WordPress Developer

Job Title: WordPress Developer
Type: Full Time
Team: Marketing
Salary: Excellent salary package and benefits
Location: Humber Quays
Hours: 40 hours per week

As a WordPress Developer at Spencer Group, you will play a vital role in building, maintaining, and optimising high-performing websites across our 6 distinct business units. Your skills will shape the visual identity and functionality of our digital presence, making a lasting impact on how our industry interacts with our product offerings.

Responsibilities

• Work with the marketing team to translate design concepts into engaging and functional websites built on WordPress
• Development of custom themes and plugins
• Implement regular updates and new features to WordPress websites
• Ensure website responsiveness and a seamless user experience across all devices (desktop, tablet, mobile)
• Optimisation of page speed across WordPress websites
• Implement best practices for SEO optimisation to improve website search engine ranking and drive traffic to websites
• Stay up-to-date with the latest WordPress trends, plugins, and security updates to future-proof websites across the business

Requirements and Qualifications

Person Specification

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in prioritising a heavy workload and the ability to meet deadlines with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to focus on key priorities with a results driven approach
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Essential Qualifications

• Proficient in WordPress development, including custom theme and plugin development
• Familiarity with PHP programming language
• Knowledge of database management systems, such as MySQL
• Experience with version control systems such as Git

Desirable Qualifications

• Familiarity of implementing and editing data analysis platforms such as Google Tag Manager/Google Analytics
• Previous experience using Moodle
• Knowledge of Javascript