Web development: WipeOut Music

A local music publisher has contacted us for help in updating their website. If interested, please contact John Esplen at the email address below.

We need someone to help create a more modern/well designed website. www.wipeoutmusic.com is our current site and as you can see it’s a bit… outdated to say the least. This person could come to our office in Byker to work on the site, or simply work on it from home.

The length wouldn’t be set in stone, just until the site is finished. But if they wanted to stay on for some maintenance work on the site afterwards they’d be welcome to. Start date on this work would be asap. The work would be paid at
minimum wage.

The SEO work on the site will be remotely project-managed by a friend of the business Max Brockbank who is one of the UK’s leading SEO experts (Hilton Hotels, Lastminute.com, Regus etc.), so it’ll be a great opportunity to someone to advance
their expertise in that field.

We have a second site that’s used for a Record Label that is ran in conjunction with the main business. If the person does some great work on our main site we’d be happy to pay for any extra site work done on the label side of things.

Hope this is adequate information and someone would be eager to have a go at creating a live website used by a local business in a real working environment. I think it could be really good experience for the right person!

I can be contacted on:  john@wipeoutmusic.com

GRB: Graduate Jobs in Computing Science, Internships, and Work Experience

Are you looking for graduate opportunities in your final year or information on work during your studies like placements, work experience and internships?

I am an official student representative for the Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB). GRB work with 100s of graduate recruiters of all sizes in all industry sectors across the UK, and have placed many graduates from Newcastle University.

They provide a unique student ‘matchmaking’ service: write in your degree course/location and they will set you up with companies for jobs, internships and work experience.

This is a great chance to be contacted by a large recruitment company and have them tell you about popular employers and the vacancies that are available.

So… sign up at:

http://www.grb.uk.com/sbm/64

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Only takes 30 seconds to fill in, what have you got to lose?

Good luck with your career!

Charlotte Stokes

(Graduate, working as a GRB rep)

Graduate Digital Analytics – Argos, Milton Keynes

Role: Graduate Digital Analytics
Location: Milton Keynes
Duration: 2 year graduate roles leading to permanent opportunities
Remuneration: £26,000p/a + excellent benefits

Argos is changing. We’ve set our sights on becoming the UK’s leading digital retailer. And we’re now well on the way to assembling the best talent in the industry to make it happen. It’s nothing short of a reinvention. We’re not just transforming our business model. We want to transform the way people shop. And in our exciting graduate roles, you’ll play a pivotal role in making that happen.

It’s about more than reporting and endless spreadsheets, far from it! We’re a creative bunch – mixing top class digital analytics, data visualisation and communication with infectious personalities that enable us to create compelling action led stories based on data and insight. We’re looking for somebody that can get to grips with something unfamiliar, logically understand it and creatively transform it in to something that anybody can understand.

Argos sells over 50,000 products and, with over 900m visits to our online, tablet and mobile channels last year, the roles within these teams are critical to company performance. Digital Analytics are at the heart of the business and you will work with many other teams to create a fantastic experience for our customers.

What you’ll do in Digital Analytics at Argos
Your time in each rotation will initially be to develop an understanding of that area and will likely start off with a steep learning curve, leading on to supporting with some of the day to day responsibilities of the role and growing to be responsible for an area of that team.

Different teams work in different ways, for example while working within the digital trading part of the team we’ll strive to give you ownership of a particular area, for example you could become the analyst responsible for:

Own Brand who manage our Argos own products such as Chad Valley and Hygena.
Digital Operations who support the day to day operation of our digital channels.
Media Business who are responsible for monetising our website.

The digital analytics development team on the other hand are much more about working together closely toward a single goal. Working alongside the developers and technical product owners you could be supporting planning, testing and managing stakeholders but you’ll need to do so by working closely with your colleagues.

Some parts of our team will have more scope for independent and autonomous working while others will be centred on working together closely as a team toward a single goal. Working in each of these areas will both give you the experience of working both independently and inter-dependently.

What we’re looking for

Strong analytical skills to be able to interpret data and make decisions at pace.
Drive and determination to succeed and set your own high-standards
Good networking and influencing skills. Comfortable interacting with stakeholders internally and externally. A passionate customer advocate. Ability to work under pressure, multi taking numerous projects at once.

What we offer
You’d think that joining one of the most exciting digital environments is reward enough. But we’ll also give you great benefits too. As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy 24 days’ holiday, staff discount, save as you earn scheme, 2 days paid volunteering and staff discount at Argos, Sainsbury’s and Habitat. Our training and development offering is one of the best in the business, so if you’re ambitious and want to develop your career you will love working with us.

Apply today http://argos.careers/role-areas/graduates/

Look to new horizons with the Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)

desg_email_head_2Ministry of Defence (MOD) engineers and scientists are at the heart of ensuring that our Forces have the right equipment. The world-class DESG Graduate Scheme leads to exciting careers within the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) area of the MOD (or the wider MOD in some circumstances).

Most MOD professional engineers and scientists are involved in managing major programmes: setting requirements, overseeing industry and ensuring equipment is safe and effective. Some are involved in identifying and developing new technologies, and managing and ensuring current equipment remains safe and available.

We offer careers in aerospace systems, land systems, maritime systems, nuclear systems, communications & information systems, sensors, command and control, weapons, ordnance, munitions and explosives. MOD engineers work in the UK and overseas to equip and support our Armed Forces.

Our DESG Graduate Scheme is arguably the best graduate development scheme for engineers and scientists in the UK. Benefits include:

  • Considerable investment in you! Over and above your salary, we support your personal professional development
  • An accelerated path to Chartered status in your engineering or science profession
  • Development opportunities not available in private industry
  • A truly rewarding career – MOD projects are fascinating, valuable, unique and sometimes highly classified
  • The opportunity to work in various locations across the UK and sometimes abroad
  • A competitive salary and more

Required degrees include:

  • Naval architecture / ship science
  • Systems engineering
  • Nuclear/ nuclear engineering
  • Electrical / electronic engineering
  • Radio engineering
  • Control systems engineering
  • Communications systems engineering
  • Micro-electronics engineering
  • Computer science
  • Software engineering

Go to www.gov.uk/mod/desg for a full list

Look to your new horizon and apply online today for the DESG Graduate programme here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/desg-graduate-scheme

Graduate jobs and placements: Enigma Interactive, Newcastle

Enigma regularly take on graduates who have strong creative programming ability and who want to work in digital!

We also take on a 12-month placement student each year from a Computing or Software Engineering course (or similar)  and would be looking to find someone who can start here next summer.

To find out more, see attached or email cv to Shelly Whitworth-King at shellywk@enigma-interactive.co.uk