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Careers at designbox
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Where great people come to grow

We are a friendly, close-knit team in Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea, building websites and campaigns for businesses all over the UK. If you want to learn quickly, work on projects you can point at, and enjoy the people you spend your week with, you will like it here.

The designbox team at work in the Southend-on-Sea studio
Why join designbox

A team you will want to be part of

We are a proper team, not a production line. You will know everyone, work on real projects from the start, and have people around you who want you to do well.

Real projects, quicklyYou will be on live client work within your first few weeks, with the team around you while you find your feet. Websites and campaigns you can show people, not internal test projects that never ship.
Part of it, start to finishYou see a project through rather than being handed a task and passing it on. You will talk to clients, understand why decisions get made, and watch the work go live.
We help you growTraining, courses and proper time to learn, based on where you actually want to improve. We would far rather grow someone here than start again with someone new.
Your ideas get heardNo layers to get through. Suggest something good on Monday and it can be live by Friday. Everyone here shapes how we work, whatever their job title says.
Modern tools, properly usedAI assistants, modern builders and proper version control, and the training to use them well. We keep up so you are learning things worth knowing.
A life outside workTime off on your birthday, sensible hours and Flexible Fridays so you can work from home to finish the week. We cover for each other when life happens.
Life at designbox

A look behind the scenes

Days in the studio, nights out, and everything in between. This is the team you would be joining.

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The good stuff

What you get, beyond the salary

Time off on your birthdayEvery year. Have a lie in, or finish early and enjoy your day.
Discounts and perks portalThousands of shop, cinema and holiday discounts, and you can share them with family.
Pool and table tennisA proper break when you need one, and a team tournament twice a year.
Personal developmentOngoing training, courses and time to actually use them.
Payday takeawayThe hardest decision of the month is your vote on the Slack poll.
Holiday that growsExtra days off the longer you stay with us, starting after two years.
Two team events a yearOne in the summer, one at Christmas. Good for the team, and good fun.
A studio you want to be inThirty plus plants, top floor, natural light, arrange your desk how you like.
Proper coffee, on tapA real bean to cup machine with eight things to make on it, plus chilled mineral water.
Free parking on siteNo hunting for a space, no permit, no faff.
Casual dressWear what you like. We care what you make, not what you wear.
Real progressionWe promote from within where we can, and we tell you what it takes.
Open roles

Roles we are hiring for

Everything is based at our studio in Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea. Open a role to see the detail, then apply straight from there.

Front-end web developerBuild and look after websites for ambitious businesses. You will work on real client sites from day one, in a team that reviews each other work and shares what it learns.Full-time, permanentWestcliff, Southend-on-SeaUp to £35,000 a year

We are looking for an experienced front-end developer to join the team. You will create, maintain and improve the websites of ambitious businesses, so a strong grip on HTML, CSS and JavaScript matters, along with an eye for detail when a design needs building properly.

What you will be doing

  • Build websites to design and client specifications, mostly on WordPress
  • Tune pages for speed, scalability and Core Web Vitals
  • Make sure everything works across browsers and devices
  • Write clear, maintainable code that the next person can pick up
  • Use AI tools in your workflow, reviewing and refining what they give you
  • Test and troubleshoot for functionality, accessibility and user experience
  • Keep sites updated, including content changes and security patches
  • Help clients directly when they need technical support

What we are looking for

  • Confident with JavaScript, HTML and CSS
  • Experience with WordPress and PHP
  • Comfortable using AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Claude or Copilot day to day
  • Familiar with Figma, Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Know your way around responsive design, accessibility and SEO basics
  • Version control with Git and GitHub
  • Experience with modern WordPress builders, Bricks is a bonus
  • Three years in web development, and able to commute to Southend-on-Sea
Apply for this roleAttach your CV and a few lines about you. We read every one.
Digital marketing executiveRun campaigns that clients can see working. Paid search, SEO and everything around them, with real budgets and real accountability.Full-time, permanentWestcliff, Southend-on-Sea£30,000 to £35,000 a year

We are looking for a digital marketer to join the team. You will work across paid search and SEO for a mix of clients, reporting on what is happening and why, and helping decide what to do next.

What you will be doing

  • Plan, build and manage paid search campaigns
  • Work on SEO across client sites, from technical fixes to content
  • Report on performance clearly, in plain English
  • Spot opportunities in the data and act on them
  • Work directly with clients on their goals and their budgets

What we are looking for

  • Experience running Google Ads and SEO campaigns
  • Comfortable with analytics and reporting
  • Clear communicator, in writing and on a call
  • Organised enough to handle several clients at once
  • Able to commute to Southend-on-Sea
Apply for this roleAttach your CV and a few lines about you. We read every one.
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Send us your application

Attach your CV and anything else that shows what you can do. If you are not sure which role suits you, pick the closest one and say so in the message.

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How to apply

Three steps to join the team

Applying is straightforward. Three short steps, no long forms, and we come back to everyone within a week.

01Send us your CVFill in the form with your CV and a portfolio or a few links if you have them. A short note about what you want to do next helps more than a long cover letter.
02A 15 minute chatA quick, relaxed call to see if we are a good fit for each other. We will tell you honestly what the role involves and you can ask us anything.
03Come and meet usVisit the studio, meet the team and talk through the detail of the work. If it feels right on both sides, we move quickly from there.
Nothing quite right?

Tell us what you are good at

We keep an eye out for good people even when nothing is advertised. Send a CV and a line about the work you want to be doing, and we will be honest about whether there is something coming.