Evisua

Designer/Front-end Developer

Gavin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:34:51 +0000

What we are looking for
We are looking for a talented up-and-coming designer who is able to hold their own when it comes to web design and development. You will be working in-house at our offices based in Soho, London with fun, smart, energetic, creative individuals who are passionate about the web and latest technologies and know how to have a laugh! Working with our Creative Lead you will be someone with a real can-do attitude and a willingness to learn new skills, to work within our fast paced environment.

Our ideal candidate must possess these key skills:
• Experience designing for web with a desire to grow skills and learn.
• Strong front-end skills, specifically XHTML and CSS.
• Strong visual and user focused design skills, and an eye for detail.
• Ability to work both within a team and independently.
• Experience using/knowledge of technologies such as JavaScript, JQuery, prototype, PHP, AJAX etc.
• Ability to complete and juggle multiple projects and responsibilities while meeting strict deadlines.
• Excellent understanding of cross-browser and cross-platform issues.
• Basic understanding of SEO.
• Advanced knowledge of web semantics.

Salary Details
This is a full time role with a competitive salary based on your experience and portfolio.

Apply!
Please send your C.V and cover letter to info@evisua.com.

Who are we?
Evisua is a small website/web app studio with big aspirations, based in the heart of Soho. The agency (which still sounds a bit too grand really) is still in its embryonic stages and run by three young, ambitious directors. Fortunately for us, business is steady, clients are happy, and the future is bright!

Where we are located

Square Mile

jolyon — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:10:58 +0000

With beaming smiles and puffed out chests we released www.squaremile.com into the wilds of the web last week. Tasked with updating the fabled City-serving magazine into bankers and financiers new website du choix, we had the pleasure of working alongside the acerbic talents of a very popular celebrity-crucifying website, who (by someone’s master-stroke) have been contracted to provide the content. Boasting a refined concoction of sharp satire, City-centric news, exclusive access to clubs, events, product reviews and even a lunch time lottery, there’s already plenty to keep London’s movers and shakers’ minds from our money. Should we be worried?

Catholic Herald

jolyon — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:10:33 +0000

The Lord, like Back-End Developers, works in mysterious ways, and in April this year we were blessed with a project for the UK’s leading source of reportage for the Catholic faith- The Catholic Herald. The lovely staff at TCH needed to get their operation up-to-date with a clean, contemporary online equivalent to their broadsheet. The imperatives for this project were simplicity of content management, both in the office and on the fly, and user attraction. We worked closely with the editorial staff at the paper to deliver a WordPress site that would reflect the feel of the newspaper and resonate with its blossoming readership. Slick, intuitive and effortlessly navigable, it bears all the hallmarks of our corporate builds.

Chasing the Bear

Gavin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:24:11 +0000

How often do you get asked to build the website for a movie AND star in the movie? Almost never! So when Ted Byron came to us and asked both we could not say no.

The site essentially is very simple, holding information about the movie it’s characters and those involved. The real genius is in the method of the build, a fully featured CMS allowing Ted to add and edit content until his hearts content.

If you take a look at the site you will see the teaser scene that features the Evisua team.

Chasing the Bear

Fnatic Shop

Sam — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:39:03 +0000

Fnatic, the worlds number one gaming team, requested a professional Ecommerce site to compliment their platform. Their imperatives were ‘fast, easy to use and image driven’.

Having tired of the clunky, complex solutions available for e-commerce such as Magento (with it’s million-and-one options to turn off that you neither need nor want), we resolved to design our own, manipulating our platform to build a clean, simple, easy to use shop from the ground up.

Our aim was to manage the experience from browsing product to purchasing as simply as possible, maximising conversions and encouraging repeat business. Summarily, managing products, shipping options, order status to browsing through product images and descriptions has never been easier.

Check out the Fnatic Shop for yourself

Summer Interns

jolyon — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:46:24 +0000

Evisua is a small website/web app agency with big aspirations, based in the heart of Soho. We are a team of young, ambitious people who work hard play hard blah blah blah.

The ‘agency’ (which still sounds a bit too grand really) is in its embryonic stages. Fortunately for us, work keeps clocking up, clients are happy and the future is bright!
What we really need now is a few talented interns to occupy the spare desks and help us add an extra dimension to our builds.
We are looking for:

- A Designer
- Front-end Developer (CSS, HTML etc)
- Back-end Developer (PHP)
- Mobile app developer (Amndroid, iPhone, iPad)

In return we’ll pay your travel (within London), lunch, and in all probability a drink or two after work. You’ll also gain valuable first-hand insight into the mechanics of a startup–the laughter, the tears, the euphoria, the fist fights.

If this sounds appealing then you are probably the kind of person we want in the office. Please send an email with a bit about yourself, your ambitions and some examples of your work to jolyon@evisua.com and we’ll get back to you.

Project Manager

Sam — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:45:09 +0000

We are looking for a project manager to join our team, starting immediately at our new Soho space. You will need experience in project management in the digital world, specifically: Working on the launch of new websites and web apps, dealing directly with clients externally and relaying and managing the development process through to launch with the internal development and design resources.

Attention to detail and effective time management are essential as you’ll always have to keep a few balls in the air at once. We’re looking for someone charismatic and FUN to fit in with an ambitious and passionate team.

You must have:

At least 9 months of experience in a project management role
Knowledge of scheduling and re-sourcing a creative team
You must have a keen interest in the future of the web, the internet and the mobile world

It would be great if you have knowledge of:

Agile Project management experience
Current web technologies such as Ajax, JQuery, Javascript, PHP, SQL
Mail management and broadcast systems
Analytics systems such as Google Analytics
Blogging platforms such as WordPress

This role is about ensuring our creative ideas are implemented methodically and efficiently by our web teams while ensuring clients have total confidence that projects are completed to the highest standard and crucially, on time.

Interested? Intrigued? Downright indignant? Email sam@evisua.com for the full lowdown

Whizz Kidz Charity

Gavin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:00:44 +0000

Whizz Kidz is a UK charity dedicated to providing disabled children with the mobility they deserve to lead a high quality of life. Our good friends over at Communis were commissioned to launch their new website platform and sought our assistance in coming up with a cool, user- friendly design that would appeal to the kids, parents and Joe Public alike. Designing for private, commercial clients forms the backbone of our work, so we were super excited to be involved in such a contrasting and rewarding project.

Projects in the public sector can mean adherence to a different set of design requirements. Careful use of colour combinations and selections are paramount, as sites must be clear, legible and easily navigable for users with minimal sight conditions and low physical mobility (hands and limbs). Luckily, user experience is what Evisua does best, and combined with Communis’ superb site build we delivered an outstanding final product.

If you are curious about the charity or simply want to check out our handy work, you can do so here… Whizz Kidz

The Beautiful Game

Sam — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:35:58 +0000

We were recently approached by Carnaby Street-based music composers Mcasso (www.mcasso.co.uk) to prepare a promotional page for their world cup football track, The Beautiful Game. We got to work building something simple and visually inspiring (no surprises there), manipulating some emotive football imagery we came up with a sexy collage to bring out the personality of the site.

Next, we connected the page to its Facebook counterpart and built in a quick and easy way to buy the track through Paypal. Then we added a slick way to preview the song and watch the music video.

Go check it out now at http://thebeautifulgame.mcasso.com

Usability Consultancy

Gavin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:05:16 +0000

Usability is one of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of a website. We meticulously plan our builds’ UX (User Experience) from the word go to ensure that the features of your website are as easy to understand as they are to navigate, so you’ll never be left wondering how the blazes you get back to that home page again.