Sticky is a Newcastle-based advertising agency specialising in digital media. The best way to describe us is as Digital + Different. We have developed a reputation as leaders in Inbound Marketing and launched the breakthrough NLYZR website analysis and optimisation tools, enabling us to achieve the results our clients are really looking for.... more sales.

Sticky helps corporate marketers with: advertising, web development and strategy, inbound marketing and search engine optmisation.

Come join the (r)evolution.

Position available: Junior Web Developer

Sticky has had a dynamic year of growth after winning several major national clients and we need more hands on deck to help with the workload.

We’re looking for a Junior Web Developer to become an integral part of our digital team.

You will learn our proprietary Search Engine Optimisation process and work with our NLYZR tools, generating reports, recommendations and implementing recommendations for key clients. The role is varied and interesting, working across several aspects of the business.

The right person will have:

A reasonable understanding of SEO
Understanding of search engine trends
Excellent project management and communication skills
Experience with dynamic web programming, databases, HTML, XHTML, CSS and JavaScript
Experience with large Content Management Systems
Experience with domain and web hosting platforms

Most importantly, the person we are looking for has the energy, drive and personality to be part of a dynamic team looking to deliver exceptional results for our clients.

You would be based in our Newcastle office and reporting to our Digital Project Director. Salary negotiable. This is a rare opportunity to join a vibrant digital agency working with an exciting range of local and national clients.

Applications and resumes will be accepted by email only, addressed to Craig Wilson, craig@stickyads.com.au by close of business Friday 3 September 2010. The best applicants will be shortlisted and asked to perform a simple task to demonstrate your abilities.

NOTE: Applications are now closed.

Posted by Craig on August 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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Don’t build a website, build a web strategy

How to find new customers, obtain information, broaden your geographic reach, streamline operations, improve customer relations, lower communication costs, generate PR and free publicity, look like an industry leader and…..have complete marketing measurability.

A few years ago a Newcastle web designer told me there was no future in the website design business because it was becoming so easy for anyone to create their own sites. “The company receptionist will be knocking together websites in a few hours”, he said.

He was both right and wrong.

The advent of blogging templates such as Typepad, Blogger and other user-friendly platforms certainly have made it very easy and cheap to create a “site’ for anyone who wants one. And yes, my kids could probably build a reasonably good-looking site in a day if they put their minds to it.

Unfortunately, many business sites look exactly like the receptionist or the owner’s children did make them. On that count my friend was right.

The part he got wrong was that it meant the demise of the web design business. The fact that every man and his dog has or can build a basic site means there is more imperative than ever on creating not just a good site, but a great web strategy.

There is an enormous difference.

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