WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Fitness and Wellbeing industry is looking for a seasoned WordPress Developer for a 3-month contract. You will re-platform their existing website, migrate from Umbraco to WordPress, and ensure an optimized digital presence. Ideal candidates will have skills in custom WordPress development, strong SEO knowledge, and experience with third-party integrations and APIs. Remote work is available, with some onsite opportunities if preferred.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom WordPress development.
• Solid understanding of SEO best practices.
• Strong knowledge of APIs and integrating third-party systems.

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild the client's existing website.
• Migrate from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Optimize the digital presence in line with SEO best practices.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

Event Tracking

APIs and third-party integration

Front-end experience

DevOps principles understanding

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