Wordpress Developer

Concept Onyx Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency in Newcastle seeks a WordPress Developer to build innovative, bespoke sites. This role involves collaborating with teams to create impactful digital experiences. Ideal candidates have strong HTML5, CSS/SCSS, PHP, and JavaScript skills, alongside experience in WordPress development. Join a supportive environment where your ideas are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience creating bespoke WordPress sites and themes from scratch.
• An eye for design and appreciation for good UX/UI.

Responsibilities

• Building responsive, accessible websites using WordPress, HubSpot, and Shopify.
• Collaborating with designers, copywriters, and client services teams.

Skills

Strong HTML5

CSS/SCSS

PHP

JavaScript

Git knowledge

Tools

WordPress

HubSpot

Shopify

Job description

Overview

We re representing a Newcastle City Centre creative agency that thrives on bold ideas, smart tech, and work that actually makes an impact. They re looking for a WordPress Developer who wants more than 'just another website build'. Someone who gets a kick out of solving problems, experimenting with new tools, and creating digital experiences that feel effortless for the end user.

In this role, you ll work on everything from slick campaign microsites to complex e-commerce builds, taking ownership of bespoke WordPress sites and themes from scratch. You ll be part of a collaborative team where your ideas matter, your code is valued, and your projects are genuinely interesting. Working closely with designers, strategists, and content teams, you ll transform creative concepts into robust, scalable solutions.

Required Skills

• Strong HTML5, CSS/SCSS, PHP and JavaScript skills.
• Experience creating bespoke WordPress sites and themes from scratch.
• An eye for design and appreciation for good UX/UI.
• Git knowledge.

Role Responsibilities

• Building responsive, accessible, standards-compliant websites using WordPress, HubSpot, and Shopify.
• Turning creative concepts into seamless, functional experiences.
• Working across a variety of projects from quick-turnaround campaigns to full-scale web apps.
• Writing clean, efficient, future-proof code.
• Collaborating with designers, copywriters, and client services teams.

Nice to have (but not essential)

• Timber, Twig, Tailwind/Bootstrap, Laravel, Vue, Shopify Liquid, HubSpot CMS, Agile experience, REST principles.

You d be joining a genuinely collaborative agency where developers, designers, and strategists work side by side to create engaging, effective digital experiences. The environment is creative, supportive, and focused on producing work that both the team and their clients are proud of.

Click apply and we ll be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.