WordPress Plugin Developer

Job Description

MA Services is currently seeking a talented WordPress Developer with strong UX skills who will be working with our in-house design and web development team. You will be working on developing pages for our TouchBistro website, landing pages and other web entities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop custom, user-friendly, WordPress pages

• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

• Create responsive views for all created content and resolve cross screen size

• Testing/troubleshooting pages on multiple browsers and platforms

• Give time estimates and manage time efficiently.

• Displaying modifications in a staging environment before pushing live.

• Modify provided graphics to fit the website if the size/aspect ratio is not correct

• Utilize a strong understanding of the WordPress core to manipulate admin (back-end) and theme (front-end) components.

• Maintain security, framework, and plugin updates for websites and web applications.

• Integrate third-party applications, APIs, marketing pixels, scripts, etc. into website builds.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years’ experience working in web development and interface design

• Ability to manage multiple projects at a time

• Good understanding of the Wordpress platform (wordpress template hierarchy, the loop, plugins, general functionality)

• Experience developing WordPress websites, including content updates, CSS and other visual modification, new page creation, etc

• Ability to create/setup fully responsive, WordPress pages

• Knowledge/experience with the Advanced Custom Fields Wordpress plug-in

• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS

• Experience with working with PHP and Javascript

• Strong Communication skills

BONUS REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to do design work and create something from scratch if needed

• Knowledge and/or experience with Yoast SEO wordpress plugin

• Experience with Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)