DADI Nominations 2010
18.08.10
After a fantastic year of new business wins and current client go lives, we just heard we've been nominated four times at the 2010 DADI awards. Scottish Widows, Film4 and APB are there as well as a nomination for the Creative Team of the year. A very proud Creative Director is booking an appointment with his tailor.
Web Developer wanted
28.07.10
We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic Web Developer to join an established development team in our Edinburgh HQ.
The successful candidate will be a proven problem solver who relishes the challenge of developing solutions using the most appropriate technology available.
This role covers all aspects of web development from conception, planning, building, testing through to implementation and support.
Candidates will ideally have 2-3 years solid commercial development experience though we would make exceptions for the right candidate. Experience of leading solution development teams would be an advantage.
The ideal candidate will be a confident and knowledgeable technologist with solid experience of the following: -
- CSS/XHTML/XSLT/XML
- Javascript (jQuery)
- SQL (mySql)
- Source Control (SVN)
Additionally, experience and skills within the following areas would be extremely beneficial: -
- Flash (ActionScript/Flex/AIR)
- Web Analytics (Google Analytics/Webtrends)
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Content Management Systems
- Financial Services
- Digital Agency
- Java (JSP)
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@realise.com. We would also appreciate your current salary details.
Desktop/server/network support engineer wanted
09.07.10
Realise have a vacancy for a desktop/server/network support engineer. The ideal candidate should have;
Experience and\or be proficient in the following:
- Windows XP
- Windows server 2000/2003
- Active Directory
- IIS5, IIs6 and Apache web servers
- Microsoft Exchange 2003
- Linux operating systems
- VPN technologies (Windows 2003 L2TP/Linux based openvpn and pptp)
- Blackberry Enterprise Server
- Network troubleshooting under linux, for example tcpdump, routing, subnetting
- PC & server hardware
Exposure to the following would also be of value:
- VMWare (vCentre, vSphere)
- Backups, specifically Arcserv 11.5
- Firewalls
- Cisco
- Sotware licensing (particularly Microsoft)
- Mac experience
Amongst the duties of the position will be:
- installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications;
- monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks;
- talking staff/clients through a series of actions, either face to face or over the telephone;
- troubleshooting system and network problems and diagnosing and solving hardware/software faults;
- replacing parts as required;
- providing support, including procedural documentation;
- liaising with suppliers and ordering as necessary
The ideal candidate should have at least 2 to 3 years experience in a similar, perhaps, smaller role and be able to work as part of a team and work using their own initiative.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@realise.com. We would also appreciate your current salary details.
Account/Project Manager wanted
11.06.10
We're on the hunt again for some fresh talent. You need to know how to run a digital project end to end and have a particular leaning towards technical project management. But enjoy and understand the creative process too. And know how to relationship manage some great and demanding clients.
Apply to fiona@realise.com
Vacancy – Experienced ASP.Net Web Developer
05.05.10
We are currently looking for an experienced ASP.NET Web Developer to work on a variety of exciting web projects managed by the Realise Digital division.
In this role you will report to the Technical Delivery Manager, but also work closely with the rest of the team including other developers and designers, and the wider Realise business.
You will be:
- A strong technician, with good written and verbal communications, with a solid understanding of how to apply pragmatic software engineering practices to the production of high quality, robust web sites.
- Expected to provide assistance and guidance to colleagues in any aspect of software design, creation, testing and documentation.
- Capable of taking account of new information or changed circumstances in a fast moving project environment, and acting accordingly.
Responsibilities will include: -
- Scoping, estimating, design, implementation and maintenance of .NET-based websites and applications
- Identifying and researching candidate solutions, particularly CMS, for client requirements, and communicating clearly with the team and clients regarding the proposed solution.
- Mentoring a small team of web developers in these skills.
You will have 3+ years strong commercial experience in ASP.NET, and the following skills are essential to the role:-
- ASP.Net
- C# or VB.Net
- XML / XSLT
- HTML / CSS / JavaScript
- Experience of at least one major JavaScript framework (e.g. JQuery)
- SQL Server
- Version Control (SVN / VSS)
- Visual Studio (2005 +)
In addition, the following qualities are desirable: -
- Website management and configuration with IIS
- Continuous Integration and similar development practices.
- MySQL
- Commercial or Open Source Content Management Systems (especially Ektron CMS400.Net)
- A digital agency background
You will need to have strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. A clear and concise articulator of ideas, you’ll be persuasive and credible in front of clients, or prospective clients, at all levels.
Although we work in a team culture, you need to be comfortable managing your own time and workload autonomously.
What is critical is that you have a real passion for the web and can bring focus and enthusiasm to the role.
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@realise.com. We would also appreciate your current salary details.
Who's down with APB?
14.04.10
Realise recently built a new teaser website for APB, the new massively multiplayer shooter being launched by Dundee-based games developer Realtime Worlds later this year.
A number of Realise staffers are currently getting shot repeatedly in the beta for the game and can contest that it's as good as the new site makes it look. All of the videos on the site are directly from the gameplay – and there's some great music in there too.
If you want to be part of the beta too, you can sign up via the website.
See you in San Paro!
New site for BMSavings
05.03.10
We are delighted to launch the new site for BMSavings, which went live in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
We used all our SEO, Usability, Design and Build skills on this site – even filming our own video for the home page.
We're very pleased with the results. More importantly, so is the client. Please let us know what you think via twitter (or call us!).
