Webmaster WordPress Developer (Mid Senior)

Firewater; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic digital marketing agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Webmaster/WordPress Developer. This role involves planning and implementing websites, maintaining content and upgrades, and optimizing for SEO. Candidates should have a strong eye for detail, excellent communication skills, and experience with various digital technologies. The position offers a monthly salary of R30,000.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with WordPress custom themes and plugins.
• Knowledge of SEO tools like SEMRush and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement websites, including e-commerce and landing pages.
• Maintain and upgrade websites.
• Ensure website SEO optimization.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

PHP

WordPress

SEO

MySQL

Git

jQuery

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Firewater is looking for a webmaster / WordPress Developer extraordinaire that has a keen eye for detail and a love for digital technologies. We are looking for someone who uses the internet for something other than drunken photos, relentless hashtags and trolling. If you are excited by digital marketing and the endless possibilities and dream about the perfect IA and UX read on:

Job responsibilities

• Being an oracle for website technical scoping and planning
• Implementation of websites including e-commerce and landing page builds (Primarily WordPress, HTML, PHP, CSS, JS)
• Website maintenance & upgrades
• Website and newsletter content publication
• Debugging, bug fixing, QA and reporting
• Onsite SEO optimisation
• Website deployment
• Client training on CMS & EDM platforms

Experience / knowledge of

• HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, PHP, Git, etc.
• sFTP / FTP, cPanel, WHM, Plesk, and/or other hosting control panels
• Writing and modifying WordPress custom themes, plugins and functions
• MySQL & SQL databases
• Visual Studio and other IDEs
• Linux & Cloud Computing
• Various content management systems
• Working with ticketing / helpdesk systems
• Adobe Photoshop (basics) or equivalent image editor
• Use of social media platforms including management and reporting tools
• SEO software (SEMRush, Ahrefs, GTMetrics, Google Suite of products and others)
• Logging of times

Job requirements

• Logical approach to projects & tasks
• Understanding of website architecture and content placement
• Extreme keen eye for detail and aesthetics down to the last pixel
• Excellent grammar and spelling (English)
• Sound communication skills
• Team player
• Driven and motivated to complete work at all costs
• Disciplined with time management and recording

Key Skills

APIs, REST, Spring, SOAP, .NET, React, Node.js, Angular, J2EE, JavaScript, Web Services, Java

Employment Details

Employment Type: Full Time
Experience Required: years
Vacancy: 1

Monthly Salary: 30,000 - 30,000