WordPress Designer & Developer — Hybrid, Impactful Web Experiences

Cavendish Advocacy; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working

Mentorship opportunities

Industry leading benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Regular social and teambuilding events

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Cavendish is seeking a Digital Designer & WordPress Developer in Southampton for a permanent, full‑time role. You will design, build and maintain WordPress websites, balancing strong visual design with solid technical execution.

The role requires expertise in HTML, CSS, PHP, responsive design, accessibility, and experience with plugins and custom themes. You will work across multiple projects in a hybrid setup, collaborating with designers, content teams and SEO.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and developing WordPress websites.
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS and working knowledge of PHP.
• Experience building custom themes and using page builders.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, web performance and accessibility fundamentals.
• Experience collaborating within multi‑disciplinary teams
• The ability to work across multiple projects and priorities.
• Experience using AI to support workflow efficiency, layout exploration and code refinement.
• Understanding of the limitations, security and quality considerations when using AI‑assisted outputs.

Responsibilities

• Design and build WordPress websites from concept through to deployment.
• Translate wireframes, designs and content into responsive, accessible web pages.
• Develop and customise WordPress themes using best‑practice HTML, CSS and PHP.
• Implement and configure plugins to meet functional requirements without over‑engineering.
• Ensure websites are responsive, performant and accessible across devices and browsers.
• Maintain and update existing WordPress sites, resolving bugs and issues efficiently.
• Collaborate with designers, content creators, SEO and account teams.
• Use AI tools to support layout, component development, code optimisation and testing where appropriate.
• Manage multiple web tasks and deadlines concurrently.
• Maintain clean, well‑structured code and documentation.

Skills

WordPress

HTML

CSS

PHP

Responsive design

Accessibility

AI tools

Team collaboration

Tools

WordPress plugins

WordPress themes

Page builders

Job description

Cavendish is seeking a Digital Designer & WordPress Developer in Southampton for a permanent, full‑time role. You will design, build and maintain WordPress websites, balancing strong visual design with solid technical execution.

The role requires expertise in HTML, CSS, PHP, responsive design, accessibility, and experience with plugins and custom themes. You will work across multiple projects in a hybrid setup, collaborating with designers, content teams and SEO.