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WordPress Developer

We’re currently seeking a WordPress Developer to join our team in Staffordshire. This is a full-time hybrid role, offering the flexibility of remote work with the opportunity to spend 1-2 days in the office during onboarding and as needed. Candidates within a reasonable commutable distance to our Stafford office are preferred but not essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and career progression.
• 30 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays).
• Flexible working arrangements including remote working.
• Company pension scheme and private healthcare.
• Apple tech set-up.
• Childcare and eye care vouchers.
• Regular appraisals and personal development plans.
• Events and conferences attendance actively encouraged.

What you’ll be doing

• Working across our portfolio of clients, conducting maintenance, providing support, and tackling development tasks.
• Creating custom WordPress themes, transforming designs into optimised responsive layouts, with a focus on performance and user experience.
• Writing clean, maintainable code adhering to WordPress Coding Standards.
• Crafting optimised lead generation sites on WordPress.
• Developing WooCommerce stores, enhancing functionality with extensions, overriding templates, and building out bespoke functionality through its system of hooks.
• Designing LearnDash LMS websites, crafting engaging courses with bespoke interactive elements.

Skills you’ll bring

• Solid proficiency in PHP and WordPress development.
• Experience in both back-end and front-end development.
• Strong skills in responsive web design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Familiarity with eCommerce platforms, particularly WooCommerce, including templating, extensions, and custom development.

Bonus points

• Familiarity with front-end frameworks (we use CodyFrame).
• Knowledge of ACF Blocks.
• Knowledge of JavaScript/React.
• Experience in an agency or similar fast-paced environment.
• MySQL database usage and optimisation.
• WP-CLI commands.
• REST API and GraphQL.
• WordPress core architecture.
• Gutenberg blocks.
• Experience with page builders such as Elementor, Beaver Builder, or Divi.
• Headless CMS and full site editing.
• Semantic HTML5 coding.
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.0+, WCAG 3, UAAG, ARIA, etc.)
• SEO best practices.
• Design software such as Adobe Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, AEM, and Figma.
• Tooling, including version control software such as Git. Build tools for Sass such as gulp.
• Digital marketing qualifications/accreditations.