Web Developer Apprentice

Location: Leigh-on-sea, Essex

Please note that this role is full-time and based in the office. Please consider the locality when applying.

About Us: 
Storm is a forward-thinking, fast-paced, full-service marketing agency, ranked among the UK's top agencies. We pride ourselves on delivering strategic projects and campaigns that drive real results, while fostering a collaborative and creative work environment that encourages growth and innovation for both our clients and team members.

We’re looking for a savvy, ambitious, and motivated apprentice to join our agency here in Leigh-on-Sea, supporting our Development team and playing a key role in the expansion and success of the department.

What’s on offer?

• A fully-funded 3 year Apprenticeship programme - awarded a Certification in Level 4 (Higher Level) Software Development

• An earn whilst you learn £18,000 p/a salary

• A Diploma in Full Stack Software Development offered by the Code Institute (Course fees of £7,795 covered by Storm)

• A full-time job offer with Storm, guaranteed after year 3 of the Apprenticeship

• One-to-one mentoring and support: work on live client projects and gain commercial experience at the same time

• An accelerated career pathway with continuous progression and regular salary reviews

You’ll need to be willing to learn, observe, listen and receive feedback on your work, and over time you’ll gain valuable knowledge and expertise working across multiple projects. You’ll receive hands-on training in a commercial agency environment, giving you everything you need to succeed within your career. If you have an unstoppable drive and a passion for website development, then we’ll nurture, mentor and work with you, giving you all the necessary skills required to be the best website developer you can be.

We’re on the hunt for methodical thinkers, problem solvers, and all-round great guys and girls with a genuine love for wanting to build beautifully functional websites. Shadowing our Lead Developer, you’ll hone and develop your skills and capabilities that will see you working on a variety of jobs - new and old, external and internal. No two days are ever the same here at Storm!

The Apprenticeship will be delivered by Happy and the programme will include foundational code skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP; essential tools like the command line, source control, and automation; and fundamental concepts like Accessibility, Agile, Testing, UX, and the Software Development Life Cycle.

This is an incredible opportunity to learn the fundamental skills necessary to start your career in web development.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Working directly alongside the Lead Developer, shadowing everything they do to deliver internal and client projects as part of the agency team
  

• Over time, communicating and collaborating with other teams and departments (in particular design, strategy and content)
  

• Learning to develop and hone your skills across a number of frameworks and building web projects using Craft CMS
  

• Helping to support and maintain existing client websites, with an overview and understanding of code languages
  

• Studying 1 day per week to complete the Apprenticeship programme modules (meetings and sessions will be delivered virtually)

You will:

• Have great communication skills

• Know that attention to detail matters

• Have good organisational skills

• Be an analytical and logical person

• Have a genuine passion and interest in web development

• Be able to take onboard any feedback or constructive criticism

• Take initiative… and take pride in your work!
  
  

Qualifications Required for Apprenticeship:

• Ideally 5 9-4/A*-C GCSEs (or equivalents) including Maths and English
  
  

Additional Storm Benefits:

• You’ll be joining an award-winning agency, ranked amongst the top in the UK

• The opportunity to work with a prestigious client base

• Transparent and accelerated career progression

• Regular social events throughout the year. Leigh-on-Sea is a great place to work and socialise; a seaside town with a buzzing broadway full of bars, shops, restaurants etc.

• Free office bar