WordPress Developer

About the Position
emagine, a fully remote company, is seeking a WordPress Developer to join our growing Ongoing Client Services team. Your job will consist of everything from complete websites to small maintenance projects. We are looking for someone who has a deep understanding of how to build themes and plugins utilizing both industry and WordPress development best practices. This is a full-stack development position. You will be responsible for back-end and front-end development on a wide range of projects. If you are the type of person that thrives on creating solutions that are both functionally sound and easy for a non-technical person to use, this role will be a perfect fit for you.

Responsibilities

• Create responsive WordPress themes using emagine’s unified coding standards and workflow
• Convert design assets (Sketch, Photoshop, Invision) into component based HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Create extendible WordPress plugins based on specifications
• Work with development team on internal projects that create efficiencies for our client work
• Plugin research and customization
• Assist in the scoping of project requirements
• Assess, suggest and implement changes for theme and plugin performance issues
• Meet agreed upon deadlines as defined by you and a Project Manager
• Communicate the status of your work to the Project Manager and relevant project team members
• Participate in internal and client project meetings
• Track time within our company defined time tracking tool

Requirements

• Solid understanding of web development best practices
• Skilled in HTML and CSS with a focus on cross browser support
• Foundational knowledge of JavaScript with experience using jQuery
• Understanding of how to interact with WordPress and third-party APIs
• Ability to turn Sketch or PSD files into a WordPress theme
• Strong understanding of PHP from a WordPress perspective
• Complete website development to smaller web maintenance projects, product catalog websites and e-commerce
• Plugin research and customization
• Uncanny ability (and desire) to “dive-in” to unfamiliar systems and learn on the fly
• Ability and willingness to work on a team using a unified/documented development and coding style