DestinationCore
Junior Developer (6-Month Fixed-Term Contract) — Ipswich/Hybrid
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DestinationCore builds digital products and websites for destination marketing and tourism organisations across the UK and US - helping places promote themselves, support local businesses and improve visitor experiences online.
We're offering a 6-month fixed-term contract for a junior developer looking to break into the industry. This is a genuine opportunity to get real, live-project experience on your CV - working alongside a specialist team on actual client websites, not just training exercises.
What you'll be working on
- Website updates and improvements
- Front-end development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Support tickets and bug fixes
- QA, browser and accessibility checks
- Template and component updates
- Support for new builds and platform improvements
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What we're looking for
- HTML, CSS and JavaScript fundamentals
- Some CMS experience
- Interest in responsive front-end development
- Basic Git or version control
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfort investigating problems
- Clear communication and organisation
- Interest in accessibility and performance
Nice to have
- Craft CMS or Twig experience
- Sass, Tailwind, Vue or React
- Project tools: Monday.com, Jira or Teamwork
- Slack or similar communication tools
- Digital agency or web team background
- Interest in tourism or destination marketing
The details
- Contract: 6 months, fixed-term
- Location: Hybrid - Tuesday & Wednesday in our Ipswich office, remote the rest of the week. Candidates in or around Ipswich, Suffolk or East of England preferred.
- Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours/week (4-day week also an option)
- Team rhythm: Daily 9am stand-up; monthly all-team day in Ipswich
- Salary: £11,943 (pro rata for 6 months, equivalent to £23,888/year FTE) - National Living Wage rate
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Why DestinationCore?
A small, collaborative specialist team with broad exposure to real client websites, CMS work, front-end development, accessibility and QA. Practical mentoring, and skills you'll apply directly to live destination websites - a solid foundation for the next step in your career.
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