Remote Front-End Developer — WordPress & UX Focus

Sotheby's Institute of Art; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Edconic is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join our web team responsible for all Edconic digital properties, from school websites to landing pages and email templates. You'll work with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver fast, brand-consistent experiences on a modern WordPress stack with ownership and hands-on coding emphasis.

Build and maintain sites and emails, shape coding standards, and stay current on web standards with a proactive, self-directed approach.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of front-end development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and WordPress.
• Ability to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch using PHP templates and ACF.
• Strong CSS skills (Sass, modern CSS) and solid vanilla JavaScript.
• Git/GitHub experience with npm-based tooling and CLI workflows.
• Semantic, accessible HTML with attention to performance and SEO.
• Experience building and testing HTML emails.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain public-facing websites, microsites, and landing pages with designers and MarTech.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate designs into responsive pages.
• Develop WordPress themes across block-based and classic stacks (ACF, theme.json).
• Help shape coding standards, tooling, and migration to the modern stack.
• Stay current on web standards and contribute ideas where appropriate.

Skills

Semantic HTML

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

WordPress

ACF Blocks/Theme

Git/GitHub

npm/CLI tooling

Accessibility

HTML emails

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

WordPress

ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)

Sass

theme.json / block.json

Git, GitHub Actions

Vite / CI/CD tooling

Job description

Edconic is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join our web team responsible for all Edconic digital properties, from school websites to landing pages and email templates. You'll work with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver fast, brand-consistent experiences on a modern WordPress stack with ownership and hands-on coding emphasis.

Build and maintain sites and emails, shape coding standards, and stay current on web standards with a proactive, self-directed approach.