Fubra

We are recruiting

Internship – Calling all students!

Fubra is a successful and fast-paced company that specialises in building on-line solutions to assist consumers in finding information that is not easily accessible on the web. We are currently looking for web developers and online marketing assistants to take part in a two week boot camp with the opportunity to join us for an internship over the summer at our offices in Aldershot, Hampshire.

The boot camp will provide you with a chance to prove your skills, and us with a chance to get to know a potential Fubra colleague. A few lucky candidates will then be offered a paid 10 week internship for the summer with the potential for a full time, permanent contract at the end.

About the Boot Camp

During the boot camp you will be working in small teams, developers with online marketers, and together you will need to evaluate one of our websites and come up with a plan of how to improve the design and features. Working together you will have to implement the changes and document how the process has gone. As a team at the end of the boot camp you will be asked to present any changes you have made to the site and any that you would plan to make in the future.

What you can expect

The Summer boot camp will take the following format.

10th June, 6pm – Final deadline for applications.

6th – 10th June :- Interviews for a place on the Summer Boot camp.

17th June – 1st July :- Work in small teams at our office in Aldershot to plan and implement ways to improve our existing websites.

1st July :- Results of the boot camp. Present to us your progress and any further changes you would still make if you had the chance.

4th July :- Paid internship begins for the lucky candidates. If you are offered a place on our internship you will be working in teams to improve our vast network of websites, with new features and designs.

20th September :- Internship ends. Graduates will be evaluated for a permanent contract.

How to apply

If you are interested in the following roles then please follow the applicable instructions:

Web Developers

We’re currently looking for a developer who can show a real flair for problem solving and creativity. Knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS, MySQL is preferred, but not essential.

To join the summer boot camp as a developer complete the following:

1. Take the online developer test ensuring you enter your full name and that it is the same as on your CV. NB: Even if you took the test at our stand at the recruitment fair, you will still need to take this new test.
2. Email your CV to jobs@fubra.com in a PDF or as plain text in the email. Make sure you write Summer Boot Camp (Developer) as the subject.

Online Marketing Assistants

We are looking for creative entrepreneurial types to come and work with us on our already extensive range of websites. Your role as a member of our online marketing team will involve identifying user interface improvements to our websites, and new opportunities to generate revenue from the sites. This is the starting point for anyone wishing to become a Product Manager.

To join the summer boot camp as a online marketing member you must complete the following:

1. Identify one of our websites and tell us in under 500 words how you would develop the website to make it more user friendly and increase revenue. You may want to include any design or feature changes you would implement, and any partnership opportunities you think would work well. Email this in a PDF to jobs@fubra.com with Website Development (Summer Boot Camp) as the subject.
2. Email your C.V. to jobs@fubra.com in a PDF or as plain text in the email. Make sure you write Summer Boot Camp (Online Marketing Assistant) as the subject. Include a cover letter of why you think you should be given a chance on our boot camp.