Sharpe Recruitment - Current Job Postings

Sales Manager

Job Description: This is a great opportunity for an experienced Sales professional to join a successful company who is looking to expand both the sales and marketing team. Ideally the Sales Manager will have come from a consumer based background and have a great deal of experience managing sales through all forms of media.

If you are looking for a position to really be part of a team, make a difference, to be creative and have a little more freedom then this is the position for you. Looking for your next challenge?

Your role:
• Increase sales
• Directs team and provide leadership towards achievement of maximum profitability and growth
• Develop and implement a successful annual sales strategy
• Work closely with the Marketing and Brand Manager to provide consumer feedback which will support the development of the company’s annual marketing strategy
• Manage internal sales team through direction, motivation whilst utilising previous management experience
• Accomplish business development activities by researching, developing and implementing sales opportunities and plans

Previous experience:
• At least 6 years previous experience in sales (ideally with around 2 years management experience included)
• Travel industry experience ‘desirable’

Your attributes:
• Lots of energy, enthusiasm, creativity, drive and ambition
• Excellent attention to detail
• Results driven with a competitive streak
• Able to interact with all company employees
• Confident
• Ability to influence and empower those around them in order to achieve success
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage time effectively
• Excellent organisational skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise and manage your workload
• High degree of flexibility and ability to deal with change, growth and pressure
• Ability to delegate authority and responsibility with accountability and follow up

If you are interested in the advertised position please ‘Register your interest’ through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.

| Job Skills: sales, internal, management, strategy, B2C, online, website, telemarketing, travel, tourism

Online Marketing and Brand Manager

Job Description: Online Marketing and Brand Manager required for a small friendly online business to:

• Increase sales and brand awareness
• Develop an annual business and Marketing strategy for the market
• Manage marketing staff
• Accomplish business development activities by researching and developing marketing and plans
• Implement marketing plans across all 3 websites
• Work closely alongside Sales Manager to discuss best practice for developing and implementing a successful sales strategy

Experience required:
• At least 4 years experience
• Desirable but not essential to have worked in the travel industry
• Financial and budget control
• Financial planning and strategy
• SEO, PPC management experience
• Experience in planning and developing the delivery and tracking of on and offline marketing
• Brand development and guardianship
• Project management
• Managing external agencies
• Experience in creating and launching new brands and products
• Database (CRM and CMS) management
• Staff management
• Proven ability to work effectively within a cross-departmental team
• Experience using Google analytics
• Excellent understanding of online marketing (including e-commerce, blogging, social media) and raising the profile of the individual brands across all web platforms
• A good understanding of SEO, PPC and the importance of unique content, metatags, link building and social networking
• Working in social media

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.

| Job Skills: Marketing, digital, online, web, e-commerce, travel, sales, strategy, management, brand, social media, b2c

Software Developer C# .NET

Job Description: Software Developer C# .NET
Middlesbrough
£20k - £30k depending on experience
We are helping an innovative and exciting software company expand its developer base for an fantastic new long-term project in the travel space. They have had a reputation for years of creating top quality solutions and empowering its team to do and be the best it can be. The head office is in Middlesbrough where they have a team of software developers, designers and user experience experts.

We're looking to fill two Software Developer C# .NET roles:

Programming
• Able to develop in a 3rd generation language and port to C# environment
• Ability to work to a house style
• Ability to work with version control systems
• Ability to work with code quality tools
• Ability to work with a rapid development methodology

System Architecture
• Communicate with project stakeholders to clarify application specification
• Understand and design n tier architecture

Reporting
• Provide team leader with accurate updates of progress
• Work with online tools e.g. Basecamp / Pivotal Tracker

Implementation
• Implement core business logic functions using C#
• Refractor code back to the business layer
• Manage the source control for the application
• Knowledge of caching engines

Database
• ER Modelling + Design
• Implementation
• Performance tuning
• Skilled in writing SQL queries
• NoSQL desirable

Personal
• Lead junior developers through the tasks required
• Communicate problems through the development team and look for solutions

Research and Development
• Keep up to date with new and emerging technology
• Keep up to date with new web sites and their features
• Keep up to date with asp .net best practices

Testing
• Ability to methodically test through own code created
• Ability to test through other developer’s code
• Ability to test how a user would interact with the application
• Ability to report testing results to the appropriate members of the team
• Ability to write unit tests and work with test driven design

Hardware/Software
• Remote server configuration (Windows 2008 R2)

Desirable
• Knowledge of travel booking engines e.g. Expedia / Synxis
• Knowledge of software architectures e.g. C# MVC
• Knowledge of message queuing systems e.g. MSMQ, RabbitMQ
• Knowledge of web security.

