Teal Media is seeking a WordPress/PHP developer for a full-time position. Working closely with our visual design team, you will work alongside our technical team to review, build, and maintain websites for high-profile social impact clients. Depending on the project, responsibilities may include custom theme or custom plugin development, API integrations, migration from other content management systems and more.
Location: Remote
Position Type: Full Time or Contract
Salary Range: $80K-$100K (pending experience)
Benefits: Health insurance, employer matching 401K plan, continuing education/annual conference stipend, professional development coaching, bonus plan and flexibility to work remotely
What You’ll Do
- Serve as lead developer on stand-alone web-based projects as well as support retainer development tasks for existing clients
- Collaborate with and provide technical guidance to team members and clients
- Review technical specifications, wireframes, and requirements with our CTO and creative team to ensure a thorough and complete understanding of assigned projects and tasks
- Work closely with our front-end developers
- Create custom-coded websites built on open-source tools (WordPress and others) including primarily back-end theme and plugin development
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
- Manage updates, changes, and feature additions to existing projects
- Regularly consult with CTO on code deliverables to ensure work meets project requirements before sharing with the client
- Conduct quality assurance and testing on project deliverables
- Assist with technical solutions discovery on projects
- Train clients and/or internal team on how to manage and maintain all built functionality
- Manage and coordinate tasks and communicate with clients as necessary
- Communicate and collaborate with internal and external project team members
Ideal Candidates Will Have
- Demonstrable experience developing for WordPress or similar PHP-based content management systems, including experience creating custom themes or plugins, and a willingness to walk us through code that you yourself have written
- 2-4+ years of PHP-based programming experience
- Strong understanding of the website design and development process, including working knowledge of: git or other versioning systems, configuring services such as web-hosting and dns systems, mobile responsive design, accessibility standards, and privacy/security standards
- Self-starter, independent thinker, highly responsible
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Thrives working in a fast-paced environment
- Strict attention to detail and adherence to project deadlines
To Apply: Send resume and a link to your GitHub profile or other example work (required).