Freelance WordPress Developer
Job Description
Owl’s Head Solutions, a virtual full-service branding, design and development agency, is seeking a freelance WordPress Developer...
Job Description
Owl’s Head Solutions, a virtual full-service branding, design and development agency, is seeking a freelance WordPress Developer experienced in both back-end and front-end development, deployment, security, and ongoing maintenance of WordPress websites. The ability to code custom themes, and experience with responsive and adaptive design is paramount.
In addition to technical skills, the ideal applicant must be capable of working closely with the management and design teams in order to help maintain continuous project awareness across all departments.
Responsibilities
Collaborating with the management and design teams at the project’s concepting phase to assist in determining realistic goals and timelines
Assisting in the creation of project management process standards to keep projects on track and on time
Assist the design team in understanding what is possible from a development perspective, and making suggestions for how to improve functionality or UI
Designing and implementing new features and functionality
Establishing and guiding the website’s architecture
Ensuring high-performance and availability, and managing all technical aspects of the CMS
Guide the WordPress website development process from start to deployment and beyond
Train clients as to how to use the CMS’s we implement
Skills and Qualifications
Expert understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, SASS
Experience building user interfaces for websites and/or web applications
Experience designing and developing responsive and adaptive design websites
Experience building custom WordPress themes from scratch
Experience building custom WordPress plugins
Comfortable working with debugging tools like Chrome Inspector and XDebug
Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers
Ability to convert comprehensive layout and wireframes done in Invision or Photoshop into working web pages
Knowledge of how to interact with RESTful APIs and formats (JSON, XML)
Proficient understanding of GitHub
Strong understanding of PHP back-end development
Strong understanding of object oriented coding concepts
Nice to Have
Experience with Docker
Experience with PHP Storm
Knowledge of React.JS
Familiarity with Wrike
Familiarity with other CMS and Frameworks such as Drupal, Shopify, Magento, Bootstrap, etc
Please submit a cover letter highlighting why you’re right for this position, your resume, a link to your portfolio, and your hourly rate requirements.
About Owl’s Head Solutions
A full-service branding, design and development agency, Owl's Head Solutions is differentiated by our belief that when form and function are conceived and implemented together, the result is a solution that’s vastly greater than the sum of its parts. Our creative range, our technological knowledge and our adaptability allow us to think expertly and methodically as we craft the perfect solution for our clients.
We look for creative individuals in all company roles. We want people who aren’t afraid to put forward imaginative answers to complex questions, be it with regard to design, development or process.
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