What's on offer?
• Competitive salary + bonus scheme
• Laptop of choice
• Four day work week
• Flexible working
• Training and conference budget
• 20 days holiday plus your birthday (Over 5 weeks total holiday)

If you are interested in the advertised position, Software Developer C# .NET, please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.

Software Developer C# .NET
Middlesbrough
£20k - £30k depending on experience
| Job Skills: Software Developer, Web Developer, C#, .NET

PHP Web Developer, Stockton on Tees

Job Description: Due to continued expansion we are looking for a PHP MySQL Developer to join an award winning team based in Stockton. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, multi-disciplined company, established in 1998. For the right person, this position offers good scope for career development, as well as the chance to work on an exciting range of projects.

The ideal candidate must have an excellent understanding of object orientated PHP, MySQL, and jQuery, and any experience of MVC methodologies would also be advantageous.
We're looking for a problem-solver, so the ability to investigate, understand and resolve issues is essential (whether working alone or as part of a team effort), as well as strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Essential Skills:
- Over 2 years' commercial experience
- Knowledge and understanding of object orientated PHP5
- Excellent understanding of efficient MySQL
- Experience using Javascript and jQuery
- Knowledge and understanding of version control
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- A team player able to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment

Beneficial Skills:
- Knowledge of unix based operating systems
- Understanding of Kohana PHP Framework

In addition to a competitive salary, there are excellent benefits and a great working environment, so if you think you've got what it takes to join one of the UK's leading eCommerce providers, please get in touch and let us know why you're right for the role.

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Web Developer, Web Development, E-Commerce, ECommerce, Object orientated Programming, OOP, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, jQuery

Web Developer

Job Description: Do you love to code, enjoy solving complex problems and want to work on projects within a creative digital agency for companies everyone has heard of? Then read on to find out what skills you need in order to apply for this awesome opportunity:
• Must be an enthusiastic, talented problem solver
• Must have a passion for the web and digital
• Must have an eye for detail and an ability to deliver
• Must have experience of Object Oriented programming for the web – we don’t mind which language
• Must have experience of HTML, CSS and JS
• Must have experience of SQL databases
• Must be able to work well on their own initiative and as part of a team

Highly desirable but not essential skills:
• Experience with .NET.
• Experience with design patterns, particularly MVC.
• Experience with CSS3 and/or HTML5.
• Experience working in an agency

This Would be the icing on the cake...
• Experience managing servers
• Experience with Javascript frameworks such as Backbone, Angular, Ember, Knockout, etc.
• Experience with build/CI systems.
• Any other relevant skill that would bring something new to our table
• Experience working in an agency
• Experience of mobile (tablets as well as phones)
• Experience of responsive
• Experience of Ecommerce

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Web Developer, Software Engineer, Object Oriented programming, HTML, CSS and JS, SQL databases, .NET, design patterns, MVC, CSS3, HTML5.

Linux Systems Admin

Job Description: We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Linux System Administrator. We're looking for someone who is passionate about building and supporting awesome large scale, big data orientated web applications and working at the cutting edge of technology.
You will have a solid track record of success and progression as a system administrator. You will want to work in a creative environment where you're given autonomy and license to work in the best way you wish. You will receive guidance and exposure to one of the best technology stacks in the country.  

Principal Accountabilities:
• The Systems Administrator will be involved, from the outset with architecting, building, deploying and administering High Availability Linux web systems.
• Have actively administered supported services to meet and strive to exceed SLA's and KPI's
• Dealt with complex issues and problems and resolved them quickly whether to fix a production problem or implementation of a new solution
• Ensure operations are continually improved to remove complexity and risk
• Set up monitoring thresholds and alerts to achieve a fix before fail way of working
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and strategy to ensuring designs are operable
• Support the development teams by instantiating staging and production environments, creating / maintaining deployment scripts and keeping documentation up to date
• Benchmark capacity and plan for growth

Technical skills
• Common Linux Technologies (CentOS, Ubuntu etc).
• Strong programming skills (Bash, Shell, Python, C, java etc)
• Databases: MySQL, & NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, or similar)
• Familiarity with MySQL replication and backup.
• Automated monitoring systems
• Automated software deployment via source control systems (Git, SVN, CVS or similar)
• Automated configuration systems (puppet, chef or similar)
• Networking protocols and High Availability WAN / LAN

Education and/or Experience:
The successful candidate will have:
• 5+ years system administration (DevOps) experience in an Internet-related or other high-availability environment.
• Experience with large-scale, high availability systems.
• Data centre operations
• Monitoring of Unix servers, systems, environments, and services
• On-call experience

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Systems Admin, Systems Administrator, Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Bash, Shell, Python, C, java, MySQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL replication, MySQL backup, Automated monitoring systems, Git, SVN, CVS.

