Jobs at KineoKineo is a global leader in providing cost effective e-learning, learning portals, and learning management systems to the worldwide corporate market. Our clients include HSBC, Pepsico, HMV, Timberland, Nike, Kronos, Tesco, Nikon, Marks & Spencer, Cable & Wireless, and BBC. As a growing company we are looking for highly enthusiastic, flexible and dynamic individuals comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, on multiple projects with tight deadlines. Do you have what it takes? Great people are the heart and soul of Kineo. We seek the talented, the experienced and the exceptional. We offer a great working environment, competitive compensation, the opportunity to work with great clients and the occasional bagel. Kineo also has a graduate recruitment scheme which runs each summer. Read about one of our recent Kineo Graduates.
Our current UK Vacancies are listed below. NO AGENCIES PLEASE. Lead E-learning Instructional Designer (Sheffield)Got the magic touch to create great online learning experiences, written and designed with flair? Know how to get the most from a team? If so, we may have the perfect job for you... If you have three years or more experience in learning design, have overseen design on larger projects and can show you know how to get to the heart of client’s needs and get the best from a team to deliver on them, why not get in touch? We're looking for talented learning designers who will help Kineo continue to innovate in design, take a lead on our projects, and work closely with our clients to deliver great service and continue our successes. Download the full Lead E-learning Instructional Designer job description. To apply: please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com, including details of your salary expectations. Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd March. No agencies please.
Support Engineers (Permanent)Due to a rapidly growing client base, Kineo is urgently seeking UK based Support Engineers to work at our Brighton (UK) office. This person will work in close partnership with our global teams, supporting a fast growing client base.
This role may involve shift work, to help support our global client base and provide increased cover during staff absences. Essential Skills
Download the full Support Engineers job description. If you feel that you are bursting with technical expertise and keen to learn more, whilst being able to support a diverse client base, please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com, including details of your salary expectations. We are interviewing weekly, and positions are to start ASAP. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES
E-learning and LMS Solutions ConsultantWe're currently recruiting for a new role as Solutions Consultant to join our sales team. You could be based anywhere in the UK, though proximity to a Kineo office (London, Brighton or Sheffield) is preferable. Your main role will be to lead on e-learning, content and LMS sales opportunities including discussing requirements with clients and putting together appropriate solutions, and will see you reporting to the Head of Solutions. Responsibilities will include prospecting and account managing Kineo clients, understanding their needs and developing solutions in collaboration with our teams, taking a sales target and being rewarded for sales of Kineo’s solutions. You will have ideally sales and/or production experience in e-learning and/or LMS. You must be a highly enthusiastic, flexible and dynamic individual comfortable working in a fast-paced growth company, on multiple activities and projects with tight deadlines, with strong communication skills: capable of explaining rationale of decisions to clients, communicating progress and updates to clients and to colleagues, communicating design aspects and requirements to graphic designers and technical team members. Other desirable characteristics are experience in Moodle and open-source software, and experience with e-learning design. Download the full job description Salary: Competitive and in-line with role expectations. Sound like you? please send your CV and covering email to jobs@kineo.com. No agencies.
