Website Developer

The Spears Group is a full-service advertising agency, that also owns a number of experiential products, headquartered in New Orleans, LA, with offices in Houston, TX. Our firm specializes in multicultural and cause-related marketing and communications. We build and execute strategies that build lasting relationships and improve society. Over the years, we have won over 150 coveted industry awards from the American Advertising Federation, Public Relations Society of America, American Marketing Association, and a host of others while working with marquee brands.

We’re looking for a mid-level website developer who can help to elevate the agency’s capabilities. This role would be essential in building, maintaining, and growing our digital development as well as being our in-house expert in all things web related. This role includes a combination of both front-end and back-end responsibilities, from developing new digital experiences that attract, engage, and convert visitors on multiple WordPress-based websites, to managing CMS updates and back-end infrastructures. You’ll partner with our design team to drive world-class UX/UI and ensure the websites are technically sound, optimized, and successful in helping clients achieve their goals and KPIs. This role also includes ongoing WordPress maintenance and help desk support - including plugin and theme updates, content edits, and technical troubleshooting.

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Holzminden Your strengths:

Front and back-end experience building and managing WordPress and Joomla CMS sites
Experience developing custom WordPress themes and integrating plugins
Experience using premium front-end builders (YooTheme)
Solid understanding of usability, responsive design, testing, and technical SEO
Strong understanding of performance optimization best practices and tools
Proficient using HTML/CSS/Javascript/PHP/MySQL
Experience with Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and other data analytics tools
Proven track record of understanding goals and requirements and delivering solutions
Excellent communication and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail
Ability to prioritize and manage various projects based on changing business requirements

What you’ll do:

Help influence UX/UI design and website functionality for new and existing digital properties
Build new WordPress sites using custom post-types and native development
Maintain, update, and improve multiple WordPress and Joomla sites using YooTheme
Participate in digital project onboarding, including estimation and functionality scoping
Server and web hosting oversight, capacity and traffic management, technical support, upgrades for back-end platforms, and optimization
Collaborate with our creative leads to develop website designs and page components that provide amazing web experiences
Build responsive, optimized pages in HTML, CSS, Javascript, and PHP
Continually update and monitor client CMS plugins and upgrades
Manage integrations and APIs
Recommend and implement technical SEO updates
Research and provide insights into digital best practices, security, and new technologies
Review and respond to operational issues, escalating as necessary

Desired Qualifications:

BS in Computer Science or similar degree or equivalent experience
Experience working with modern front-end UI frameworks
YooTheme front-end builder or similar experience
Basic knowledge of graphical tools, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, to crop, resize, and perform small adjustments to assets
Experience with Agile development process

Experience:

Preferred: 3+ years of WordPress development experience building small to medium websites, managing back-end platforms, and proficient in CSS

Perks and Benefits:

Annual off-site retreat
50/50 work from home policy
18 days of PTO in year one
Health insurance benefits including a 75% employer contribution
401(k) plan matched up to 4%
Annual bonus structure

Spears Group embases diversity as a core value. Women, LGBTQ+ and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

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