Web Developer / WordPress Administrator The Antwi Group

The Antwi Group; Pocono, Northern (ID, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Antwi Group is seeking a technically skilled Web Developer / WordPress Administrator for its IT & Digital Systems Department. The role focuses on developing, maintaining, and supporting our websites and related web infrastructure, with emphasis on WordPress, Elementor, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, databases, hosting environments, DNS, SSL, backups, forms, and integrations.

You will work on both front-end and the underlying technical systems to ensure security, reliability, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in CS/Web Development or related field.
• Professional experience developing and maintaining WordPress websites.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress administration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and support The Antwi Group’s company websites.
• Administer WordPress installations and related web systems.
• Maintain and configure WordPress themes and child themes.
• Maintain and configure approved WordPress plugins.
• Develop and maintain pages, templates, forms, navigation, and website functionality.
• Work with Elementor and other approved page-building tools.

Skills

WordPress administration

HTML & CSS

JavaScript

PHP

Education

Bachelor’s or associate degree in CS/Web Development

Tools

WordPress

Elementor

MySQL / MariaDB

Job description

The Antwi Group is seeking a technically skilled, detail-oriented, and security-conscious Web Developer / WordPress Administrator to join our IT & Digital Systems Department.

Working under the direction of the IT & Digital Systems Department Manager, the Web Developer / WordPress Administrator will be responsible for developing, maintaining, troubleshooting, optimizing, and supporting The Antwi Group’s websites and related web infrastructure.

This position will work extensively with WordPress, Elementor, themes, plugins, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, databases, hosting environments, DNS, SSL, website backups, forms, and integrations.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working on both the visible front end of websites and the underlying technical systems required to keep them secure, reliable, responsive, and maintainable.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and support The Antwi Group’s company websites.
• Administer WordPress installations and related web systems.
• Maintain and configure WordPress themes and child themes.
• Maintain and configure approved WordPress plugins.
• Develop and maintain pages, templates, forms, navigation, and website functionality.
• Work with Elementor and other approved page-building tools.
• Develop custom HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP when appropriate.
• Troubleshoot WordPress, theme, plugin, database, and server-related problems.
• Diagnose plugin and theme conflicts.
• Resolve website errors, broken layouts, failed integrations, and other technical issues.
• Maintain responsive website behavior across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Test website changes across common browsers and screen sizes.
• Maintain website staging and testing environments when available.
• Follow approved procedures before deploying significant changes to production websites.
• Create appropriate backups before major updates or modifications.
• Maintain and monitor website backup systems.
• Perform approved website and database restorations when required.
• Coordinate WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates.
• Review updates for compatibility and potential risk.
• Maintain website security settings and approved protective measures.
• Monitor websites for suspicious activity, malware, unauthorized changes, and technical problems.
• Assist with website recovery following technical or security incidents.
• Support website hosting environments.
• Assist with domain, DNS, SSL certificate, and web-server configuration.
• Work with databases, including MySQL or MariaDB, when troubleshooting or development requires database access.
• Maintain website forms and approved email integrations.
• Support careers and recruitment website functionality.
• Maintain job-board systems and related website features when assigned.
• Support analytics, tracking, and approved third-party integrations.
• Improve website performance, page-loading speed, caching, and asset delivery.
• Optimize images and website resources when appropriate.
• Maintain organized documentation of website configurations and significant changes.
• Coordinate with approved hosting providers and technical vendors when required.
• Protect administrative credentials and privileged website access.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding unreleased company information and internal web systems.

WordPress Administration

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may be responsible for:

• WordPress core
• Themes and child themes
• Plugins
• Elementor
• Custom code
• User roles
• Website permissions
• Forms
• Job-board functionality
• Careers pages
• Website menus
• Custom post types
• Website databases
• Media libraries
• Redirects
• Caching
• Website backups
• Staging environments
• Security configurations
• Website updates
• Troubleshooting

Changes should be properly tested and documented according to departmental procedures.

Web Development

Development responsibilities may include:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• PHP
• WordPress hooks and filters
• Shortcodes
• Custom templates
• Theme modifications
• Child themes
• Responsive layouts
• Custom forms
• Front-end functionality
• WordPress customization
• API integrations
• Database queries
• Troubleshooting custom code

Custom development should prioritize maintainability, security, performance, and compatibility.

Website Design Implementation

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may work with Marketing, Graphic Design, and other departments to implement approved website designs.

Responsibilities may include:

• Translating approved designs into responsive web pages.
• Implementing typography, spacing, images, layouts, and visual components.
• Maintaining consistency across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Building reusable page components and templates.
• Correcting responsive-layout problems.
• Maintaining appropriate accessibility practices.
• Ensuring technical implementation remains consistent with approved branding.

The position may implement designs but should coordinate significant branding and visual decisions with the appropriate creative or Marketing personnel.

Website Security

Responsibilities may include:

• WordPress security
• User-access control
• Multi-factor authentication
• Plugin and theme updates
• Security patching
• Malware monitoring
• File-integrity monitoring
• Login protection
• Backup protection
• SSL configuration
• Security logging
• Vulnerability remediation
• Incident support

Suspected security incidents should be escalated promptly to the IT & Digital Systems Department Manager.

