WordPress Developer

Full Spectrum Marketing; Akron (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Full Spectrum Marketing seeks a WordPress Developer to join our in-house web team in Akron, OH. You will translate Figma designs into responsive sites, build custom PHP shortcodes, and optimize performance, accessibility, and user experience.

Hybrid work, must be within driving distance of Downtown Akron. We value clean, well-documented code and a proactive mindset to stay current with front-end and WordPress standards.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of experience in WordPress development, including child theme customization.
• Comfort writing custom code to overcome builder limitations and extend WP capabilities.
• Ability to translate Figma designs into functional, high-fidelity websites.
• Write clean, well-documented, maintainable code following standards.
• Commitment to continuous learning in a fast-evolving field.

Responsibilities

• Implement clean, semantic CSS via child theme stylesheets with descriptive naming.
• Extend WordPress with custom PHP shortcodes and functions with proper documentation and security practices.
• Translate Figma designs into functional, responsive websites across breakpoints.
• Optimize sites for Core Web Vitals, minification, and efficient asset loading.
• Ensure all builds meet WCAG accessibility standards.

Skills

WordPress development

Child theme customization

Clean code practices

Figma design translation

Continuous learning

Tools

PHP

CSS

HTML

Job description

Position Summary

FSM is seeking a WordPress Developer to join our in-house web team. We utilize visual frameworks to empower our clients for future updates, but our internal development process is code-centric. This role is responsible for developing, customizing, and maintaining high-performance websites, ensuring they are optimized for performance, accessibility, and user experience.

You will be responsible for translating high-fidelity Figma designs into responsive websites while adhering to modern front-end best practices and agency coding standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement clean, semantic CSS through child theme stylesheets. You avoid fragile, auto-generated builder classes in favor of descriptive, reusable naming conventions.
• Extend WordPress capabilities by developing custom PHP shortcodes and functions, ensuring all logic is properly documented and follows security best practices.
• Precisely translate Figma designs into functional websites, maintaining design integrity and responsiveness across all breakpoints.
• Maintain website health by optimizing for Core Web Vitals, code minification, and efficient asset loading.
• Ensure all web builds meet WCAG accessibility standards.

Required Experience & Skills

• 2–5+ years of experience in WordPress development, including child theme customization.
• Experience with visual builders is helpful, but you must be comfortable writing custom code to overcome builder limitations. Experience with custom theme development is a plus.
• Proven ability to work from Figma or similar design tools to ensure high-fidelity design implementation.
• Commitment to writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code following industry and agency-specific naming conventions.
• A commitment to continuous learning in a fast-evolving field.

Work Schedule & Location

This is a Hybrid role. Candidates must be within driving distance of our office in Downtown Akron, OH.