Web Developer Wanted
09.02.10
We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic Web Developer to join an established development team in our Edinburgh HQ.
The successful candidate will be a proven problem solver who relishes the challenge of developing solutions using the most appropriate technology available.
This role covers all aspects of web development from conception, planning, building, testing through to implementation and support.
Candidates will ideally have 2-3 years solid commercial development experience though we would make exceptions for the right candidate. Experience of leading solution development teams would be an advantage.
The ideal candidate will be a confident and knowledgeable technologist with experience of the following: -
CSS/XHTML/XSLT/XML/XPATH
Javascript (Ajax/jQuery/dojo)
Flash (ActionScript/Flex/AIR)
SQL (mySql)
Source Control (SVN)
Additionally, experience and skills within the following areas would be beneficial: -
Web Analytics (Google Analytics/Webtrends)
Continuous Integration (CruiseControl)
Content Management Systems (Autonomy Teamsite)
Financial Services
Digital Agency
Java (JSP/Cocoon/Hibernate/Struts/Spring/Tomcat/IBatis)
Testing (Junit/Selenium)
To apply please email your CV to Greg@realise.com.
Go Comms goes live
03.12.09
Go Comms a dedicated business communications solution provider offer broadband, network and telecoms products and services to business users.
Realise recently created their new brand identity, launched with a new website.
The new site aims to let customers know how easy it is to do business with Go Comms and details their current product offering.
Go Comms is still a young business but they have big plans for 2010 and we look forward to supporting them to achieve these goals over the next few months.
Right brain, left brain harmony
Realise's new brand identity
27.07.09
It's not just the start of a new week, but the start of a new era at Realise.
Today we launch our new brand identity. And we're very proud of it.
It's been a few months in the making and as well as a new look we have a new positioning statement.
Rather than the usual corporate terminology that companies use to describe their services, we felt it was more important to describe our people. After all they are the most unique and most important aspect of our business.
We hope you like our new website.
Student Marketer of the Year takes up placement at Realise
10.07.09
Iain Wilcox, winner of the Student Marketer of the Year Award at the recent Marketing Society Awards, is to take up a work placement with digital agency Realise.
Iain who graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a degree in Marketing with Media will shadow Realise's Creative Director Don Smith throughout July.
For Don, who is evangelical about his own conversion to digital from traditional above the line advertising, it is an opportunity to encourage one of Scotland's brightest stars into the world of web.
Cairn Energy website goes live
1.06.09
A FTSE 100 company, Cairn Energy have pioneered Scottish oil and gas discoveries around the world for the past 20 years. Realise recently delivered their completely revamped website, utilising Cairn's own catalogue of stunning photography which is integral to the design. The site uses Flash to show details of Cairn's global operations as well as its history, integrates with emailing and SMS systems for Cairn to keep in touch with their shareholders, and has expansive downloads, video and image library sections.
Invensys Controls Europe website goes live
05.05.09
6 brands. 3 languages. 100's of products. Member of a FTSE100 group. Invensys Controls Europe is big company that required a simple to use website catering for their diverse audience needs.
Realise have delivered a website that offers corporate, brand and product information for customers, wholesalers and service engineers, with country-specific content delivered in Italian and German. An effective taxonomy serves the right content in the right places while minimising duplication, and a powerful search puts product or technical documentation within instant reach of the site's visitors.
The site is built using Ektron's CMS400.Net.
www.invensyscontrolseurope.com
Halifax Intermediaries website relaunched
05.05.09
Following a major overhaul, the new Halifax Intermediaries website was recently launched by Realise, delivering a faster, smoother service for our clients' IFA customers. www.halifaxintermediaries.co.uk
Don Smith joins Realise and jumps into digital
05.05.09
A multi-award winning above-the-line advertising creative has become the first senior figure in his field to take the leap into digital.
Don Smith, formerly of The Union, has joined Scotland's leading web design agency Realise as its Creative Director, bringing the ethos and the thinking behind some of the UK's leading ad campaigns to web design and digital marketing.
Don has won over 200 creative industry awards for his work, having swept the board with his ads for Irn Bru in 1996/7 through to more recent campaigns for Organ Donation ("Kill Jill"), which won a UK IPA Effectiveness Award and his work for Project Scotland which won the Best Online Campaign at the Scottish Advertising Awards.
Don's expertise is expected to bring a step change in the strategic development and execution of creative ideas at Realise, which will deliver measurable returns for clients' businesses.
Atmos Consulting Site Redesign
01.04.09
Realise recently launched the first stage of Atmos Consulting's new web presence. Atmos Consulting provide expert renewable energy, environment and planning support to a wide range of customers.
The first stage – a holding page put in place to coincide with a conference attended by Atmos Consulting - was designed and built by Realise, and implemented using our proprietary content management system Xento, within the space of 3 weeks.
The full site will be launched in the coming months. www.atmosconsulting.com
What will my child grow up to be?
23.03.09
It's a question that every proud new parent ponders sooner or later...Well, with the help of F&C's new Future Forecaster you can find out! We can't guarrantee the results, but the quiz is fun, nevertheless.
There's a more serious reason for the campaign though - putting a child through school and college is increasingly expensive, and the calculators on the minisite help you predeict how sensible investing in your childs future could help contribute to those costs.
The site will go out to F&C's 30,000 customers, and as the site's predictions can be sent by email or text message, we're hoping many more people will eventually receive the link. Follow this link to try the F&C Future Forecaster.