Web Developer (PHP or Python)

Job Description: Web Developer
Salary: Negotiable based on experience
Middlesbrough

We are looking to recruit a full-time web developer to join a lively development team located in Middlesbrough.

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including large technology platforms and must have good communication skills as this is a client facing role. Commercial experience developing dynamic websites and applications as part of a team is desirable.

Essential skills include:
• Experience developing websites using PHP or Python
• HTML
• CSS
• jQuery (or similar)
• MySQL
• Good communication skills

Other useful skills include:
• Develop websites using Wordpress or Magento
• Ability to use Photoshop
• Source Control

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Web Developer, Software Engineer, PHP, Python, HTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL

iOS Mobile App Developer

Job Description: iOS Mobile App Developer
Salary: £17k - £25k
Middlesbrough

We are looking to recruit a full-time iOS Mobile App Developer to join a lively development team located in Middlesbrough.

The successful iOS Mobile App Developer will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including end to end iOS development from concept to App Store launch and must have good communication skills as this is a client facing role. Commercial experience developing iOS Mobile Apps is essential.

Essential skills:
• Experience developing iOS Apps in Xcode
• End to end iOS development from concept to App Store launch
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Source control

Desirable skills:
• Android app development a plus
• Commercial experience developing Apps
• HTML/CSS/PHP experience

If you are interested in the advertised position, iOS Mobile App Developer, please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.

iOS Mobile App Developer
| Job Skills: iOS Mobile App Developer, iOS Apps, Xcode, Source control

MySQL Database Administrator (DBA)

Job Description: MySQL Database Administrator (DBA)
South Shields
£28k - £34k DOE

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) looking to gain experience working for an industry leading performance Management Company based out of South Shields. We're looking for a MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) who is passionate about being involved in building and supporting awesome large scale, big data orientated web applications and working at the cutting edge of technology.

As our MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) you will have a solid track record of success and progression as a DBA. You will want to work in a creative environment where you're given autonomy and license to work in the best way you wish. You will receive guidance and exposure to one of the best technology stacks in the country.  

The MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) will;
• Ensure availability and performance of DB solution optimising systems and processes to maximise velocity and uptime.
• Input into strategic design of infrastructure specifically but not exclusively where MySQL is integral
• Identify innovative cutting edge solutions to ensure service continuity and security is not compromised.
Principal Accountabilities for the MySQL Database Administrator (DBA):
• Define DB support process as subject matter expert and support solution at principle engineer level.
• Act as an internal security advocate securing Data through design and maintenance of data security and integrity policy, procedures and controls.
• Define, design and support full proactive monitoring and reporting solution
• Proactive monitoring of live system behaviour and taking / recommending appropriate intervention actions
• Define and maintain technical Roadmap and improvement plan
• Responsible for providing trend analysis to management team to enable them to make informed decisions regarding capacity management
• Responsible for implementation and release of database changes according to agreed timescales and costs
• Support through Major Incidents working with all teams involved acting as a point of contact for DB related events and joining crash calls as an advisor when your own specific technical area is not affected. Getting involved in the development process to guide developers in efficient and secure interactions with the database
• Ownership of the database schema, which means working with development team through the development lifecycle to ensure the most efficient & effective schema is in place. To be the approving authority on amendments to the database schema.

The MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) will have the following Technical skills or relative experience with:
• Common Linux Technologies (CentOS, Ubuntu etc).
• Databases: MySQL, & NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, or similar)
• Familiarity with MySQL replication and backup.
• Automated monitoring systems
• Automated software deployment via source control systems (Git, SVN, CVS or similar)
• Automated configuration systems (puppet, chef or similar)
• Networking protocols and High Availability Services

Education and/or Experience:
The MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) will ideally have:
• A degree in computer science (or another numerate discipline)
• 5+ years MySQL Database Administrator (DBA) experience in an Internet-related or other high-availability environment.
• Experience with large-scale, high availability systems.
• On-call experience
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Good listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Understanding of relevant technologies and best practice

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

| Job Skills: MySQL, DBA, Database Administrator, Common Linux Technologies, CentOS, Ubuntu, NoSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL replication and backup, Automated monitoring systems, Automated software deployment, Git, SVN, CVS.

