing Date: 02/06/2008
Salary: £16,853 to £20,261

Do you have the skills to join our growing team in the new Education Support Unit in the Directorate of Clinical Education? This new Unit has been formed to develop and launch cost effective online training to meet the corporate and clinical training needs of all UHL staff. If you enjoy being in at the beginning of a new project, then this is for you.

We are looking for a Multi-media designer/developer who could convert learning materials from a classroom environment to an online e-learning platform. Can you develop content for e-learning modules, assist in the maintenance of web based material and create new web sites as required? Could you assist in video production from concept to completion? If the answer is yes – then maybe you could be the person we need.

You will be educated to diploma level in multimedia with an in-depth working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite. You will have the skills to juggle and prioritise multiple strands of work and the ability to work autonomously giving attention to detail at all times. Your communication and negotiation skills will be used regularly when liaising with colleagues and clients both from across the Trust and externally.

This is a brand new post where you will develop both your own skills and demonstrate your wide ranging abilities. The post is initially offered on a one year fixed term contract.

*Job Hunting

As I have been job junting recently, not only for the SPP3 module, but actually trying to get my foot in the door of a company in the creative industries, I stumbled across an advertisement for a Creative Web Designer in the Leicester area.

Creative Web Designer / Photoshop / Illustrator / HTML / Leicester
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £23k - 27k + benefits
Web Designer with excellent web design skills in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, illustrator and HTML is required by a blue chip organisation. The role sits within the Ecommerce team therefore you will be working with the latest technology and be creatively challenged constantly.

The main criterion is that you have extensive web design and creative experience with Photoshop, Dreamweaver, illustrator and HTML. Some Flash and ActionScript would also be a bonus. You must have a creative eye, have a strong online portfolio and have a proven ability to come up with conceptual ideas.

My client is a leading online organisation. This is a creative web designer position that design concepts to enhance my clients brand and online feel. . You will come up design concepts for e-mails, banners and web pages.

I'm considering putting in an application for this position. I have already found about three other possible opportunities in the Midlands area (where I am looking at the moment) but I'm deciding which ones are more suitable.

*PORTFOLIO_Temporary Hosting

Just realised that I can actually upload my entire portfolio site using Google Pages. For the time being, until I find a suitable host and buy a domain, the site will be available HERE so feel free to take a look and comment.

*PORTFOLIO_Complete

Personal online portfolio is now complete. Have not hosted it yet because I haven't had time to shop around for hosts. Had a mountain of other things to do like get prepared for the end of the PRP module and the presentation in a week's time.

Anyway, as you can see, the portfolio came out pretty well (better than the other attempts I made) and will be hope to get the thing live as soon as I can. All complete in Flash, got some PHP in there for the Mail function on the contact page and have used external swf's all throughout the
portfolio to save loading times and to ensure that the users only download the content that they look at.