We are extremely happy to be working with Vision & Media to support two trainee placements for a Trainee Web Developer and a Trainee Web Designer, starting in September.

So if you’re a talented, ambitious designer or developer who is looking for their first career opportunity and expand on their experience then these placements are perfect for you.

These are not  jobs – they are  training experiences which will be carefully managed by KMP Digitata and Vision & Media to ensure you get everything you need out of the experience, while gaining the skills and knowledge to become a professional web developer or designer. The selected Trainees will receive a training allowance for attending the placement, which will be geared towards an entry level salary for the web industry.

We have a long history here at KMP Digitata of nurturing and developing new talent within the digital space, many of whom stay with us long after their placement period is over. If you are interested in becoming the latest member of the KMP Digitata team then please apply on the Vision & Media Placements page. Any applications sent directly to KMP will be unsuccessful. For more information and to start your application, then please click on the following links;

Apply for the Trainee Web Developer position

Apply for the Trainee Web Designer position

We look forward to seeing you here soon

The KMP Digitata Team

The KMP Digitata Team

KMP Digitata is looking for an account executive with up to 2 years experience to join our dedicated client services team. Reporting to the Client Services Director this role is hands on, client facing with responsibility and accountability not only for creating and delivering digital strategies for our clients but developing and growing these client accounts through proactive, original thinking.

Your clients will be in the travel, financial, retail and manufacturing sectors.  A mix of B2B and B2C experience would be ideal.   Your experience to date will mean that you are proficient in managing projects/campaigns in areas such as website development and CMS, ecommerce, analytics, email marketing and social media plus mobile applications would be useful.

You will be a self starter but a team player and someone who ensures delivery from start to finish. You will have an interest and appreciation of the latest industry trends, geekiness is encouraged and you must love all things digital.

We stress this is not a project managers role because, amongst others, you will be working with our Studio Manager who manages the delivery of all projects through our Interactive and Technical departments. Your role will be understanding client’s markets, customers and business objectives followed by conceiving, developing and selling in strategic and tactical digital campaigns with amazing and measurable ROI and then facilitating their delivery.

Responsibilities:

Client Service responsibilities include

Demonstrates bigger picture understanding of client’s marketing strategy and can communicate how current data insights/tactics associate with longer-term strategy objectives

Anticipates client questions and has thought out answers/solutions

Ability to take complex ideas and explain to clients

Always thinking about how we can better serve clients and grow their business

Ability to manage difficult and complex issues

Owns area of expertise and can confidently answer client/team questions

Presents at client meetings and industry events as needed

Willing to go above and beyond the call of duty to delight the client and deliver excellent service

Demonstrates thinking/communicating from the client’s perspective as well as KMP Digitata’s

Account Management responsibilities include

Performs day-to-day client contact

Facilitates/leads weekly client calls

Prioritizes & sets expectations on deliverables

Manages all tactical client communication and cross team coordination

Multiple channel management as needed (web, mobile, search, email, etc.)

Competitive analysis

Research

Application/ Campaign Management skills/responsibilities should include:

ROI arguments and case building

Application/Campaign planning

Application/Campaign execution

Site optimization

Delivery of Q/A

Strategy/Analysis skills/responsibilities should include:

Post campaign ROI research

Forecasting

Support Media/online marketing  strategies

Internal or agency needs:

Sales forecasting & budget allocation

Quality assurance

Accounting reconciliation

Deal making experience

Timesheet submission weekly

Qualifications:

Excel and MS Office proficiency required

Google Analytics or other similar analytics experience preferred

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Strong time-management and organizational skills

Strong client-service orientation and proven team player

Flexible to evolving responsibilities and last minute changes

Ability to easily work with data and come up with insights

Trained in client service skills where relevant

General knowledge of research tools

Education and/or Experience:

BA/BSc or equivalent experience required

Internet and/or traditional marketing experience preferred

Salary commensurate with experience

Apply to recruitment@kmp.co.uk with CV and covering letter stating your current salary

No Agencies

Graham Smith – Junior Developer

Working at KMP has been a non-stop tour around the technical world. I have done so much over the last 6 months ranging from coding for API’s, systems administration, becoming the “printer guy” to cleaning the air conditioning filters (someone has to do it).

Before I came to KMP my confidence in my coding was less than brilliant, but with help and support over the last 6 months it has improved significantly, which will be a great help to me as I go into my final year. Working in a production environment has shown me how projects actually go live and how they can be configured, which is something that is seldom seen in the theoretical and academic world. Being at KMP has also inspired me to look deeper into social media and how this can be applied to various scenarios that I would not have thought of before.

I’d have to say my highlight was completing my first Facebook application, I really put blood, sweat and tears into the project and eventually got a good end result. There were some complex obstacles to overcome, which on reflection provided some of the best experience that I would never have got if I hadn’t come on placement. If that wasn’t enough, then I got employee of the month in February.

