Front-End Developer

Edconic; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Edconic is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join our web team, owning public-facing sites, landing pages, and email templates. You’ll collaborate with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver fast, accessible pages that stay true to each brand.

You’ll work on a modern WordPress stack, build custom themes, and help shape coding standards with the lead developer. This fully remote US role offers ownership, craft, and a path to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of front-end web development experience with semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and WordPress.
• Ability to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch using PHP templates and Advanced Custom Fields.
• Strong CSS skills across Sass and modern CSS, plus vanilla JavaScript.
• Experience working with Git/GitHub, PRs, code reviews, and npm-based build tools.
• Willingness to write semantic, accessible HTML with focus on performance, cross-browser compatibility, and SEO.
• Experience building and testing HTML emails.
• Strong UX/UI sensibilities and attention to detail.
• Proactive, self-directed working style with ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain public-facing websites, microsites, and landing pages in collaboration with the lead developer and teams.
• Translate design feasibility into polished, responsive pages that stay true to each brand.
• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes across modern block-based builds and classic PHP templates.
• Collaborate on coding standards, tooling, and workflow; help migrate sites to the new stack.
• Stay current on web standards and contribute ideas that fit the project.

Skills

HTML5

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

WordPress

Semantic HTML

Accessibility

SEO

Git/GitHub

NPM

Email HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ACF Blocks

block.json

theme.json

block patterns

Sage/Blade

Vite

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title: Front-End Developer Location: Fully Remote (US) Department: Global Enrollment Marketing and Sales Reports to: Director of Web Development Classification: Regular, Full-time FLSA Status: Exempt Prepared by: Global Head of Creative Prepared Date: 10/1/26 Salary range: $85,000-$100,000

About Edconic

Edconic is a leading player in the alternative, experiential education space. We partner with the world's largest and most well-known brands to create and run schools that capture the legacy and value of each brand. Our students get truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences that help shape their future and give them the skills they need to reach their goals.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Front-End Developer to join our web team, which owns every Edconic digital property - from our school websites to landing pages and email templates. You'll work alongside designers, IT, and MarTech to build solutions that serve real business needs while protecting each brand's unique identity. You'll be one of two developers on the team, working directly with our lead developer. That means real ownership of your work, a genuine voice in how we build, very little process overhead, and a codebase that is actively moving toward a modern, standardized WordPress stack. We value craft: fast pages and code that the next developer can read.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain public-facing websites, micro-sites, and landing pages in collaboration with our lead developer, IT, and MarTech.
• Work with UX/UI designers to confirm the technical feasibility of designs, then translate them into polished, responsive pages that stay true to each brand.
• Build and maintain custom WordPress themes across both of our stacks: modern block-based builds (ACF Blocks, core blocks, block patterns, theme.json) and established classic themes built on PHP templates, Advanced Custom Fields, and Sass.
• Collaborate with our lead developer to shape the team's coding standards, tooling, and workflow, and help migrate our existing sites toward our new modern stack.
• Stay current on emerging web standards and bring ideas to the table where they genuinely fit.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of front-end web development experience, with strong skills in semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and WordPress.
• The ability to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch using PHP templates and Advanced Custom Fields.
• Strong CSS skills across Sass and modern native CSS (custom properties, nesting), and solid vanilla JavaScript.
• Comfort working in Git/GitHub with pull requests and code reviews, and with npm-based build tools and the command line.
• A habit of writing semantic, well-structured HTML that covers accessibility basics, with an eye for reuse, cross-browser compatibility, performance, and SEO.
• Experience building and testing HTML emails.
• Strong UX/UI sensibilities and a desire to sweat the small stuff.
• A proactive, self-directed working style - you can run with a project independently and prioritize across several at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication - you're positive, collaborative, objective, and solution-oriented.

Bonus

• Modern WordPress block development: ACF Blocks, block.json, theme.json, and block patterns.
• Composer, Bedrock or other Roots tooling (Sage/Blade, Trellis), Vite, or CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
• Deeper accessibility experience (WCAG, ARIA, assistive-technology testing).
• CRM and marketing automation integration (Salesforce, Pardot/Account Engagement).
• Multilingual WordPress sites.
• A modern JavaScript framework such as React or Vue.
• UX or UI design, and design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

How We Use AI

AI-assisted development is a new and evolving part of our workflow. We use AI coding tools to speed up research, scaffolding, review, and routine work, and you're welcome to do the same. AI is a tool here, not a substitute for expertise. You are accountable for every line of code that you ship, which means you must be able to write, review, debug, and explain production code entirely on your own. Expect to demonstrate those skills without AI assistance during the interview process.

Location, Travel & Eligibility

Fully remote within the United States. Occasional travel to our New York office may be required. Must be legally authorized to work in the US. Bachelor's degree preferred (Computer Science, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Communications, or a related field); equivalent professional experience is equally welcome.

Our Commitment

Edconic supports and embraces diversity and inclusiveness, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement listed here. Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role and to participate in the interview process. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work for this position. They are not an exhau