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Edinburgh-based creative studio, 39steps, has been appointed to redesign and build the website for Children in Scotland, the membership organisation for all those working with children and their families.
 
With an updated website, Children in Scotland is looking to increase awareness of their work and the resources available to members and the wider children’s sector, including updates on policy and research plus access to quality events, training and publications. The site’s interactivity will enable members to review and comment on the issues affecting them, creating a two-way conversation that can help deliver positive outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Jacqueline Cassidy, Children in Scotland’s Head of Communications, said: ” We are delighted to be working with 39steps who are able to bring together the wide portfolio of skills necessary to ensure our website is able to meet the needs of our members and the children’s sector, including project management, programming and design expertise.”



Julie Diver, Managing Director of 39steps, commented: “Children in Scotland is committed to ensuring the online platform delivers real results for members, who need to be kept up-to-date with all aspects of working with children across Scotland. We’re delighted to be working with such an enthusiastic and diverse team. The project is more than simply updating an existing website and we’re relishing the challenge.”

Children in Scotland’s flagship event is the annual conference happening on the 1st and 2nd of November 2012 in Fife.

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Contact: For more information, contact Julie Diver, Managing Director, 39steps on 0131 557 1903 or 078 3334 1117.

About 39steps: 39steps is a creative studio based in Edinburgh. Established with PSYBT support in 2003, the studio has clients such as the Scottish SPCA, MS Society Scotland, RBS and The Open University. Services include branding consultancy, graphic and web design, and email marketing.

About Children in Scotland: Children in Scotland is the national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland. It has charitable status.

Membership is annual and current members include: Glasgow City Council, City of Edinburgh Council, NHS Health Scotland, NHS Fife, Scottish Commissioner for Children and Young People, Social Work Inspection Agency, Barnardo’s, Save the Children, Quarriers, Scottish Out of School Care Network amongst many others.

The organisation’s website can be found here.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has been helping social enterprises, community groups and individuals to create growth in their communities via all kinds of projects over the last decade. Following on from the rebrand and the web redesign, we took evaluated data from our pals at FMR Research and converted it into an easy-to-digest Social Impact Report, in time for SIS’ launch at Our Dynamic Earth. A tactile piece printed on uncoated stock, the coloured graphs pop out and an extended version can be downloaded from the website along with featured case studies.

'Our Social Impact' – results from a decade of investing in communities

Julie at Our Dynamic Earth at the SIS social impact report launch

Glasgow-based Cameron Interiors has called on some Team39 magic to tighten up their brand, van livery and brochureware. Providing quality and tailor-made living spaces, Cameron Interiors has been around for 3 decades and built up a great reputation for end-to-end service. Their Edinburgh studio is the Scottish flagship store for Bulthaup (v posh German kitchens) and we’ve been salivating over the sleekness of the gadgets therein. Can’t wait to get our hands on all their fab pictures of glam kitchen and bedroom installations!

We’ve been appointed to create the new website for the Scottish Acoustic Marine Mammal Observatory, part of St Andrews University. The site will show cool graphs on the movements of marine mammals from very clever buoys set strategically around our shores. This is on the back of work we’ve done for SMRU Ltd, for their flagship product, PAMBuoy(R). Welcome aboard the good ship 39, SAMMO!

‘Steps Towers are looking for a front-end web development intern!

39steps is looking for an enthusiastic intern with a passion for the web to join our team on Great King Street. As we expand the online side of our business, we’re looking to take on board someone who’s interested in modern web front-end techniques and who has some experience with web CMSs.

Our internship would suit an undergraduate or recent graduate who is keen to gain experience.

Our ideal new teammate has some knowledge of the following:

• HTML 5
• CSS (including CSS 3)
• JavaScript (including jQuery)
• open source CMSs like WordPress, Drupal and concrete5
• Adobe Fireworks and Photoshop
• PHP
• Git (not crucial, but would be nice!)

They’ll be comfortable working alongside other developers and designers, and won’t be afraid to discover and implement solutions to web development problems independently.

An enthusiasm for all things Web is a must, as is a drive to learn and keep up with evolving technologies and design trends.

Working hours are flexible, but will start at two days a week (15 hours). The hourly rate is £6.50.

If you’re interested, contact laurence@39steps.co.uk by 12 noon on May 31st.