Work Experience Student Shows Hunger for Success

    

  

For the past four days, the fatBuzz team have been privileged to have Lex Moore, a fifteen year old pupil from Wellington School, in the office on work experience.

From social media marketing and video production, to web design and development, Lex has been involved in every aspect of the business.

But rather than us telling you what she’s been up to, we thought we would let Lex do the honour.

On the Tuesday when I arrived here, I spent the morning learning about what fatBuzz does and spent time delving further into social media.

After this, I began to write a blog post about a subject I personally like a lot called The Hunger Games. I wrote two separate articles, one about my favourite character, and the other about why I love The Hunger Games so much. (You can read Lex's blog posts HERE). 

It was interesting and I had fun testing myself on how to write in a way suited to the Internet. I enjoyed the writing aspect a lot.

On the Wednesday while I was here, I had the opportunity to go with Malcolm to film a piece of footage for a company and see how the system works. Later in the day, I set up my own blog using WordPress and was able to personalise it by choosing my own theme.

I also looked over coding using CodeAcademy which helped me learn about coding after I had only touched on it at school.

After lunch I also had a look at Photoshop and was able to edit a header for my blog with David. I learned how to use some simple aspects of Photoshop as I had never used it before.

On Thursday, I went over the blog posts I had written two days previously and edited them quickly to fit my blog.

After this I filmed a couple of videos, one being about my time here at fatBuzz, which you can view above. I edited the video after which was fun, and gave me a view on some editing skills and how to make a video look good.

After adding music and photos into the video we uploaded it to Vimeo. Later on in the day, Joanna and I put my previously written posts onto my blog and added hyperlinks for each post.

We then added my video I recorded about The Hunger Games into my second post. After learning this, WordPress seemed a lot easier to use, and I will definitely be continuing with my blog.

We certainly hope Lex will be continuing with her blog, because she is a terrific writer with undoubted ability. We have no doubt that she is well on her way to achieving her dreams of being a writer or journalist.

You never know, she might even end up working right here at fatBuzz...

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More New Faces at fatBuzz

You may have noticed that we have been looking to add some new faces to our ever-growing team, and after an extensive search, we are delighted to welcome Graeme Geddes and Jon Mills to the fatBuzz family.

Graeme, the newest member of the Social Media team, joins us after spending the last year gaining some valuable experience in the PR industry. It is this experience that has allowed Graeme to develop the skills he learnt while studying at college and then university.

Graeme holds qualifications in Graphic Design, Advertising & PR, and Media & Communication. After finishing his honours year at Glasgow Caledonian University, he managed to spend time with two of Scotland’s most successful PR agencies; firstly The Holyrood Partnership, followed by The BIG Partnership.

Before joining fatBuzz, Graeme was drafted into Foundation Scotland (formerly the Scottish Community Foundation) to help the organisation as it went through a rebrand. Part of his remit there was to assist with the Foundation’s new website, create press releases, and to implement a Social Media strategy.

In his spare time, Graeme likes to DJ; playing in a number of Glasgow’s favourite nightspots. You’ll also find him with his eyes glued to his computer or iPhone screen as he explores the world of social media, spending a lot of time with his friends and family, and trying to control his very energetic puppy, Brodie.

Jon Mills, an honours graduate in Computing at University of the West of Scotland, is the newest member of our Web Design and Development team.

Up until now, Jon has worked on a freelance basis, travelling the world helping startup companies as far away as Berlin, Orlando.... and Inverness!

Jon has always been interested in the IT industry and, in his own words, could work a keyboard and mouse before he could walk! He started to teach himself the ins and outs of the web at the age of 14 and has progressed his skills over the years, culminating in him further fattening our already rotund team.

Outside of work, Jon enjoys listening to music, playing football and in particular, travelling; with Rome and Madrid next on his list of places to visit.

If you want to join Graeme and Jon and the rest of the fatBuzz team, we are still looking to recruit a PHP developer with e-commerce experience. If you are interested in the position, please email kyle@fatbuzz.com for further information. Alternatively, if you know anyone who would be interested, please share this blog post with them and let them know about this opportunity.

