WordPress Developer (Retainer / Freelance)

Lockwood Publishing Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

Lockwood Publishing Ltd is seeking an experienced WordPress developer to rebuild and manage two corporate websites on a retainer/freelance basis, with potential for ongoing maintenance after launch.

You will design, build, and launch on WordPress using Elementor or WPBakery, ensure responsive, secure, and performance-optimised sites, handle hosting, updates and backups during transition, implement SEO and analytics, and provide ongoing support under retainer terms.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' hands-on WordPress development experience.
• Demonstrable portfolio of corporate/professional websites (not personal blogs or small hobby sites).
• Experience with page builders (Elementor/WPBakery) and custom theme/plugin development.
• Familiarity with website security hardening and GDPR-compliant data handling.
• UK or Europe-based, able to work in UK business hours overlap.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and launch two corporate/professional websites on WordPress
• Ensure responsive, secure, and performance-optimised builds
• Manage hosting, plugins, updates, and backups post-launch for a short transition period, with possibility of a maintenance retainer contract
• Implement SEO best practices and analytics integration
• Provide ongoing support, minor content updates, and troubleshooting under retainer terms

Skills

WordPress

Elementor

WPBakery

Security hardening

GDPR data handling

Hosting & maintenance

Tools

Elementor

WPBakery

Custom theme/plugin development

Job description

We are seeking an experienced WordPress developer to rebuild and manage two corporate websites. This is a retainer/freelance engagement, and may evolve to ongoing maintenance and iteration post-launch depending on the engagement experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and launch two corporate/professional websites on WordPress


• Ensure responsive, secure, and performance-optimised builds


• Manage hosting, plugins, updates, and backups post-launch for a short transition period, with possibility of a maintenance retainer contract


• Implement SEO best practices and analytics integration


• Provide ongoing support, minor content updates, and troubleshooting under retainer terms

Requirements

• 3-5 years' hands-on WordPress development experience


• Demonstrable portfolio of corporate/professional websites (not personal blogs or small hobby sites)


• Experience with page builders (Elementor/WPBakery) and custom theme/plugin development


• Familiarity with website security hardening and GDPR-compliant data handling


• UK or Europe-based, able to work in UK business hours overlap

Nice to Have

• Experience with corporate rebrands or multi-site management


• Basic UX/design sensibility


• Familiarity with gaming/entertainment industry sites (not required)