Junior Web Developer, .Net, C#, Javascript

Job Description: As part of a fast paced development team you will work alongside the Lead Developer and be a key member of the product development process with involvement in the internal scoping, design/UX, front end HTML/CSS and development stages of projects.

Although not specifically seeking x years experience in any particular field, you should be able to articulate and demonstrate or reference examples of projects you’ve worked on. You will be challenged with working on a large product development with some aspects of Website development but don't make the mistake of thinking this is all about website development. Sometimes they are challenged with tight timescales, and heavy or complex customer projects.

As they currently don't have a support team and the technical team cover both development and support you will also be responsible for sharing in the support of customers as incidents arise.

You should have the passion, experience and confidence to contribute to R&D within the company to ensure they keep right on top of emerging development techniques (e.g. responsive design, mobile).

You should also have a commitment to best practice, an appetite for innovation, and excellent communication skills.. If you seek a role where your input is considered, valued and acted upon - join the team!

Skills that Pay Bills
• Good front end and UI development skills including HTML5 and CSS3
• Solid .Net, C# and Javascript skills
• Knowledge of jQuery, and ASP.NET MVC would be advantageous
• Although occasional must be willing to travel and work on a client site

Nice to Have
• An understanding of User Experience and responsive design and development techniques
• Knowledge of Knockoutjs, NHibernate, WCF and Unity would be useful
• Experience with development and integration of common service/social API’s

Personality
• Passionate about Development
• Excited to be part of a secure, growing and flexible team
• Able to work under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Passionate about customers, other team members, the company – your company

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Web Developer, Programmer, Software Developer, .Net, C#, Javascript

Digital Project Manager - Digital Creative Agency

Job Description: An established and successful Digital Creative Agency based in Newcastle are looking to recruit a Digital Project Manager to join its growing team.

As Digital Project Manager you will manage interactive projects for a broad range of clients from kick off to delivery, on time and on budget. You’ll be responsible for translating a brief into a project plan and being the central point of contact between clients and our creative and technical teams.

Major Responsibilities:

• Write client proposals and price up work.
• Experienced in managing both creative and technical style projects.
• Works confidently with internal team of designers, developers and creatives to define project requirements, develop timeline and budget, identify technical considerations, and designate areas of responsibility among interactive team.
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of personnel within the company and for clients.
• Serves a big part within pitch work.
• Be able to negotiate with clients.
• Highly origanised.

Key Attributes:

• 1 years digital agency experience minimum.
• Experience or exposure to emarketing, ecommerce and elearning would be advantageous.
• Able to plan ahead.
• Able to work independently

If you are interested in the advertised position please ‘Register your interest’ through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Digital project management, web, design, agency

Javascript Developer

Job Description: Javascript Developer, South Shields, £25k+ depending on experience

This is an opportunity for a Javascript Developer to use some of the most exciting and interesting technologies to deliver market leading global products to some of the world’s largest brands.

They actively encourage, and provide time for, innovation and creative thinking. They are always looking to embrace the latest technologies to provide ever increasing business benefits to customers across the globe.

A dedicated team of engineers work on creating innovative solutions, commit to open source projects, develop new product features and most importantly have fun!

Technology is their passion and if it’s yours too then come and join in! They're looking for a Javascript Developer who has a real passion for developing innovative solutions around large scale, big data orientated problems using modern web technologies.

Some of the tech toys they currently use are:
• Javascript
• PHP, Python, C
• Linux
• Node.js
• NoSQL
• MySQL
• Gearman
• Nginx

Key responsibilities of the Javascript Developer role will be:
• Conceptualising, designing and prototyping new features for the core product
• Advocate of best of breed experience design and design thinking
• Conducting user and task analyses to identify opportunities to improve user experience
• Transitioning from whiteboard sketches / analyst produced wireframes to interactive prototypes
• Working closely with a cross-functional team that includes engineers, product managers to create simple, easy to use software
• Pairing with developers to design the presentation layer
• Presenting designs to internal stakeholders and other team members
• Conducting frequent, iterative usability testing in parallel with development
• Architecting and performing usability sessions with key stakeholders and customers to gain feedback

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Javascript Developer to join a software development team in the North East at the forefront of technology leadership. You’ll be involved in the whole development lifecycle from capturing requirements and drawing up specifications through to implementation and testing. You will have a strong technical background and whilst experience in the above technologies would be a help, we’re more interested in experienced engineers that can write awesome code and have the right attitude to fit into the team. Their goal is to keep building the world’s best products but have fun along the way!

If you are interested in the advertised position please apply through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.