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Join The fatBuzz Team

In response to an increase in business and the addition of several new contracts, we are looking to bring in some new faces to join the fatBuzz team.

We are looking for one full-time Web Developer and one full-time Social Media Account Assistant to come in and work with us at our offices in Glasgow.

We are looking for all the obvious attributes (hard-working, enthusiastic, self motivating, ambitious etc) but, more importantly, we want someone who fits with our culture and who is keen to be part of the fun team at fatBuzz.

Full-Time Web Developer

fatBuzz work with a wide variety of clients and this role will involve working with organisations, large and small, in the consumer, professional and charity sectors. 

The successful applicant will work alongside our design team and our clients on website design and development. 

The position will be based in our Glasgow office at Kinning Park and, though not essential, a driving licence would be an advantage. 

Salary and package will be commensurate with experience.

Key Requirements:

Good knowledge of HTML / HTML 5 & CSS
Good understanding of Wordpress or other CMS
Some experience working with Jquery / Javascript
Comfortable working with designs in Photoshop
Good attention to detail

Must be able to:

Code a fully functional HTML website from scratch using a provided Photoshop .psd file
Turn HTML code into a working Wordpress Theme / Template
Create fresh / modern website designs from scratch or from clients' specifications

Plus Points:
Knowledge of mobile / responsive web design and development
Knowledge of databases
Understanding of PHP scripting
Creating / editing Wordpress plugins
Branding design experience

In the first instance you should send your CVs, cover letter, links to previous work and any other relevant information to kyle@fatbuzz.com. All applications will be strictly confidential.

Full-Time Social Media Account Assistant 

As part of our growing Social Media team, you will help our core staff work directly with clients on marketing, social media engagement and developing online communities.

Ideally, you will have a good understanding of social media and marketing but, more importantly, you will have good writing and oral communication skills.

This role would be an ideal opportunity for a marketing or media student looking for experience in this burgeoning industry.

The positions will be based in our Glasgow office at Kinning Park and, though not essential, a driving licence would be an advantage.

Salary and package will be commensurate with experience.

Key Requirements:

A strong understanding of social media

Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas in written and verbal format

Excellent time management and organisational skills
Copywriting and/or blogging experience
Experience of social media marketing

Must Be Able To:

Build and maintain working and credible relationships

Work independently and within a team environment

Manage multiple projects and work to tight deadlines

Plus Points:

Good understanding of Wordpress or other CMS
Comfortable working with / creating designs in Photoshop, InDesign etc

In the first instance you should send your CV, cover letter and any other relevant information to kyle@fatbuzz.com. All applications will be strictly confidential.

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New-Bees are Buzzing

We revealed last month that we were looking for two new mouths to feed at fatBuzz - and we are delighted to announce that we have found the perfect candidates!

Firstly, we would like to welcome our new Social Media Account Manager, Joanna Robb, to the team.

Joanna had been interning with fatBuzz for six months, and she has always been a major part of the fatBuzz team, but we thought it was about time we made it official!

Joanna graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a 2:1 Honours Degree in Marketing, and in addition to keeping the fatBuzz boys in check, she will work directly with a range of clients on marketing, social media engagement and developing online communities.

While carrying out 'extensive' research for this post, we found out that Joanna used to attend RSAMD Theatre Group... which really does explain a lot! 

In all seriousness, Joanna is a real people person with an infectious, bubbly personality and we are confident that she will bring a range of additional skills to the team.

We are also delighted to welcome our latest web developer/designer, Chris Winch, to the team.

Chris is a web and graphic designer from Dumbarton, with vast experience in developing websites for a range of businesses across various sectors. 

We knew Chris was the perfect candidate for this role as soon as we met him; he is experienced, enthusiastic and ambitious, but most importantly, he fits in perfectly with the fatBuzz culture.

Chris' main skills lie in HTML/CSS, WordPress and Graphic Design, but he is also vastly experienced with UX/Usability, Responsive and Mobile Web Design and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).

Interestingly, we have just found out that Chris and our other web developer David actually went to school together, although they didn't know each other at the time!

It really is a small world, isn't it?

In saying that, we are sure that our own little world will continue to grow and we look forward to welcoming lots of new faces to the fatBuzz team in 2013.

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