Over the coming 6 months I think I’ll see more of what I have learned, and tried not to forget, put into practice and built on even further. As time has gone on I have been given more responsibility, which I see as a natural progression that will probably continue.

My recommendations to future students, in the technical area: be prepared for quite an intense and varied role. Unlike other placement opportunities you will be working on various tasks, often at the same time, so time management is important. Don’t be like me and not drink tea or coffee and therefore not have to make rounds, this could very well mean you won’t get the job…

Tim Brook – Junior Front End Developer

Over the past 6 months at KMP I’ve worked on various projects from small page amends to dynamic websites and emails viewed by hundreds of thousands of people.  My knowledge and understanding of HTML & CSS has developed incredibly and I am now starting to dive into HTML5 and jQuery.  I have also learnt a lot of skills that only develop by working in studio, from time management to the development of a project, from the initial pitch to it finally going live.

The highlight of my first 6 months here at KMP would have to be completing my first WordPress website build.  It was a very steep learning curve but with help and support from the team around me the end result was spot on!

What do the next 6 months have in store for me?  Well, I’ll be brushing up my coding & design skills and as these develop, I’ll be working closely with other creatives to build more interactive and engaging sites so watch this space!

My advice for future creative students – first impressions last, so make sure that the first brew is pants! The requests will still fly in but you can always remind them of what happened last time!

Here at KMP we are extremely proud and impressed by their continuing development in the company and are looking forward to seeing how much further they improve in the next 6 months with KMP’s expertise guiding them.

Digital Creative

KMP, one of the UK’s leading Digital Marketing agencies, requires a Digital Creative to expand its growing team. Clients the successful candidate will be working on include Asda, Manchester Airports Group, Trek America (TUI Group), Chester Zoo, British Gas & Makro.

The position will involve designing, developing & implementing digital marketing campaigns across a range of platforms and devices. We want you to show us something to make us go ‘WOW’.

The role is 5 days a week, based in Stockport. You will report into the Head of Interactive.

Responsibilities

• Design innovate solutions to business problems
• Leading creative concepts and producing UI mockups
• Creating campaigns
• Designing & producing interface elements and other visual assets
• Mapping visual decisions to client business goals
• Stay up-to-date on industry standards and best practices
• Communicate with product managers and developers to ensure design consistency throughout the process
• Masterful client-facing presentation skills and successful experience of working with and pitching to clients as required

Knowledge & Skills Requirements

Required

• Excellent knowledge of design theory, typography, colour and layout
• Ability to create strong grid systems for use online
• The talent to create clean, elegant, inspiring designs
• Solid understanding of design pitfalls, especially with regard to web standards and browser compatibility issues
• A tireless work ethic and a constant desire to improve
• Strong communicator; you should be able to explain & justify design concepts equally well to other designers, developers, project managers & clients
• A team player who enjoys forming challenging, groundbreaking ideas
• Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities effectively in a complex, fast-paced business environment with tight deadlines
• Strong time-management

Nice to haves

• Knowledge of Flash & Actionscript
• Mobile application design experience a plus
• Understanding of how to write inspiring copy
• Ability to hand code HTML/CSS
• Familiarity with creating wireframes and interactive prototypes

Get in touch

Think you’re the inspiring, energetic, creative that we’re after? Send an email with your contact details, portfolio and relevant URLs to rich@kmp.co.uk

No agencies please.

The product range, which can be viewed at (www.ackura.com) comprises hosted digital tools for corporates or agencies alike to manage their own digital marketing communications. The digital disciplines within the Ackura range include content management, email marketing, PR 2.0, blogging and online conversation monitoring.

This position requires a motivated, driven and resourceful individual with a track record of selling hosted solutions to blue chip companies, identifying opportunities through their own market analysis as well following leads arising from KMP Digitata’s own marketing activities.

Ideally you will have a strong understanding of the digital space especially content management and email marketing possibly together with a knowledge of social media. You will be looking for a new challenge to sell into your existing network of marketing contacts within the UK top 500 companies. Previous experience of Goldmine would also be a benefit. Applicants must be able to demonstrate previous success of selling in this space at all levels, including Board level.

The successful candidate will carry a first year revenue target of £360K and will be expected to generate new leads and opportunities through prospecting as well as attendance at industry events.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to join our established business at the start of its next stage of growth following a period of investment in the development of the Ackura range that has high expectations during the next three years.

Only candidates that consider themselves to be of the highest quality and possess great personal ambition for success should consider this role.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Deliver a revenue stream of at least 360k in year 1
• Pro actively seek new business opportunities
• Demonstrate excellent presentation and negotiation skills
• Manage the sales pipeline from inception to completion
• Further develop your personal network within the UK top 500 companies
• Demonstrate a proven ability to develop long term relationships
• Achieve new business sales against targets
• Prepare and respond to customer tenders
• Produce, and maintain regular (monthly), timely and accurate sales forecast reports
• Develop an effective and focused business plan for your territory

Requirements:

Must have/be:

• Existing network of UK top 500 company marketing contacts
• Experience of working within the Digital Sector (2+ years)
• A proven track record in software sales
• Team player and self-motivated
• Excellent at building customer relationships
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, communication and interpersonal skills

Contact

To apply for this position, please send your CV and covering letter including your current salary to recruitment @kmp.co.uk. NO Agencies

Please note that all candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK and be in possession of a full, clean driving licence.

