WordPress Solutions Lead (Remote, Charlotte)

Blacksmith Agency; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

AI-powered development

WordPress leadership

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a senior WordPress Solutions Lead to own end-to-end WordPress projects for US-based clients. You will scope builds against client business objectives, drive efficient, fast, and clean code, and lead custom themes, templates, plugins, and blocks.

You will also leverage AI to improve development efficiency while maintaining strong client communication in English. You will be the development voice clients hear, ensuring sites stay healthy, secure, and performant, while

Qualifications

• Experience building custom WordPress sites end-to-end.
• Strong client-facing communication in English.
• Ability to scope work to business goals.
• Proficient in PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience leading or owning builds.

Responsibilities

• Scope client work against objectives and set the build approach.
• Lead custom WordPress builds: themes, templates, plugins and blocks.
• Drive efficiency with AI across the development process.
• Be the development voice the client hears and keep sites healthy.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

AI-assisted development

Client communication

Tools

WordPress

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

AI

Job description

• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

Blacksmith Agency

• Engineering
• Full time
• Remote (USA, Canada, Latin America or South Africa)

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency builds high-performance custom websites for clients across the US. As WordPress Solutions Lead at Blacksmith, you lead custom WordPress work end to end. You are the face of development for your clients. You scope the build, understand the client's business objectives and tie the work back to them, drive efficiencies with AI, and lead builds that are fast, clean and custom. You still write and review real code.

This is a senior, client-facing lead for a strong developer who can also talk to clients. Excellent English required.

What You Will Own

• Scope client work against business objectives and set the build approach.
• Lead custom WordPress builds: themes, templates, plugins and blocks.
• Drive efficiency with AI across the development process.
• Be the development voice the client hears, and keep their sites healthy.

What You Bring

• Strong custom WordPress and PHP, plus modern HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• The ability to scope work and tie it to a client's business goals.
• Real fluency using AI to drive development efficiency.
• Client-facing communication and excellent English.
• Experience leading or owning builds, not just closing tickets.