Javascript Developer, South Shields, £25k+ depending on experience

| Job Skills: Javascript Developer, JS, PHP, Python, C, Linux, Node.js, NoSQL, MySQL, Gearman, Nginx

Business Development/Account Manager

Job Description: Background

A Newcastle based Creative Agency is looking to recruit a driven, confident and ambitious Business Development/Account Manager.

Job Spec

The successful candidate will work across a diverse portfolio of brands, supporting Managing Director with pro-actively sourcing new business combined with account managing own existing clients projects.

The successful candidate will need to be extremely confident and be self motivated along with being able to communicate to all levels of management and have exceptional interpersonal skills.

Have a minimum of 2years Business Development/Account Management experience within a creative agency and will be capable of adding value creatively and strategically on conceptual initiatives internally and also in client meetings where appropriate.

Key Attributes:

The candidates will be evaluated on the basis of the following key attributes:

• Commercially aware
• Minimum of 2 years strategic sales experience
• Minimum of 2 years commercial advertising and digital agency experience
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Strong team player
• Able to work independently
• Ability to cope under pressure, deliver on tight deadlines and financial targets
• Attention to detail
• Hungry for a challenge

Personal qualities should include:

• Organised, logical and efficient
• Excellent communication skills
• Conscientious
• Pro-active and ambitious
• Excellent attention to detail
• Flexible
• Passionate
• Self motivated
• Forward thinking
• Honest and responsible
• Friendly and approachable

If you are interested in the advertised position please ‘Register your interest’ through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.
Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Agency, account management, business development, digital, design

Mid-Senior iOS Developer - Mobile and Devices

Job Description: A dynamic, growing organisation established in the UK since 2003 has brought a high level of creativity and deep knowledge of technology to the mobile and devices market as well as being known for its award winning apps, games and content for clients including MTV, BBC, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Adobe, Penguin books and the Discovery Channel.

Founded in 1996 originally in Seattle, Washington USA this company is a global leader in creating immersive, interactive content that transforms consumer experiences in the digital world and working seamlessly across multiple digital distribution channels including online, Smartphones, Tablet devices and iTV.

The Newcastle, UK based office are looking to expand its existing team by recruiting an experienced Mid-Senior Level iOS Developer.

Candidate Experience:

• Minimum of three years working in Object-Oriented Programming environments
• Experience of Objective-C (Cocoa Touch API) for iPhone OR experience of Java for Android
• Ability to apply design patterns; can explain encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, and provide sample code.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent
• Familiarity with the latest version of Xcode
• Experience using Unity or Cocos2d
• Experience using OpenGL ES
• Developed at least one previous iPhone or Android app, currently available for download
• Experience in leading a development team — reviewing other developers' code and approaches to problem solving.
• Development experience with — C, C++, C#, Objective-C, Java, Python
• Server-side development experience: Java, .NET, SQL
• Client-side development experience: HTML 5, CSS3

They are looking for someone who enjoys being part of the development process from start to finish. A Mobile & Devices Developer at this Company will play a significant role in the project team and their duties will include the following:

• Participate in project brainstorms
• Write technical specifications and documentation
• Self-manage his or her own tasks and time
• Communicate with clients to provide technical feedback and advice
• Ability to communicate proactively and collaborate with team mates
• Be sole developer on smaller projects
• Create frameworks, templates, and documentation for other to use
• Flexibility and desire to work on both applications and games
• Be motivated to work on fast-paced and highly engineered projects
• Pro-active on expanding and adapting development skills

If you are interested in the advertised position please ‘Register your interest’ through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Mobile applications, iOS, iPhone, Native, OOP, Jave, Android, development, programming

Graphic Designer

Job Description: A design agency based in Newcastle is potentially looking for an experienced and talented Graphic Designer to join its creative team.

A great opportunity to join a high profile Design Agency based in Newcastle to work within its already vibrant and talented creative team. They are ideally looking for someone who has experience with designing packaging and POS for FMCG market.

You will have a minimum of 2 years agency experience.
Proficient in the use of full Adobe CS.
Apple McIntosh literate.
Ideally the ideal candidate will have strong Shopper Marketing experience, i.e. has specific experience in the full cycle from start to finish of the shoppers journey (consumer behaviour design).

If you are interested in the advertised position please ‘Register your interest’ through the requested method and we will be in touch shortly with regards to your suitability for the role.

Sharpe Recruitment is a North East based consultancy, dedicated to placing professionals in rewarding jobs throughout the North of England across a variety of disciplines including Digital Media, Creative Advertising, Sales & Marketing, PR, IT and Business Operations.
| Job Skills: Adobe CS, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, Design, packaging, POS