Website Developer

Website Developer

Digital marketing agency seeking a full-time Website Developer to support some of the most exciting brands in Washington, DC and across the US! We offer fully remote work with a flexible schedule, but preference will go to applicants in DC, MD, or VA. You’re a self-starter who appreciates the value of learning new skills and keeping up with the latest trends. This role combines skills in website development, solutions architecture, and technical project management.

Day-To-Day Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, and installing custom website solutions using various Content Management Systems, primarily WordPress
• Create lead generation websites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and PHP in a WordPress environment
• Determines operational feasibility of software modifications by analyzing problems and user requirements
• Investigate problems submitted by users
• Follow the software development lifecycle
• Work with clients to create and manage Business and Technical Requirement Documents, as well as other scope documents
• Perform research on competitors and industry trends, and keep up to date with best practices, development tools and industry research
• Contribute to content marketing plans, identifying opportunities to create and promote digital content that can improve search engine traffic and quality rankings
• Perform research on competitors and industry trends, and keep up to date with best practices and industry research
• Collaborating with creatives including designers, photographers and other animators.
• This role is equally client-facing as it is “behind the scenes”
• Ability to translate user requirements into specifications for the development team
• Ability to design and/or modify the overall architecture of a given system
• Ability to test and debug software
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Ability to work with onshore and offshore teams

Your Soft Skills:

• You’re a big-picture type of person who enjoys strategic thinking, but know how important it is to get the details right and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done
• You are a fast and self-motivated learner, with strong problem-solving skills
• You love working with a variety of industries in a fast-paced and quickly growing environment
• You prioritize well, giving each of your clients the time and attention they deserve
• You can match a fast-paced environment—and a growing team—step for step
• You can take direction just as well as you can take the ball and run with it

Requirements:

• 3 years of front-end website development experience on sites on WordPress
• 3 years of experience in CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, JQuery, WordPress (including ACF, custom post types and taxonomies)
• Experience managing WordPress hosting environments like Kinsta or WPEngine
• Experience developing fully-responsive “mobile first” websites
• Familiarity with SQL / MySQL
• Experience with GitHub or BitBucket
• Experience serving as technical lead throughout the full software development lifecycle, from conception, architecture definition, detailed design, scoping, planning, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance is preferred
• Skilled, professional communicator, both in-person and in writing
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Local to Washington, DC metro area

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Compensation Package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Yearly pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $50,000 - $55,000