Geelong WordPress Developer – Maintain & Enhance Sites

Fruition Recruitment; Geelong; Presencial; AUD 68.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Permanent full-time role

Central Geelong office

Collaborative in-house team

Opportunities to deepen WordPress</br>

Descripción de la vacante

Fruition Recruitment is seeking a capable WordPress Web Developer for a hands-on, office-based role in Geelong. You will maintain, extend and develop client WordPress sites, work with a team across design, marketing and client support, and contribute to deployment, security and ongoing performance.

The role emphasises collaboration, problem solving and clean, accessible code. You’ll work on updates, testing, and custom development within an established WordPress theme, ensuring sites are secure

Formación

• Demonstrated experience supporting, maintaining and developing WordPress websites.
• Strong working capability across PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience customising and extending WordPress themes, templates, plugins and integrations, ideally within a custom theme environment.
• Practical working knowledge of Git and version control, with the confidence to manage commits, branches, pulls and pushes.
• An understanding of website deployment, security monitoring and hosting environments.
• Willingness to learn the agency’s systems and consistently follow established development procedures.
• Sound understanding of responsive development, cross browser testing and website quality assurance.
• Ability to interpret design files and translate them accurately into functional websites.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and attention to detail.
• Clear verbal and written communication, with the confidence to collaborate internally and engage with clients when required.
• Organised, accountable and able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• A practical, solutions focused approach and genuine willingness to contribute as part of a team.
• Experience with custom fields, website accessibility, performance optimisation or agency based project delivery will be viewed favourably

Responsabilidades

• Supporting, maintaining and enhancing WordPress websites across an established client portfolio.
• Continuing the custom development of the agency’s internally developed WordPress theme.
• Completing website updates, bug fixes, technical troubleshooting and functional improvements.
• Developing responsive WordPress websites and new functionality from approved designs, wireframes and project briefs.
• Building and configuring pages, templates, custom post types, forms, plugins and integrations.
• Using PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript to customise and extend website functionality.
• Working confidently with Git and version control across common tasks including commits, branches, pulls and pushes.
• Testing websites across devices and browsers, identifying issues and completing quality assurance before deployment.
• Supporting website deployment, security monitoring and ongoing performance.
• Improving website usability, accessibility and technical foundations.
• Working within the agency’s established development processes and procedures.
• Collaborating with design, digital marketing and project delivery team members to keep work moving.
• Engaging directly with clients where appropriate to clarify needs, explain solutions and provide handover or training

Conocimientos

WordPress

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Git

Deployment

Accessibility

Testing

Problem solving

Client communication

Cross-browser

Responsive design

Team collaboration

Herramientas

Git

Descripción del empleo

Fruition Recruitment is seeking a capable WordPress Web Developer for a hands-on, office-based role in Geelong. You will maintain, extend and develop client WordPress sites, work with a team across design, marketing and client support, and contribute to deployment, security and ongoing performance.

The role emphasises collaboration, problem solving and clean, accessible code. You’ll work on updates, testing, and custom development within an established WordPress theme, ensuring sites are secure