Popping-in?

Our studio is filled with light and music.
There are multiple meeting rooms, a well stocked kitchen, and an indoor garden (with fishpond). Talk to us about access needs, environmental factors and any accommodations we might make to enhance your visit. Pop-in for tea and stay to use a spare desk for as long as you need.

11 Greenwich Centre Business Park,
53 Norman Road, Greenwich
London SE10 9QF

Public transport

We’re next to Greenwich train and DLR station. We have a door right on the concourse but it’s different to our postal address. Find us via: what3words.com/hungry.means.author

From Greenwich rail platform

This video shows the route to take from the train that will arrive at Greenwich rail station from London Bridge. There's a gentle slope next to the staircase.

From Greenwich DLR station

This video shows the route to take from the DLR that will arrive at Greenwich DLR station from Bank. There's a lift at the platform level if that's useful.

By car

If you have to come by car, we have a couple of parking spaces. We have a charging point that you are welcome to use if you have an electric car. Call ahead and we'll make sure the spaces are free. Use our postcode (SE10 9QF) to guide you in.

Get in touch

We’d love to hear from you. Use whichever medium works best for you.

11 Greenwich Centre Business Park,
53 Norman Road, Greenwich
London SE10 9QF

New project enquiry

It's exciting to chat about potential new projects. We don't have a ‘sales’ team or a form to fill in. Call us or give us a little detail via email and we'll get straight back to you.

[email protected]

Website support

If you're a client then you'll be best served by calling us or contacting us via ClickUp, otherwise you can use this dedicated email that reaches all of the digital team.

[email protected]

Finance questions

This email hits the inboxes of the people who deal with our bookkeeping and finances.

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Just want a chat?

Sometimes enquiries don't fall neatly under a heading, do they?

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Cultural Calendar

A round-up of recommendations and reviews, sent on the first Friday of each month, topped-off with a commissioned image from a talented new illustrator. Sign-up and tell your friends.

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Cog News

An irregular update of activity from our studio. Showing off about great new projects, announcements, job opportunities, that sort of thing. Sign-up and tell your friends.

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Join our team

We are expanding to build capacity, invest in innovation, and bring new talent to the team.

Join our team

We are expanding our team with new roles (listed below) and we are always interested in chatting with brilliant people – who knows where those conversations may take us?

Find out more about our approach to recruitment, and what to expect through the process, in our journal.

Designer – website focused

Design friction-free, user-informed websites that are visually stunning, technically accomplished, accessible and sustainable.

Find the sweet-spot between the most conceptually exciting solutions and the need for us to deliver within expectations and budgets

You’ll be working concurrently across multiple challenges: from big picture concepts, to the systematic implementation of every detail, including snagging and fixes.

We work in the exciting overlap between the arts and technology so you’ll get even more out of the role if you have interest (and possibly experience) in both.

Full job description and application details in our journal.

Designer – website focused

Backend focused full stack developer

Salary: £50-55k

Salary: around £50-55K
Location: Hybrid/fully remote options (office in Greenwich)
Experience level: Mid, senior
Tech stack used:  PHP, WordPress (Twig/Timber +ACF), Sass/CSS, Vanilla JS
Type: Permanent, full-time, flexible hours

About Cog

Cog is a digital design agency making uniquely crafted websites for for the UK’s highest-profile arts organisations.

Working exclusively in the cultural and heritage sector, we make world leading, uniquely crafted websites. Our approach is audience-focused and pragmatic. Every solution is unique because every client brings individual challenges and opportunities. We support over 60 websites with an average of 12M page views and £7M+ in transactions every month.

We love the web as a platform and are committed to creating accessible, performant sites based on the native features that come with the browser.

We’re proud to use WordPress (even given recent drama) because we’re committed to technology choices that make sense for our clients and for the long term.

We avoid jargon, minimise complexity and partner with exceptional clients to build long-term, productive (and enjoyable) working relationships.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced full stack developer (4+ years experience) to help us maintain and develop our portfolio of 60+ websites for some of the largest cultural institutions in the UK.

You’ll work in a small and dedicated team alongside other full-time and freelance developers, project managers and designers, suggesting technical solutions to optimise existing websites as well as leading on the build new sites (either alone or in partnership).

You’ll be pragmatic, flexible and focused. You will be able leverage both front-end and back-end technologies to make sure our sites function smoothly with a focus on web native functionality, accessibility and performance.

About the role/ key responsibilities

  • We’re looking for a confident problem solver with a collaborative approach
  • You’ll have a thorough understanding of core web technologies and frameworks, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Experience with React is a plus but not essential
  • You’ll be able to interpret wireframes and website mock-ups and explain technical options to non-technical colleagues
  • You’ll own tasks end to end; including communicating with project managers and designers to gathering more information if needed
  • You’ll have experience of delivering websites within a professional environment and supporting websites through their full lifecycle
  • We’re a small team with a large output so you’ll be able to take ownership of areas that interest you and ship new features quickly
  • You’ll enjoy continuous personal development and value opportunities to learn on the job

 

About you

Essential

  • Experience with WordPress, Advanced Custom Fields and plugin development
  • Excellent core web development skills focused on semantic HTML, vanilla JS and Modern CSS
  • Experience of developing and testing responsive websites for multiple browsers, platforms and devices
  • Experience with 3rd Party Restful APIs such as ticketing & CRM systems
    Accessibility best practices
  • Experience estimating how long you need to invest in specific tasks
  • Right to work in the UK

 

Nice to have

  • Experience using project management and communication tools such as ClickUp/Slack/Basecamp
  • DevOps experience including web server management with NGINX/Litespeed
  • Experience with Ticketing and high traffic web applications.

 

Benefits

  • MacBook Pro as work laptop
  • 25 days paid leave each year (in addition to official local public holidays) – you can also buy or sell up to five days each calendar year.
  • Annual team discussion days – where we celebrate the past and play an active part in planning your future
  • Recruitment referral bonus
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Travelcard loans (interest free)
  • Funded monthly cultural outing with the team – in person in London  ( but sometimes remote)
  • Occasional team dinners
  • Monthly breakfast briefings with leading figures from the sector
  • Regular training sessions delivered by team members and guests

 

Application process

  • Apply via our form
  • Screening call with our Head of Technology Alex
  • Interview, with questions and a task given in advance with Alex & Michael (Director of Cog) and members of the development and or design team

 

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Backend focused full stack developer