WordPress Developer

JR United Kingdom; Ipswich; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Fitness and Wellbeing sector is looking for a seasoned WordPress Developer for a remote contract role lasting 3 months. The position involves re-platforming a website from Umbraco to WordPress and optimizing digital presence through effective SEO strategies. Applicants should have extensive WordPress development experience, strong API knowledge, and the ability to utilize analytics tools for tracking events.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Re-platform and rebuild client's existing website from Umbraco to WordPress.
• Optimize digital presence for SEO.
• Integrate third-party systems efficiently.

Skills

SEO Knowledge

Custom WordPress Development

Event Tracking: GA4, GTM

Strong knowledge of APIs

Front-end experience

Understanding of DevOps

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