Web Developer

We cover city council, school board, high school sports and obituaries. We started in 1984 and have grown to about 24 people. Copy editors read everything twice before it publishes.

Role overview

Looking for a Web Developer who wants to stay somewhere for a while. We're looking for a developer who can turn Figma designs into fast, accessible pages and keep the site from breaking during plugin updates. Remote within Japan. We meet in person once or twice a year.

Your responsibilities

• Turn Figma designs into responsive HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Build custom WordPress themes and blocks using PHP, ACF and the block editor
• Integrate forms with HubSpot, Marketo or Salesforce
• Maintain hosting, DNS, SSL certificates and backups on WP Engine, Kinsta or AWS
• Optimise page speed, image sizes and Core Web Vitals
• Launch campaign landing pages on short deadlines
• Fix accessibility issues to meet WCAG 2.1 AA
• Set up tracking with Google Tag Manager and GA4

Requirements

• PHP and WordPress theme or plugin development, or Shopify Liquid
• Experience building responsive, cross-browser layouts
• Strong HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Comfortable with Git and deploying to staging and production
• Able to manage several small requests alongside larger projects

What you get

• Paid leave
• Flexible hours
• Bonus twice a year

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Brantley Media Co., Ltd..