Overview
Job Title: Front-End Website Developer
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Unit 11, Headcorn Business Centre, Maidstone Road, Headcron, Kent, TN27 9PJ
Part of: Marketing Teamreporting to the General Manager
Job Category: Marketing
Salary: £25,000-£35,000 per annum dependant upon experience
About Us:
Founded in 1991, Medway Golf Centre Ltd are established golf equipment retailers with the highest reputation for quality both in terms of products and service. We operate two leading e-commerce websites, and which together form one of the largest golf e-commerce companies in Europe.
Purpose of the role:
We are seeking a talented Front-End Website Developer who is passionate about delivering excellent user experiences, and has a comprehensive knowledge of SEO best practices and front-end design/development skills. You will work closely within manufacturers product listing guidelines to create pages that are visually appealing, enhanced for customer experience whilst being SEO-optimised.
Core Responsibilities:
* Implement designs within the capabilities of our bespoke operating platform, collaborating closely with developers.
* Ensure all pages and components are SEO-friendly (structure, metadata, schema/structured data, internal linking, performance).
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Content, Development, Product Loading, Sales and Customer Service)
* Monitor and optimise page speed, accessibility, mobile responsiveness, and overall performance.
* Conduct user research, usability testing, A/B testing, and iterate designs based on insights and analytics.
* Stay up to date on design, UX, SEO, and front-end development trends and best practices; share recommendations with the team.
Core Skills:
* Portfolio demonstrating responsive web development and front-end implementation.
* Hands-on experience loading products to an e-commerce site, creating content, creating landing pages, creating links
* Proficiency in understanding elements of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and common libraries/frameworks as relevant
* Solid understanding of SEO principles (on-page SEO, meta tags, structured data, crawlability, page speed).
* Familiarity with performance optimisation, accessibility standards and responsive best practices
* Experience with user research, usability testing, and analytics tools (e.g., AHREFS,Google Analytics)
* Strong communication skills.
* High attention to detail with a user-first mindset.
Desirable Additional Skills:
* Understanding of back-end systems/content architecture.
* Graphics Creation
* Experience with DRIP would be an advantage
What We Offer
* Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
* 28 days annual leave
* Company pension scheme
* Bonus scheme
* Collaborative, supportive, relaxed, friendly work environment
* Free Golf at The Weald of Kent Golf Course
* Free Gym membership at 'My Gym at The Weald'
* Social events
Pay: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Free parking on-site parking
* Free on-site lunch in a fully stocked kitchen
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* Gym membership
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person