WordPress Solutions Lead (Remote, Providence)

Blacksmith Agency; Town of Providence (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a WordPress Solutions Lead to drive end-to-end custom WordPress builds and act as the face of development for clients. You will scope projects, align with business objectives, and set the build approach.

You will lead themes, templates, plugins and blocks, while leveraging AI to streamline workflows. Excellent English and client-facing communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong WordPress and PHP development experience.
• Ability to scope work to client business goals.
• Fluent English and client-facing communication.
• Experience leading or owning builds.

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/JS

Client communication

AI-driven development

Project scoping

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.