Remuneration package commensurate with experience but will comprise basic plus commission plus car allowance.

NO Agencies in case you (Agencies) missed that.

KMP is a keen supporter of the Year in Industry initiative and have been helping students through their first forays into the professional world for 9 consecutive years, with many returning after graduation to become valued long-term employees.

Tim Brook has been appointed as our Junior Front-End Developer and will be working on a broad project portfolio including client-based and internal projects. A student of Interactive Multimedia, Tim is a welcome addition to our Creative team and will be working alongside our designers, front-end developers and multimedia experts.

Graham Smith, a placement student from Nottingham Trent University currently studying Bsc (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering is joining our Technical team and will be working on back-end development across all of our client and internal projects.

We look forward to working with them both this year and helping them on their way into this industry. Good luck guys!

KMP is already digital partners with leading brands like Asda, Manchester Airports Group and Punch Taverns but we want more clients like these. Your job will be initially in telesales supporting our business development team in seeking out opportunities to pitch our expertise. Also you will be supporting our marketing department in delivering email campaigns and taking an active role in managing our seminar programme.

Salary starting at 18k plus bonuses for Full Time. Part-time at a minimum of 3 days per week also considered.

If this sounds like you contact Drew Royle on 08700 868 8900 or email to recruitment with your CV and covering letter.

Technology is now available to trawl the Internet for any mentions of your company or brand and monitor the conversations going on. We can even categorise these conversations by “Sentiment” as to whether they are positive negative or neutral mentions. (In fact a simple search on Google around your company/brand name and obvious key words on the main search and blogs search will give you some idea). But then what ? Well in today’s world,if you know people are talking about your brand then it follows that you must enter a dialogue with them.

Let’s take, for example, the follow up to my last blog post regarding “Trying to recruit a .Net developer in Stockport” which I published in August. Despite their promises,the company involved, RMI Recruitment in Leeds, failed to suggest any suitable candidates as a replacement for the first candidate who was hired but left after a few weeks. I sent an email to the managing director last week asking for a refund on the basis that they had not performed against their promise. I got no reply … nothing. Nada!

As a result I believe that I have been treated shabbily. In the olden days I may have thought about the small claims court or some such redress. But in today’s world the first thing I want to do is express myself and let everyone – in particular other potential customers how badly I have been treated and that I didn’t think that I got value for Every company now needs to contemplate how they should manage user feedback on their products and services in this public arena. The power has shifted and there needs to be a recognition that to protect your brand you need to do something.

This conversation management process falls into the category of Social Media Marketing. It is now very important for companies to be transparent and have open conversations with their customers. Other customers will then not only see the negative comments but the fact that you are doing something about the complaints and that you are being responsive and responsible. This is hugely attractive behaviour for the consumer and your brand will gain respect. You can engage your customers in a blog or a forum (or both) and even reach out to the complainants with old fashioned face to face PR.

Lets see what happens with RMI Recruitment over the next few weeks…..

Well recently for us it has been very difficult. Our recruitment agencies haven’t been able to find us a suitable candidate with the right skills, experience and qualifications at the right price. Moreover we had a bad experience with a Leeds based recruiter RMI Recruitment UK, who helped us to hire a senior .Net developer. The candidate lasted exactly 5 weeks, got into difficulty with the development and then left for another job. RMI Recruitment UK refused to refund our money but agreed to replace the candidate free of charge. To date the agency hasn’t been able to find us a replacement. That was 6 weeks ago.

This whole debacle has cost us the recruitment fee, the salary costs (without a result) and the cost of doing the job properly by one of our existing developers. All in all we calculated that this “mistake” cost us over £13,000. Something like 80% of the inward calls to our agency are recruitment consultants touting their wares and quite frankly we don’t feel comfortable that any of them give us value for money.

We have found from experience that clever, self motivated people are best suited to the organisation. We would want to pay this new developer about £25,000 based on skills and experience. Reporting to the Head of Development the candidate will be responsible for
• Developing code to a fulfill a specified scope of work
• Feed input into the design process
• Feed into the process of constant improvements

They must have a digital agency experience, a good understanding of C#, Ajax, SQL server, XML, web services, CSS level 2, experience of CMS systems (Sitecore CMS would be an advantage). Java websphere and Domino skills would also be desirable, but not essential.

We are now convinced that the way forward is to blog about this and to use the social networks to try to attract our candidate. So if you know anyone who would like to work for us in web development, or can suggest any useful blogs or social sites where we can get in touch with good candidates please let us know by contacting us below.

Obviously this isn’t a signal for recruitment agencies to get in touch