UX Frontend Placement Year
Location: Birmingham, UK
Salary: £18,000 per annum
Opportunity
Pinewood Technologies are currently looking for an ambitious technology and/or design student to join our UX Design and Frontend Development Placement Scheme in Summer 2024! If you have an interest in both software development and design and have acquired knowledge in these areas through your university course, we’d love to hear from you!
Working alongside our talented UX team, you will take on real-life projects that will make a direct impact on our business. You can expect on-the-job training, mentoring throughout, and an opportunity to develop your technical and commercial experience.
You can expect to develop your skills in the following areas:
HTML
CSS/ SCSS
Javascript
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, XD
Responsive Web Design
UX and Web Design principles
Wireframing and prototyping
Atomic design principles
Here at Pinewood, we know that students are the next generation of our workforce, so we invest in early careers in a big way.
What to Expect
We offer lots of support and a structured learning plan to ensure you gain all the skills you need to succeed with us. So, what will your placement year look like?
We will kickstart the scheme with an initial settling-in period including a business induction and coding boot camp. You’ll get to understand Pinewood’s wider business, meet key people, and bring yourself up to speed on the technologies we use.
You will spend 12 months working in our talented UX team, where you’ll have continuous guidance from your mentor and you’ll help to further improve our products from a user experience perspective.
You’ll undertake regular technical workshops and have access to Pluralsight to support your ongoing training.
You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of an entire project from design to release
What’s in it for You
During your placement year with Pinewood, you’ll have the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained from university to real-life scenarios. Working within a team of UX professionals you’ll get exposure to a wide variety of digital projects and will help enhance the user experience across our products and brands. You can also look forward to:
Continuous support from a dedicated mentor throughout your placement year.
An opportunity to work on meaningful projects that will make a direct impact on our business, and that of our customers.
The chance to earn a graduate offer! We want students to develop long-term careers with us, as opposed to joining us for just 12 months. Successful placement students can expect a graduate offer after completing their final year of university.
The opportunity to work on a flexible contract during your final year.
Flexible hybrid working
A competitive salary of £18,000 per annum
25 days holiday
Free access to our onsite gym
Access to Pluralsight
Regular social events
About You
We don’t expect our placement students to know everything. We look for those with a passion for design and technology, a strong team ethic, and solid communication skills. As long as you have a genuine desire to learn and develop your skillset, we want to support you in achieving your goals.
You will also need:
To be a 2nd-year University student studying Digital Media, Computer Science, Software Development, or something similar.
A genuine interest in working on front-end development and a passion for design.
Problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset.
Self-starter with a positive can-do attitude
About Us
Pinewood is a growing software business, that offers a cloud-based Dealership Management System for retailers in the automotive sector. Our DMS lets automotive retailers work more efficiently and enables them to provide better customer service- which results in a higher profit for the retailers. Our system is complemented by a range of integrated apps such as Tech+ for workshop technicians.
Our customers represent over 50 major automotive brands and operate in over 1000 retail locations. We are a global leader in our industry and a Microsoft Partner.
What Happens Next
Apply!
1st stage video interview
Onsite assessment centre
Final interview