We are offering you a job opportunity to be a WordPress developer at Solve. Be part of an exciting, vibrant and friendly team of successful digital experts.
Web Designer/Developer Job
WordPress Developer Job Description
Do you enjoy creating something amazing? Do you have attention to detail and love growing your skills?
This is a unique and rewarding job opportunity to join a multi-award-winning web design and SEO agency. Solve are also B Corp, showing our strong commitment to the well-being of people & the planet. Your job will help make a positive impact in more ways than one.
You will have the opportunity to work with exciting and vibrant SME and global businesses. You will lead the web development process from the conception of an idea to the final product. Once a site is live, it will need ongoing maintenance and problem-solving to keep it working seamlessly. You will be an important member of our skilled team with the opportunity for future growth.
Ideal WordPress Developer Candidate
- Ability to ‘Solve’ problems
- Experience in front-end and back-end web development
- Strong understanding of WordPress CMS, theme modification and WooCommerce
- Experience with web mark-up, including HTML5, CSS3, PHP
- Experience with JavaScript and jQuery
- Familiarity with Adobe Suite and ability to create website designs from design mock-ups (Adobe XD)
- Page builder experience
- Familiarity with ACF (Advanced Custom Fields)
- Good understanding of web best practices e.g. accessibility and performance
- Ability to fix WordPress problems
- Understanding of usability and accessibility
- Must work well in a team and independently
- In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
- Proficient understanding of mobile-friendly design
- Familiarity with software like Adobe Suite, Photoshop, XD
- Ability to work to deadlines/budgets
Bonus Skills
- Custom block development (WordPress)
- Experience with version control (GitHub)
- Managing and interacting with clients
- Graduate in any field
- Project management skills
- Understanding of the back-end environment
- Experience with web server solutions e.g. Cloudflare
- Understanding of server-side file structure/management
- Familiarity with browser testing and debugging
- Knowledge of Frameworks/Bootstrap
- Experience with Shopify
- Understanding of cross-browser and cross-platform website and application testing
- WordPress plugin development
Web Development Experience
- We’d like to see your portfolio of any work you have undertaken in the digital area, incl: websites, graphic design, image editing, information architecture, examples of usability improvements.
- We don’t focus on years of professional experience; the proof is in your portfolio. We may ask you to complete a test task if you don’t have a portfolio.
Continuous Improvement
As part of a commitment to making the company be its best, all staff are encouraged to continuously seek opportunities to improve the way the business operates by identifying difficulties, proposing solutions or changes, and seeking to reduce non-value-added activities. A commitment to personal development is required, including keeping abreast of technological or market changes through personal and proactive research, reading and study.
Why Solve?
Be part of a valued and engaged team. Do what you love, love what you do.
- A growing company immersed in success
- Innovative & forward-thinking company
- Exciting projects, small to medium size businesses
- Keep up to date with the latest trends and techniques
- Vibrant, young, fresh, friendly company
- Dedicated professional development time
- Casual/chic dress code
- Flexible working where possible
- A relaxed and positive atmosphere
- New light and airy working environment with over 77 plants
- Job satisfaction. We get amazing feedback from our lovely clients.
- No faceless corporate clients
- Personal development budget
- 30 days inc bank holidays
- Budget for work-related training materials. Eg. books, audiobooks and courses
Ethics
- Strong people and planet ethics
- We are a B Corp
- We plant 1000’s of trees. Just donated 5000 mangrove trees to be planted in Madagascar. Over 10k in total so far.
- We engage and support community projects (Wildflower meadows and Virtual food festival, for example)
- Plus more
Health
- Employee personal support services
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Daily yoga/stretch n flex
- Superfood smoothie ingredients
- Health plan
- Selection of teas and coffee
- Fruit bowl
Fun
- Organised group activities such as coasteering, boat trips, pizza, and pint, etc.
- Birthday nibbles at lunch
- Boss buys lunch days
- Funky shirt (or skirt) Friday
- Pamper days
Salary Details
- Full-time position 40 hours per week with paid 30 min lunch break included
- Estimated £23,000 to £28,000 – Salary depends on experience and the value you can bring to Solve
- Job Type: Permanent
- Location: Office – Newquay, TR8 4GZ
Other Job Application Details
Tip: Stand out with an elevator pitch video. Show us your personality, passion, and drive.
Solve is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
If you think you fit the brief, apply with your full CV and examples of websites you have built and/or worked on before. Please send your application to jobs@solve.co.uk
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