WordPress Developer (Berkeley)
• freelance/contract to potential employment
• Berkeley, CA (75% telecommute position – potentially 100% after a few months)
The Role:
Seeking a Web Developer with a specialty in WordPress Web Development to work with a full time designer/admin person. Build, test and deploy a WordPress theme based social media site. You must be well versed in WordPress, from install to plugins, theme implementation, troubleshooting bugs, working with child-theme / parent theme process for theme developer updates/site specific configuration of theme functions, multiple language translations (this is a global site).
You will act as a consultant and develop solutions to problems and enhancements that are needed for the site. You will also help with launching the new site and post-implementation support. On-site work will be required during the contract for meetings, updates and other face-to-face meetings when needed.
The Project:
This is a new starting up global social media site, with a healing arts community of 5,000 doubling in size every year. This is a small project with huge potential for growth.
Requirements:
* You must be a WordPress EXPERT! (Modifying style sheets, installing and configuring plugins, etc…)
• You should be able to configure the server/dns/etc. to install and launch the site.
• First responder when systems fail
• 5 years coding experience in HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and JavaScript
• Strong experience in WordPress including theme development and plugins
• Some server administration experience
• Self-motivated and well organized
• Strong verbal/ communication skills
• Evaluating code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
TO APPLY:
Please email your resume and include freelance/contract fee history/desire, and links to your work. Links to your portfolio of work are required to be considered for this position. Please submit cover letter, resume, links to WordPress sites you have worked on.
