WordPress Web Developer

iNET-Web; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Flexible schedule

Corporate sponsored fitness membership

Job summary

A dynamic web agency in Waukesha is seeking a Front-End Developer to enhance its team. The ideal candidate will build, maintain, and optimize WordPress websites, ensuring they are accessible and user-friendly. Responsibilities include collaborating on design mock-ups, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to multiple projects. This full-time position values responsibility, self-management, and teamwork. The company offers a family-first culture with competitive benefits, including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of WordPress website development and customization.
• Ability to build clean, accessible layouts within WordPress.
• Experience with various CMS and site-builders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain WordPress websites that are accessible and manageable.
• Collaborate with teams to turn mock-ups into functional websites.
• Troubleshoot and resolve existing build issues.

Skills

WordPress development

Responsive design

Problem-solving

Communication skills

HTML, CSS/SCSS, JavaScript

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Git

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain WordPress websites that are semantic, accessible, and easy to manage long-term
• Convert design mock-ups into functional WordPress pages across multiple devices and browsers
• Develop, customize, and maintain WordPress themes and page layouts (including both custom builds and theme-based builds when appropriate)
• Take over ("adopt") existing WordPress sites built by other developers and maintain, improve, and expand them over time
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues on existing WordPress builds (plugin conflicts, performance issues, broken layouts, mobile problems, etc.)
• Coordinate with project managers and technical leads to translate business and user requirements into stable WordPress solutions
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and QA in an agile environment
• Handle multiple projects and deadlines with a detail-oriented mindset (it is common to work across 2–5 different client projects in a single day)
• Work on a wide range of task sizes, from small 1-hour website updates to large 100+ hour site builds and structural expansions
• Review site structure, layouts, and build approaches for best practices in UI/UX
• Proactively identify issues (performance, SEO-impacting problems, structural limitations, security risks, etc.) before they become a problem and work with project teams and management to facilitate the best resolution
• Maintain and make regular updates to WordPress websites you build, as well as WordPress sites built by others (that the agency manages)

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of WordPress website development, customization, and long-term maintenance
• Comfortable working on a mix of project types including:
  • Custom WordPress builds
  • Theme-based builds (selecting and customizing themes)
  • Existing WordPress sites built by others that require ongoing maintenance and improvement
• Strong understanding of WordPress theme structure, templates, and the WordPress admin environment
• Ability to build clean, responsive, accessible layouts within WordPress
• Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility, and best UX/UI practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Ability to learn quickly.
• Comfortable working in an agency environment with frequent context switching between multiple client websites, priorities, and deadlines
• Ability to work within a team environment where design and production are a collaborative effort
• Familiarity with design applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion and self-drive for staying up to date with WordPress best practices, plugin ecosystem changes, and security considerations
• Strong attention to detail, organized, socially perceptive
• Must have a degree or formal training in Computer Science, Web Development, UX/UI Design, Software Engineering or a related field

Skills & experience adding value:

• Strong skillset in HTML, CSS/SCSS, and JavaScript (PHP experience is a major plus)
• Experience working within a source control environment (e.g. Git)
• Proven experience developing, customizing, and maintaining WordPress websites to meet client specifications
• Experience working with Gutenberg and/or page builders (Elementor, WPBakery, Divi, etc.)
• Strong understanding of WordPress performance optimization, security best practices, and plugin/theme management
• Strong understanding of SEO principles
• AI prompt engineering
• Experience working in other CMS / site-builder ecosystems is strongly preferred, including:
  • SquareSpace
  • Wix
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce
• Experience working in an agency environment where project workload ranges from quick-turn updates to long-term multi-week builds

Benefits

• Paid time off & holidays
• Voluntary OT (@time-and-a-half pay)
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance; w/ HSA option
• Corporate sponsored Lifetime Fitness membership
• Flexible schedule/ family-first company

Description

iNET Marketing & Web is currently seeking in-house full-time Front-End Developers. We’re looking to expand our team with culture-fit people that have an ownership mindset. Ideal candidates love responsibility and self-management. As a Front-End Developer, you’ll be responsible for building accessible, responsive, and maintainable user interfaces that bring designs to life and deliver seamless experiences across browsers and devices. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate business goals and design mockups into high-quality, scalable websites.

About iNET

We're a 50(ish) person agency with a multitude of departments that serve clients across every industry. At iNET, we understand businesses must see real measurable impact from their marketing investments. We build rewarding, long-term partnerships through hard work, transparency and ensuring our clients accomplish their objectives. Period.

iNET is an organization that values honesty, intelligence, collaboration and hard work. If your values align with ours please apply. iNET is an equal opportunity employer.

*This is a full-time in-house position only. Remote applicants will not be considered.