WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Bournemouth; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Fitness and Wellbeing sector is seeking a seasoned WordPress Developer for a 3-month remote contract. The ideal candidate will excel in custom WordPress development, with a strong background in SEO and API integrations. This role offers the chance to significantly impact the digital presence by re-platforming an existing site.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild existing website from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Develop and maintain custom WordPress plugins.
• Integrate third-party systems and services within WordPress.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

API Integration

Event Tracking (GA4, GTM)

Front-end Development

DevOps Principles

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