WordPress Developer
Budget: $5.0 - $10.0
HOURLY / FULL_TIME
⭐ 4.74 (24)
United States
blog, landing-pages, website, elementor, gravity-forms, wordpress-seo-plugins, wordpress, css, html, php
Preferred qualifications
- Talent type: Independent
- Location: Philippines, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil
- Experience: Intermediate
- English: Fluent
About the Role
We are a group of companies specializing in marketing strategy and operational services for private addiction treatment and behavioral health centers. Our co-founders are in long-term recovery, making this work deeply personal; therefore, we uphold the highest standards of quality.
Our services include Google Ads, SEO, social media, and admissions support through a marketing agency, a self-service SaaS platform, and a community, media, and learning center for non-clinical leaders in the addiction treatment industry.
We are looking for a WordPress Developer who is highly experienced, reliable, and execution-oriented.
This is a hands-on development role. You will be building, maintaining, and optimizing WordPress sites for addiction treatment clients, working closely with our internal team. The right person is sharp, detail-obsessed, communicates proactively, and gets things done without needing to be chased.
Key Responsibilities
WordPress Development & Implementation
- Build, maintain, and update WordPress sites and pages using Elementor and other leading page builders.
- Optimize site performance, speed, and Core Web Vitals scores.
- Implement conversion-optimized landing pages aligned with client marketing goals.
- Troubleshoot and resolve bugs, broken layouts, and plugin conflicts efficiently.
- Maintain and update existing sites, including plugins, themes, and core WordPress updates.
Content Updates & Publishing
- Post and format blog articles, commercial pages, and other content in WordPress, ensuring proper layout, styling, and on-page structure.
- Make copy edits, image swaps, and layout adjustments to existing pages at the team's direction.
- Apply heading hierarchies, internal links, meta fields, and basic on-page SEO formatting consistently across all published content.
- Upload and optimize images, ensure proper alt text, and maintain visual consistency with brand guidelines.
- Execute routine site updates quickly and accurately, including form changes, navigation edits, footer updates, and similar day-to-day requests.
Collaboration & Communication
- Collaborate closely with the Client Success Manager, SEO & Google Ads teams, and other specialists.
- Translate briefs and strategy direction into clean, functional builds.
- Surface blockers early and propose solutions rather than waiting to be prompted.
- Participate in regular internal team meetings (availability required during PST business hours).
- Provide clear updates on task status and flag anything at risk of missing a deadline.
- Coordinate file handoffs and deliverable timelines with internal team members.
Quality & Process
- Deliver clean, maintainable code and well-organized builds that others can work in.
- Document technical decisions, workflows, and system architecture clearly.
- Follow QA best practices and test thoroughly before handing off any deliverables.
- Maintain ClickUp tasks with accurate status updates and clear notes.
- Adhere to deadlines without exception; flag concerns well in advance if timelines are at risk.
Qualifications
Required
- Proven, hands-on experience with WordPress development (3+ years preferred).
- Deep proficiency with Elementor and similar page builders.
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and PHP in the context of WordPress theme and plugin customization.
- Experience with performance optimization, including caching plugins, image optimization, and Core Web Vitals.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve plugin conflicts, layout issues, and site errors independently.
- Exceptional attention to detail: you catch your own errors before anyone else does.
- Strong ownership mindset: you do not wait to be told what is slipping; you flag it and fix it.
- Highly responsive during core working hours; able to join regular internal meetings.
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills for async and real-time team coordination.
- Ability to meet deadlines consistently in a fast-moving, remote environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience working in a digital marketing agency environment.
- Familiarity with SEO best practices and their application to WordPress site structure.
- Working knowledge of Google Analytics, Google Search Console, or similar reporting tools.
- Basic graphic design skills: comfortable working from Figma files or adapting existing layouts.
- Familiarity with Git and version control workflows.
Reporting & Collaboration
- Reports directly to the Client Success Manager (CSM) for day-to-day development work.
- Works closely with internal specialists across SEO, Google Ads, Social Media, Copywriting, and Design.
- Uses Slack and ClickUp as primary tools for communication, task management, and progress tracking.
How to Apply
Send a resume, a brief note introducing yourself, and links to WordPress sites you have built or contributed to in your proposal.
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