Remote WordPress Front-End Engineer

Cambridge Information Group Inc; New York (NY); Remote; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Edconic is seeking a seasoned Front-End Developer to join our web team, owning the build of public-facing sites, landing pages, and email templates. You will collaborate with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver fast, accessible pages that preserve brand identity.

You will work on both modern block-based WordPress themes and classic PHP templates, using ACF, Sass, and related tools. The role offers a fully remote arrangement within the United States, with occasional travel to the New York

Qualifications

• The ability to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch using PHP templates and Advanced Custom Fields.
• Comfort working in Git/GitHub with pull requests and code reviews, and with npm-based build tools and the command line.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

WordPress theme dev

Git/GitHub

NPM tools

Email testing

UX/UI

Self-motivated

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)

PHP templates

Sass

Theme.json

block-based WordPress

ACF Blocks

GitHub Actions

Job description

Edconic is seeking a seasoned Front-End Developer to join our web team, owning the build of public-facing sites, landing pages, and email templates. You will collaborate with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver fast, accessible pages that preserve brand identity.

You will work on both modern block-based WordPress themes and classic PHP templates, using ACF, Sass, and related tools. The role offers a fully remote arrangement within the United States, with occasional travel to the New York