Senior WordPress Web Developer (Agency Environment)

You will be responsible for building complete WordPress websites end-to-end, often without a separate designer. You will begin with getting support from the managing director, but after that, you will be expected to handle your tasks on your own. You need a strong design eye, excellent technical knowledge, and the ability to work independently.

You will not be client-facing day-to-day. You will work closely with the Managing Director and the account management team to deliver sites efficiently and to a high standard.

Core Responsibilities

• Build full WordPress websites for commercial businesses
• Strong experience using Avada (essential)
• Build high-quality homepages and inner pages without relying on a designer
• Support landing page builds for PPC campaigns

Set up and manage:

• Forms and conversions
• Contact flows
• Email notifications

Handle:

• DNS
• Nameservers
• TXT records
• Email configuration

Work with servers (Plesk experience highly desirable)

• Set up SSL certificates and troubleshoot HTTPS issues
• Carry out pre-launch checks using internal SOPs
• Manage website speed, performance, and security

Handle website issues including:

• Hacked sites
• Malware
• WordPress security (Wordfence experience ideal), * Not a junior position
• Not a designer-only role
• Not a pure coding role
• Not a fully or hybrid remote freelance-style role

We are looking for someone reliable, technical, and commercially aware, who takes pride in shipping solid websites.

Why Join Us

• Busy, stable agency with strong recurring revenue
• No micromanagement
• Clear standards and processes
• Interesting variety of projects
• Opportunity to grow into a lead technical role
• Work closely with an experienced founder who understands development properly, * How many WordPress websites have you built end-to-end, and how many of those used Avada?
• Are you comfortable designing and building a full homepage yourself without a designer? Please explain how you approach layout and structure.
• When building a small business website, what are the most important elements to get right for conversions?
• Have you worked with DNS, nameservers, and TXT records before? If yes, briefly explain what you've used them for.
• Have you ever dealt with a hacked WordPress website? If yes, what steps did you take?
• In your previous role, roughly how many websites or landing pages would you work on at the same time?

Do you have experience in WordPress?, You must have:

• Strong WordPress experience (agency background preferred)
• Very strong Avada experience
• Excellent technical IT knowledge
• Confidence working with servers, DNS, SSL, and hosting
• Ability to design good-looking, conversion-focused layouts
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow SOPs and structured processes
• Experience building websites quickly without sacrificing quality
• Understanding of: Conversion rates, Lead generation, Small business websites, Commercial design principles

Other skills to possess:

• Basic PHP / MySQL understanding
• Shopify experience
• Email marketing integrations
• Zapier automations
• Experience working with Plesk, * WordPress: 5 years (preferred)

• Your CV
• Examples of WordPress websites you've built
• A short explanation of your experience building sites without a designer

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £38,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Global Exposure is a fast-growing digital agency building high-quality websites and running PPC and marketing retainers for small and mid-sized businesses across the UK.