Junior IT developer

Closing date: 27 July 2025

Contract: Full-time, permanent contract

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid working potential, based in Central London

Are you a passionate and motivated junior IT developer?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our collaborative IT team supporting the development, enhancement and maintenance of internal business systems and contributing to the digital infrastructure that powers our daily operations.

World-renowned illustrated publisher Thames & Hudson is seeking an individual with a solid technical foundation and a passion for learning to assist in designing and testing scalable solutions to meet evolving business needs, provide technical support to users, and help maintain critical data workflows and integrations in a fast-paced, supportive environment.

The Role

• Collaborate with the Senior Developer and Business Analyst to translate system requirements into reliable code.
• Develop, enhance and maintain scripts, integrations, and application workflows.
• Test new and existing functionality to identify bugs and performance issues.
• Respond to first- and second-line technical support tickets and liaise with users to troubleshoot problems.
• Contribute to internal knowledge bases and technical documentation.
• Maintain and support our title management and related systems.
• Work with structured data formats including JSON, XML and CSV.
• Assist with data cleansing, import/export, and validation tasks as required.
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues across departments to understand their operational needs. Supporting and guiding users adapting to system changes or upgrades.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to planning discussions.

Knowledge, skills and experience

You will already have:

• Experience with databases; FileMaker experience is a plus.
• Basic understanding of Python or similar programming languages.
• Familiarity with JSON and API usage.
• Good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A detail-oriented approach, be well organised, and willing to take ownership of tasks.
• An eagerness to learn and develop technical skills

Experience in these areas are a plus, but not essential:

• Understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Experience working with third-party APIs and integrations.
• Familiarity with HTML/CSS and basic web development.
• Knowledge of ETL pipelines or data modelling principles.
• Previous experience in a publishing or creative industry environment

We’re looking for:

• A proactive, adaptable team player with strong time management skills, a collaborative spirit, and a drive for continuous improvement
• An analytical mindset, someone who is always looking for ways to enhance processes

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

At Thames & Hudson, we believe that employing a diverse workforce is essential to succeed and selection decisions are based on applicants’ experience and skills. We welcome applications from everyone, irrespective of age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion or belief.

To apply, please send your CV with a cover letter to Sophie Castle at recruitment@thameshudson.co.uk. Use the cover letter to address how you meet the requirements above. The deadline for applications is 27 July 2025.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Some of the benefits of working with us, apart from working with a highly talented and creative bunch of people, we offer:

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Profit share scheme
• Interest-free loan for rent deposit or season travel ticket
• Discounts off our lovely T&H books and co-editions
• Generous pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free entry into hundreds of museums and galleries, nationwide

And more!