Senior WordPress Frontend Developer

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency with a passionate belief in the power of technology to positively transform business practices. Our focus is on helping customers grow and achieve success in the digital space. We cover a variety of different industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, transportation, and more. The company was recently named by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and to Inc.com's list of 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years.

As a Senior WordPress FED, you have experience working on digital projects. You use knowledge of PHP & JavaScript to create modular applications with a understanding of best practices.

You are able to communicate clearly with clients and colleagues about technical and non-technical issues. You provide strategic advice to project stakeholders and work collaboratively with other departments and teams. You can translate client requirements into technical approaches while considering scope and budget.

You take pride in your work, delivering successful projects through clear communication, organization and high-quality code.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Project Managers and/or the Technical Lead to manage time estimates and completion accuracy of assigned project tasks
• Review designs and approaches for best practices in UX
• Create compelling solutions and functionality that inspire users and meet business goals
• Stay current on developing technologies and properly utilize them in your work
• Help build out standard and processes to ensure high quality work of all developers
• Help mentor and guide other FEDs in best practices

Requirements:

• Able to work in a fast paced environment
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience building site in WordPress
• Strong familiarity in page builder tools like Kadence blocks and Elementor
• Familiarity with commonly used plugins
• Expert knowledge of HTML and CSS nuances and proper semantics
• Solid understanding of progressive enhancement, responsive design, accessibility and best UX/UI practices
• Ability to work within a team environment where design and production are a collaborative effort
• Strong understanding of the WCAG specification and accessibility approaches
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with team members and clients
• Experience working within a source control environment (e.g. Git)
• Must be self-driven to stay up-to-date on the trends and techniques in a changing industry
• Experience setting up custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields
• Nice to Haves:Strong skillset in Javascript and strong knowledge of JS frameworks
• Background in page speed and rendering efficiency testing and remediation
• Degree in Computer Science, Interactive Media Design, Web Design & Development or related certification from a recognized training organization
• Knowledge of WooCommerce
• Experience working with Gravity Forms
• Active in the WordPress community