WordPress Solutions Lead (Remote, New Orleans)

Blacksmith Agency; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a WordPress Solutions Lead to own custom WordPress work end to end, serving as the face of development for clients. You will scope builds to business objectives and drive efficiencies with AI, delivering fast, clean, and highly customized sites.

You will still write and review real code, lead a senior, client-facing development team, and communicate clearly in English. This remote role is full-time and collaborates with clients across the US.

Qualifications

• Senior, client-facing lead with WordPress expertise.
• Strong PHP and WordPress development skills.
• Proficiency in modern HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Excellent English and client-facing communication.
• Experience leading or owning builds and guiding client engagements.

Responsibilities

• 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 sites healthy.

Skills

WordPress

PHP

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Client communication

Leadership experience

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.