WordPress Website Designer (Contractor)

Whiteboard Marketing; Dublin (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Whiteboard Marketing, a national dental marketing agency based in Dublin, Ohio, is seeking a talented WordPress Website Designer to join our dynamic flex team. The candidate will design and implement custom WordPress themes and templates, update and maintain sites, and collaborate with the marketing team on client goals.

Must have strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills, experience with responsive design, and familiarity with Figma.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-year Associate's degree in web design, graphic design, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing websites with WordPress.
• Strong skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design.
• Strong understanding of industry trends and best practices for designing WordPress websites.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom WordPress themes and templates that align with the client's brand and marketing goals.
• Collaborate with our digital marketing team to understand client requirements and design projects that meet their needs.
• Ensure that all websites are visually appealing, user-friendly, and mobile-responsive.
• Update and maintain existing WordPress websites, including fixing bugs and implementing new features as requested by clients- perform routine administration.
• Work closely with the development team to ensure that designs are properly integrated with the back-end code.

Skills

WordPress

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Figma

Responsive design

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Associate's degree in web design

Tools

Figma

Git

Job description

Whiteboard Marketing, a national dental marketing agency based in Dublin, Ohio, is seeking a talented and motivated WordPress Website Designer to join our dynamic flex team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating visually appealing and user-friendly websites for our dental clients.

You will be responsible for designing and implementing custom WordPress themes and templates, along with updating and maintaining existing sites. Familiarization with a wide variety of page builders, Figma, and graphic design is preferred.

This position requires a combination of programming skills namely PHP, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript; aesthetics, like understanding element arrangements on the screen, the color and font choices; and new feature development.

This position has opportunity for Figma focused designers with limited code experience.

We do not offer sponsorship. We require the candidate be physically based in the Eastern Standard Time Zone or Central Time Zone.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom WordPress themes and templates that align with the client's brand and marketing goals
• Collaborate with our digital marketing team to understand client requirements and design projects that meet their needs
• Ensure that all websites are visually appealing, user-friendly, and mobile-responsive
• Update and maintain existing WordPress websites, including fixing bugs and implementing new features as requested by clients- perform routine administration
• Work closely with the development team to ensure that designs are properly integrated with the back-end code

Requirements

• A minimum of 2-year Associate's degree in web design, graphic design, or related field
• 5+ years of experience designing websites with WordPress
• Strong skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design
• A strong understanding of industry trends and best practices for designing WordPress websites
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Key Competencies

• Strong aesthetic sense and ability to translate designs into visually appealing and user-friendly websites
• Proficient in the use of WordPress, including custom theme and template design
• Experience with Figma or similar design tools is preferred
• Ability to work with debugging tools, such as Firebug or Chrome inspector
• Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Git or SVN
• Ability to understand the impact of CSS changes on website style and consistency across platforms and browsers
• Experience with the WordPress block editor and the ability to create custom blocks and patterns
• Create custom PHP-based functionality for additional user personalization and notifications, as needed by the clients
• Work on custom data integrations through APIs and create a user-friendly presentation
• Attention to detail and being able to follow quality standards
• A desire to learn new technologies and stay up-to-date with industry trends

This freelance and project based opportunity that will bring long term relationship opportunities dependent on work product.

Whiteboard Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).