Hosting, Domains & DNS

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may assist with:

• Web hosting
• Domain configuration
• DNS records
• SSL certificates
• PHP configuration
• Databases
• Server logs
• Email-related DNS records
• Subdomains
• Redirects
• Website migrations
• Staging sites
• Hosting control panels

Changes affecting domains, DNS, email delivery, or production infrastructure should follow appropriate approval and change-control procedures.

Website Performance

The position will help maintain fast and reliable websites through appropriate optimization.

Responsibilities may include:

• Page caching
• Browser caching
• Image optimization
• Database optimization
• CSS and JavaScript optimization
• Plugin evaluation
• Core Web Vitals improvements
• CDN configuration
• Server-performance troubleshooting
• Asset optimization

Performance changes should be tested to ensure they do not break website functionality.

Backup & Recovery

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator will help maintain reliable website backups.

Backups may include:

• Website files
• WordPress databases
• Themes
• Plugins
• Uploaded media
• Configuration files
• Custom code

The position may also participate in periodic restoration testing to verify that backups can successfully be used to recover a website.

Careers & Recruitment Systems

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may support technical systems used by The Antwi Group’s Careers website, including:

• Job listings
• Job-board functionality
• Employment applications
• Application forms
• Job-search functionality
• Job categories
• Job metadata
• Careers page layouts
• Email notifications
• Form integrations
• Applicant-facing website functionality

The position will coordinate with Human Resources regarding recruitment requirements while maintaining responsibility for technical implementation.

Cross-Department Collaboration

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may work closely with:

Marketing — website campaigns, landing pages, analytics, and digital initiatives.

Graphic Design — visual assets, layouts, branding, and web graphics.

Social Media — campaign landing pages and digital integrations.

Human Resources — careers website and recruitment systems.

Content & Media Production — video, photography, and website media.

Sales & Client Relations — forms, CRM integrations, and client-facing web systems.

Business Development — partnership pages and new digital initiatives.

Operations & Administration — internal web systems and operational requirements.

Executive Leadership — company websites and strategic digital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in Computer Science, Web Development, Information Technology, Digital Media, or a related field preferred.
• Professional experience developing and maintaining WordPress websites.
• Strong knowledge of WordPress administration.
• Experience with Elementor or comparable page-building systems.
• Strong HTML and CSS skills.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of PHP and WordPress development.
• Understanding of MySQL or MariaDB databases.
• Experience troubleshooting WordPress themes and plugins.
• Understanding of responsive web development.
• Familiarity with web hosting, DNS, SSL, and website backups.
• Understanding of basic website-security principles.
• Strong technical troubleshooting abilities.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to document technical changes.
• Ability to manage multiple websites and projects.
• Ability to handle administrative credentials and confidential information appropriately.

Preferred Skills

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• WordPress
• Elementor
• PHP
• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• MySQL / MariaDB
• WP-CLI
• Git
• REST APIs
• WordPress hooks and filters
• Custom post types
• WordPress theme development
• WordPress plugin development
• Responsive design
• Website accessibility
• Website performance optimization
• DNS
• SSL
• Linux web hosting
• Apache or Nginx
• cPanel or similar hosting platforms
• CDN services
• Website security
• Website migrations
• Backup and recovery
• WooCommerce
• WPForms
• WP Job Manager

Portfolio Requirement

Applicants should be prepared to provide a portfolio or examples of websites they have developed, administered, maintained, or significantly contributed to.

Candidates should clearly identify their responsibilities on collaborative projects, particularly when presenting development or technical work completed as part of a team.

Professional Expectations

The Web Developer / WordPress Administrator may have administrator-level access to production websites, hosting systems, databases, and other sensitive infrastructure.

The successful candidate must demonstrate responsible use of privileged access and should avoid making unnecessary changes directly to production systems without appropriate testing, backups, and authorization.

Career Development

Strong performance, development expertise, security knowledge, troubleshooting ability, and continued professional development may lead to additional technical responsibilities.

A potential career path may include:

Web Developer / WordPress Administrator → Senior Web Developer / Web Systems Lead → IT & Digital Systems Management

Advancement will depend on performance, qualifications, experience, organizational needs, and available opportunities.

Confidentiality & Privileged Access

The position may have access to website administrator accounts, hosting systems, databases, DNS settings, company email configurations, source code, backups, and unreleased company information.

Credentials and privileged access information must be protected and used only for authorized business purposes.

Location

Poconos, Pennsylvania

The position may involve office-based development, website administration, meetings, testing, system maintenance, and project-specific scheduling.

Website deployments, maintenance, outages, or urgent technical problems may occasionally require evening, weekend, or irregular-hour availability.

Employment Type

Full Time

Department

IT & Digital Systems

Reports To

IT & Digital Systems Department Manager

About The Antwi Group

The Antwi Group is a growing organization operating across creative, entertainment, media, and related business sectors. Our teams bring together creative talent, technical expertise, management, technology, production, and business development to build projects and opportunities designed for long-term growth.

Application

The Antwi Group is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to characteristics protected by applicable law.