Front-end Web Developer / WordPress
Meopham
Salary negotiable
VR/02838J
Our client is a successful web design company, with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sector. They are expanding in reaction to their clients’ needs and they continue to promote a team ethos - making it a friendly and supportive company to work for. They thrive on establishing open dialogue with their customer-base and, therefore try to promote a relaxed, but productive relationship with their clients.
This role is a full-time position. The client have offices near Dartford, Kent, but at this time most staff are working remotely, so they are open to either candidates local to Dartford, or those that only want to work remotely (but UK-based), or do a mix of both office / home work.
They now require an ​experienced Front-end / WordPress ​web developer to join their creative team. Working within an established team of front-end developers and designers, the ideal candidate is both meticulous and innovative - able to leverage different technologies to produce beautifully crafted websites. The successful candidate will enjoy coding and always look to keep up-to-date with current standards (especially CSS / JavaScript) and practices in your field. Ideally, candidates will have a minimum of 3 years of commercial experience or similar in a front-end coding position.
Ideally, we are looking for an individual who can tackle all stages of web development - from discussing client needs, planning and design, through to build and deployment of each project.
We are looking for the following expertise:
● Willingness to work in a fast-paced working environment
● The ability to code designs supplied by the design studio, from flat design files, usually created with Photoshop or Figma
● An excellent understanding of current accessibility and usability guidelines
● Expert knowledge of creating custom WordPress themes using Advanced Custom Fields and WooCommerce
● 3 years of experience of WordPress
● Excellent HTML, CSS and JavaScript
● Experience with GIT
● Ability to produce clean, smart, cross-browser compatible code that can work across multiple devices
● Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with others
● The ability to work on own initiative within a busy environment
● MySQL experience
● Very strong attention to detail

Other skills that would be advantageous but not necessary:
● Experience with Sketch/Figma Design Tools
● Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator experience
● Skills in XML, AJAX, jQuery

Position available immediately and is a permanent role. Hours of work: Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17.00.