WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fitness and wellbeing industry is seeking an experienced WordPress Developer for a 3-month project. This role involves migrating their existing website, enhancing digital presence through SEO, and ensuring efficient system integrations. The ideal candidate will possess extensive WordPress development skills, including plugin optimization and knowledge of analytics tools. This is a remote position with opportunities for on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom WordPress development.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices for digital optimization.
• Strong grasp of APIs for integration within WordPress.

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild existing website migrating from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Integrate third-party systems and services efficiently.
• Maintain and develop custom plugins.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

Event Tracking: GA4, GTM

APIs and third-party integration

Front-end experience

Tools

Jira

Google Tag Manager

Job description

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We are seeking a seasoned WordPress Developer who has previous experience in the Fitness and Wellbeing industry. The role brings an exciting opportunity to re-platform and rebuild our clients existing website—migrating from Umbraco to WordPress.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in custom WordPress development, including the development and maintenance of custom plugins. A solid understanding of SEO best practices is essential, as optimising our digital presence is one of the key goals of this project. A strong grasp of APIs is also required, as is the ability to integrate third-party systems and services efficiently within the WordPress framework.

Role: WordPress Developer

Location: Remote (opportunity to travel onsite if preference was to work from an office)

Contract: 3 months

• SEO Knowledge
• Custom WordPress Development experience including plugin use/optimization.
• Event Tracking: GA4, GTM (Tag setup, triggers, variables, custom events)
• Strong knowledge of APIs and third-party integration.
• Strong front-end experience
• Exposure and understanding of DevOps principles.
• Experience using Jira
• Experience working with Google Tag Manager