LMS Implementation ConsultantWe are looking for an LMS Implementation Consultant to join our team in Brighton. You’ll be working directly with clients to guide them through the implementation of our LMS. Typical tasks involve showing and explaining features to clients (via webinar or face to face), gathering specific requirements, configuring the LMS accordingly, uploading content and working with the Art Directors in our team to skin the LMS in accordance with the client’s brand and visual identity.You will be given full training and you’ll learn all about Totara and the implementation process. As part of this, you will work with our experienced Project Managers, Art Directors and Developers and quickly progress to taking on a lead role on projects. You’ll be working in a fast paced environment, where you’ll need to think on your feet and use your initiative. This role is best suited to an enthusiastic and outgoing person, who enjoys working with people, as part of a team and has an eye for detail. There are plenty of career opportunities and professional development options within Kineo for ambitious people. Essential skills:
Desirable skills:
Salary: Up to £25k depending on experience Please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com. No agencies. Graphic Designers (Permanent or Freelance)
We are looking for talented permanent or freelance Flash based Graphic designers at all levels to join our highly skilled and award winning team from January 2012. You’ll get the opportunity to work for an array of clients creating, flash animations and motion graphics and the occasional Art direction all in a quest to meet client needs and enhance our reputation. As a team we work closely together on projects striving to be innovative to produce high quality e-learning solutions on time and in budget. 12 highly talented graphic designers will support you in your quest to be the best. This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated creative to work on varied projects in the e-learning sector. What we are looking for you to do... Animate in flash to bring your creativity and a fresh perspective to bring it to life... be enthusiastic and self disciplined about the task in hand... be proactive in communication and problem solving... be progressive in developing ideas... use pencils and paper to quickly illustrate ideas...understand layout and have an eye for typography... be flexible and accommodating in your approach to design...be a team player whilst pushing your ideas forward ....remain calm whilst under pressure...have an idea about action script but not necessarily to be a geek… able to animate with ease…and flex your brain whilst working with top class developers...be flexible across all aspects of design…one minute you’ll be doing flash animation… the next you’ll be creating vector illustrations…to then finishing the perfect print layout…as well as been organised enough to make time to make tea for your colleagues… Liking the sound of it? In addition to a competitive basic salary, for staff positions we offer: a generous benefits package, a good working atmosphere in a friendly and supportive team, challenging and interesting projects, the chance to develop your skills, and the freedom to think creatively and innovate. How to apply If you have the right skllls, are resourceful, passionate and full of ideas then please send CV, covering letter, websites, portfolio links and current salary to: jobs@kineo.com No agencies. Please do not apply if you do not have Flash CS skills, or if you only work in print design.
Front-End Developers (HTML and CSS)Our LMS team is in demand and to keep up we’re looking for graduate, junior and middleweight developers to join us. We’re after people who can produce good object oriented code in a language of their choice and have a working knowledge of some or most of the technologies that we use. The team you will join is very supportive and you will be given the help you need to improve your skills within our tool-set. Day to day you’ll be building plugins, enhancements and bug fixes for Moodle and Totara LMS's (Totara is an open source Moodle distribution aimed at the corporate market), working with our project managers and solution architects to ensure clients get what they ask for.
Salary: £20 - £27K depending on experience Please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com. Closing date 7th February 2012, though we are interviewing weekly. No agencies.
PHP Developers - Graduate, Junior & MiddleweightOur LMS team is in demand and to keep up we’re looking for front end developers at any level to join us. We’re after people who can produce good, clean, cross browser HTML, CSS, Javascript and have a wish to gain experience in some of the technologies that we use. The team you will join is very supportive and you will be given the help you need to improve your skills within our tool-set. Day to day you’ll be building HTML templates from wire-frames, implementing themes within Moodle and Totara to a style guide or piece of art direction, and fixing bugs. You will be working with our project managers, PHP developers and art directors to ensure clients get a stylish and usable site. You will have experience of:
Salary: £18 - £30K depending on experience Please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com. Closing date 2nd February 2012, though we are interviewing weekly. No agencies.
Senior Software Tester (Brighton)We are looking for a Senior Software Tester to join our team in Brighton. You’ll be leading the testing of customised instances of Moodle and Totara to ensure releases to our clients are fit for purpose and bug free. More specifically you’ll be responsible for creating test scripts & test data, carrying out both functional and cross-browser/platform testing and writing user documentation. We are also looking for someone who can make a positive contribution to the ongoing development of our testing processes and tools. You will ideally have at least three years experience of web application software testing in a commercial environment. The role also requires:
Futher desirable characteristics include an understanding of / interest in load testing, automation tools, open source software and accessibility. Familiarity with Moodle or other Larning Management Systems and a relevant background degree (e.g. Computer Science) are beneficial. Salary: up to £28K depending on experience Please send a CV and covering letter to jobs@kineo.com. No agencies. |
