FirstView - Website Design - Durban

Careers at FirstView

FirstView is a culture-focused digital marketing agency based in Durban, South Africa.
We're good at what we do and we're looking for people with the same vision of excellence to join our team.

Digital Interface Designer (Jnr - Snr, 2 Positions Available)


Start Date : Immediate (but accommodating for the right candidate)
Salary : Experience & Skill Dependant

Responsibilities :

  • Creative Development & Design for Digital Interfaces (Such as Websites, Facebook Apps, Mobile Websites, Touchscreens etc.) based on a client brief.
  • User Experience Design
  • Wireframing & Layout Design
  • Visual Style Guide Development

Requirements :

  • An obsession with pixel perfection
  • Extensive Experience in design & web.
  • An outstanding portfolio
  • Fluent English.
  • Personality and/or sense of humor
  • Know how to 'Google' for solutions to challenges

Software Requirements :

  • Photoshop (Expert).

Advantageous :

  • Knowledge of Web Development (HTML, CSS)
  • Flash

What you'll be doing :

  • Working with other creative leads and project managers to develop concepts and static elements for a wide variety of online, video, and multimedia projects.
  • Actively contributing to brainstorms and conceptual meetings.
  • Working independently as well as within a team taking a project from concept to completion.
  • Presenting and articulating creative ideas internally.
  • Creating Comps based on Creative Direction.
  • Assisting with break-up and optimization of visual assets for final development.
  • Using brand guidelines to land existing projects.
  • Researching & Implementing latest techniques & knowledge within Interface Design

Perks :

  • Working with a young highly skilled & dynamic team
  • Free Lunch for the Team Daily
  • High Tech Environment (27" iMacs, Xbox, iPads etc)
  • Fun & 'Chilled' working enviroment
  • All round great bunch of people...

Click here to contact us if you feel you have what it takes to join our team of excellence.

Digital Interface Developers (Jnr - Snr, 4 Positions Available)


Start Date : Immediate (but accommodating for the right candidate)
Salary : Experience & Skill Dependant

Responsibilities :

  • Web Development of various digital interfaces using HTML4, HTML 5, CSS 2 & CSS 3 based on provided designs
  • Web Development for platforms such as Facebook Applications, Mobile Websites etc.
  • 'Slicing' websites from Photoshop documents.
  • Interpreting Visual Layouts based on wireframes & style guides
  • Development of Front End Interactivity using jQuery

Requirements :

  • Excellent Knowledge of HTML 4 & CSS 2
  • Good Knowledge of HTML 5 & CSS 3
  • Good Knowledge of Photoshop /Fireworks
  • Fair Knowlegde of jQuery/JavaScript
  • Extensive Experience in Web
  • Fluent English
  • Personality and/or sense of humor
  • Know how to 'Google' for solutions to challenges

Software Requirements :

  • Adobe Dreamweaver or Similar IDE (Expert).
  • Adobe Photoshop (Good)

Advantageous :

  • Knowledge of PHP
  • Ability to manipulate Designs in Photoshop

What you'll be doing :

  • Working with other creative leads and project managers to translate designs into digital interfaces for a wide variety of online projects.
  • Actively contributing to brainstorms and conceptual meetings.
  • Working independently as well as within a team taking a project from concept to completion.
  • Working on more than one project and having to manage your own deadlines.
  • Presenting and articulating creative ideas within your skill set.

Perks :

  • Working with a young highly skilled & dynamic team
  • Free Lunch for the Team Daily
  • High Tech Environment (27" iMacs, Xbox, iPads etc)
  • Fun & 'Chilled' working enviroment
  • All round great bunch of people...

Click here to contact us if you feel you have what it takes to join our team of excellence.

Web Developers - PHP (Jnr - Snr, 4 Positions Available)


Start Date : Immediate (but accommodating for the right candidate)
Salary : Experience & Skill Dependant

Responsibilities :

  • Development of various web based digital projects & application frameworks using PHP, MySQL & jQuery (AJAX) based on client requirements.
  • API Development for platforms such as Facebook Applications, Mobile Websites etc.
  • Extensive Planning & Conceptulisation of project requirements.
  • Managing your own deadlines & assigned tasks

Requirements :

  • Excellent Knowledge of PHP
  • Excellent Knowledge of MySQL
  • Good Knowledge of jQuery & AJAX
  • Extensive Experience in programming
  • Fluent English
  • Personality and/or sense of humor
  • Know how to ‘Google’ for solutions to challenges

Software Requirements :

  • Adobe Dreamweaver or Similar IDE(Expert).
  • Apache (Web Servers)
  • Firebug (Good)

What you'll be doing :

  • Working with other creative leads and project managers to develop functional web projects for a wide variety of online projects.
  • Actively contributing to brainstorms and conceptual meetings.
  • Working independently as well as within a team, taking a project from concept to completion.
  • Working on more than one project and having to manage your own deadlines.
  • Presenting and articulating creative development ideas & techniques within your skill set.

Perks :

  • Working with a young highly skilled & dynamic team
  • Free Lunch for the Team Daily
  • High Tech Environment (27" iMacs, Xbox, iPads etc)
  • Fun & 'Chilled' working enviroment
  • All round great bunch of people...

Click here to contact us if you feel you have what it takes to join our team of excellence.

Internship Program (Interface Designers & Interface Developers)


Start Date : Immediate (but accommodating for the right candidate)
Salary : Dependent on current Skill

Responsibilities :

  • Learning Interface Design/Development via online training facilities
  • Working with the current team on actual clients
  • Self Development of Skills via tutorials

Requirements :

  • Passionate about Digital and/or Design
  • Ability to easily learn new techniques & concepts
  • Open to new technologies
  • Basic understanding of the Web, Email & design.
  • Matric Certificate
  • Fluent English
  • Personality and/or sense of humor
  • Know how to 'Google' for solutions to challenges

Software Requirements :

  • Apple Mac OSX (Good)
  • Microsoft Windows (Good)
  • Firefox or Similar (Good)

Duration & Terms :

  • Internship duration is a 3 Month Contract that may be terminated based on performance.
  • On completion, you will be reviewed.
  • On acceptance will be required to complete an additional 9 Months at FirstView as a full time employee
  • If you are not Accepted, you will be given a 24 hr notice.

Perks :

  • Working with a young highly skilled & dynamic team
  • Free Lunch for the Team Daily
  • High Tech Environment (27" iMacs, Xbox, iPads etc)
  • Fun & 'Chilled' working enviroment
  • All round great bunch of people...

Click here to contact us if you feel you have what it takes to join our team of excellence.