Web Designer & Developer — WordPress + UX Lead

Critical Playground LLC; Lakeland, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Polytechnic University is seeking a Web Designer and Developer to lead the design, development, and ongoing enhancement of the University’s websites and digital platforms.

The role combines strong front-end design and user experience expertise with hands-on WordPress and Elementor development, including SEO, accessibility, and performance improvements. Collaboration with campus stakeholders is essential to align with University standards.

Qualifications

• Strong front-end design and UX expertise.
• Experience with WordPress and Elementor.
• Back-end development with PHP and JavaScript.
• Ability to coordinate content and train contributors.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops responsive, accessible webpages using WordPress and Elementor.
• Manages web initiatives as project manager, coordinating content and technical needs.
• Maintains WordPress administration, user roles, content workflows, and contributor support.
• Provides back-end development and technical support: plugins, APIs, integrations, and debugging.
• Optimizes websites for UX, accessibility, SEO, mobile, and performance using analytics.
• Collaborates with IT on hosting, security, and infrastructure.

Skills

Front-end design

WordPress

Elementor

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

PHP

APIs

SEO

Accessibility

Tools

WordPress

Elementor

Job description

Florida Polytechnic University is seeking a Web Designer and Developer to lead the design, development, and ongoing enhancement of the University’s websites and digital platforms.

The role combines strong front-end design and user experience expertise with hands-on WordPress and Elementor development, including SEO, accessibility, and performance improvements. Collaboration with campus stakeholders is essential to align with University standards.