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Looking for Liverpool-based WordPress database-y freelancer!

Things are busy here at Splinter and we’re on the lookout for a talented freelance web developer to help out on a couple of immediate projects in the studio. Quick summary of required skills:

• Have strong PHP skills
• Have experience working with WordPress
• Be comfortable writing custom database queries
• Be able to work on-site in our Liverpool studio
• Be able to work alongside front-end designers

So if you think you can help then drop us a line or tweet us @splinterdesign including links to a couple of examples of your work, your daily rates and your CV.

We’ve found someone now! Ignore the above please :)

NHS Flu fighter award = Happy Kev

One of the campaigns Splinter worked on for Liverpool Community Health has just won an NHS Flu Fighter award, for ‘most innovative campaign’.

This is the happiest Kev has ever looked!

Everyone’s a winner baby!

Hot off the press this very afternoon is the fantastic news that Splinter alongside Matt from Dupe Creative have helped our lovely client Liverpool Community Health beat the Flu!

The award is given by the NHS Employers Organisation (NHSFluFighters) in partnership with the Social Partnership Forum who work extensively to increase the rates of flu vaccination amongst NHS staff.

Our fun and lighthearted campaign to encourage NHS staff to get vaccinated against the flu featured some very well known staff members parodying 1950′s information photos alongside humorous captions and helped LCH achieve a 71.6% uptake on the vaccination!

Kev, the mastermind behind the visuals (with a bit of creative input from Me and Rach) and Matt (the intrepid photographer) hot footed it to the awards ceremony in Leeds today to receive the award along with the clever team at LCH!

Well done guys!

Chris (in the same room as!) Stephen Fry at Lovies

The glitterati of digital geek chic were partying at the Lovies in London last week. Including our very own MD; Chris as Splinter won not one but two prestigious Lovie Awards. ‘Lovie of the Year’ Stephen Fry, was honoured in recognition of his innovative, engaged approach to Twitter and personal website. The Lifetime Achievement award went to Professor Heinz Gerhauser who created the MP3.

The Lovies applaud the cream of Europe’s web and interactive design. Splinter were recognised for our Famous People games designed for BBC schools. We were chuffed to have also scooped the People’s choice vote in the Education category, with over 80% of the vote.

In the web category Splinter achieved a bronze award alongside the likes of JK Rowling’s Pottermore, the British Heart Foundation, The Sunday Times and Moshi Monsters sites, Gold went to the London 2012 Olympics and Crome Weblab.

What ho! A Lovie award for Famous People!

Following on from the recent good news about the BIMA’s, we had some more ace news that the Famous People games we did for BBC Primary History have been awarded a bronze Lovie Award in the Education category. We’re in some esteemed company, judging by the winners list, so massive thanks to the Lovie folks for the award.

And on top of that, there’s a People’s Choice vote, so if you have a spare minute to cast a vote our way, that would be legendary!

If you want to play the Famous People games then head on over here.

Achoo! Splinter get a Flu Jab with Liverpool Community Health!

A recent flu campaign created by Rachael Boden, Sarah Parsons and Kevin McCann from Splinter for Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust (LCH) has gained national coverage from ‘The Drum‘ and ‘Click Liverpool‘.

A fun time was had by the Splinter Team creating the concepts and slogans, and by the end of it we came up with a lovely 50′s style campaign which was made even better when LCH staff bravely volunteered to be photographed for the campaign. Matt from Dupe Creative took brilliant photos for us to use and the results speak for themselves.

Shortlisted for BIMAs

We’re really chuffed to find out that we’ve been shortlisted for a BIMA award for the BBC Bitesize Max & Molly games we made last year. They must like Pablo as much as we do! Thanks BIMA-folks, massively appreciated!

LCH AGM 2012

The 20^th September 2012 heralded Liverpool Community Health (LCH) NHS Trusts second Annual General Meeting (AGM).

After Splinter’s very own Kev McCann attended last years AGM, we at Splinter HQ decided upon the theme of ‘Amazing Feats’, after all, LCH perform so many of them, day in and day out.

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Roll Up! Roll Up!

No, It’s not a suggestion for you to roll your own, it’s a call to our very own Splinter Ringmaster (AKA Kev McCann) to cheer along one of our fave clients; Liverpool Community Health.

LCH will be applauding loudly to the ‘amazing feats’ of its staff and services, at today’s Annual General Meeting.

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Life begins at battenberg…

It’s a happy day in Splinter today as we celebrate our lovely Print Manager Kev’s coming of age.

Apparently life begins at 40 (so says Chris anyway) but today it begins when we cut his 40th birthday battenberg decorated skillfully by Mr Jon “Cake Boss” Raffe.

Kev was heard to comment “Thanks, I don’t look a day over 60 after working here!” as he began reading his new Watchmen comic gift from the Splinter Posse.

Happy Birthday Fella!