Senior Web Development Lead - Remote, WordPress Expert

Meyers Creative; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement matching (Simple IRA)

Paid holidays PTO

$1,000 education stipend after 6 month

New business / referral bonus

Job summary

Meyers Creative, a Chicago-based B2B marketing agency with a fully remote team, seeks a Web Development Lead to guide our web department and manage 40+ client sites. You will translate designs into high-performing WordPress sites, scope projects, and set timelines and budgets.

You will oversee hosting, deployments, and privacy compliance, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with SEO partners to optimize performance. Leadership of developers is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in web development, agency experience preferred.
• Expert in custom WordPress theme development and modification.
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript and PHP.
• Experience with Pantheon hosting and Git-based workflows.
• Experience implementing cookie consent/privacy compliance (OneTrust, Cookiebot, CookieYes, Termly, or similar).
• Ability to utilize AI to optimize your workflow and development.

Responsibilities

• Manage client WordPress sites, including new builds, updates, maintenance, and launches.
• Scope new sites and provide accurate timelines and budgets from creative specs.
• Develop responsive websites from our creative team’s designs.
• Manage hosting, environments, and deployments on Pantheon (dev / test / live workflow).
• Implement and maintain cookie consent and privacy compliance across 40 sites.
• Maintain ADA / WCAG accessibility standards.
• Set up and test analytics and tracking (GA4, Google Tag Manager, consent mode).
• Work with our SEO/SEM partner on technical SEO, page speed, and Core Web Vitals.
• Participate in creative and status meetings to discuss technical requirements, feasibility, and timelines.
• Keep WordPress, front-end development, and security practices current, and recommend improvements.

Skills

WordPress development

HTML5

CSS/SASS

JavaScript

PHP

Git/version control

AI workflow

Tools

Pantheon

Git

Figma

Adobe XD

Elementor

Job description

Meyers Creative, a Chicago-based B2B marketing agency with a fully remote team, seeks a Web Development Lead to guide our web department and manage 40+ client sites. You will translate designs into high-performing WordPress sites, scope projects, and set timelines and budgets.

You will oversee hosting, deployments, and privacy compliance, ensure accessibility, and collaborate with SEO partners to optimize performance. Leadership of developers is a plus.