Associate Web Developer – WordPress job

FAHRENHEIT CREATIVE GROUP LLC

FAHRENHEIT CREATIVE GROUP LLC

Posted 10 months ago
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Job Type

Full time

Location

United States

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Associate Web Developer will work directly with the Director of Digital Strategy and Design to support the development of diverse web applications for clients and the agency. In addition, you will work closely with other team members to understand how to best use digital design to promote client goals, meet specific digital objectives, and create engaging, user-friendly experiences across different platforms, browsers, and devices.

You will be also responsible for a mix of research and design activities to support the projects and deliverables of the Associate Director of Digital Strategy and Design.

Essential Job Duties

Learning (15%)

  • Participate in professional development and learning activities to continuously improve leadership, management, project management, and coding skills
  • Read and reflect on agency readings; connect readings to short- and long-term goals for team and agency
  • Participate in agency team meetings, professional development check-ins, and other internal meetings, as needed
  • Maintain high-level of organization for digital files and materials

Web and App Design and Development (85%)

  • Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with creative project managers and other project leads
  • Maintain and manage internal and external client relationships
  • Support the management and maintenance of multiple websites, including updating WordPress core files, themes, and plugins; adding or updating email addresses; and troubleshooting hosting and domain issues
  • Identify and troubleshoot user experience (UX) problems
  • Complete layout adjustments based on user feedback
  • Adhere to style standards based on client style guide and/or branding
  • Identify problems, research solutions, and collaborate with the team to devise plans to solve UX issues
  • Provide feedback on enhancements with the development and design team
  • Manage Sucuri website security interface or similar security platform, including researching and addressing any security issues

Job Requirements & Qualifications

  • Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills
  • Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to handle the pressure of meeting tight deadlines
  • Intrinsically motivated self-starter, team player, critical thinker, and effective communicator
  • A healthy dose of curiosity
  • Basic knowledge of WordPress CMS
  • Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
  • Experience working with cPanel preferred
  • Ability to prioritize given tasks and work efficiently towards completing them
  • Strong problem solver and analytical thinker

Compensation commensurate with experience.

About Fahrenheit Creative Group

We are a Black-owned, full service marketing communications firm in Jackson, Mississippi. We work closely with our clients to develop and deliver strategic communications plans and powerful, creative designs that support their missions, amplify their work, and produce meaningful outcomes.

We firmly believe in equity, justice, community, and learning, which is why we strive to practice and promote those values in our offices and advance those ideals through our work.

TASKS

  • Write supporting code for Web applications or Web sites.
  • Design, build, or maintain Web sites, using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media.
  • Back up files from Web sites to local directories for instant recovery in case of problems.
  • Write, design, or edit Web page content, or direct others producing content.
  • Select programming languages, design tools, or applications.
  • Evaluate code to ensure that it is valid, is properly structured, meets industry standards, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
  • Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
  • Develop databases that support Web applications and Web sites.
  • Perform Web site tests according to planned schedules, or after any Web site or product revision.
  • Perform or direct Web site updates.
  • Maintain understanding of current Web technologies or programming practices through continuing education, reading, or participation in professional conferences, workshops, or groups.
  • Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
  • Design and implement Web site security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption.
  • Incorporate technical considerations into Web site design plans, such as budgets, equipment, performance requirements, or legal issues including accessibility and privacy.
  • Respond to user email inquiries, or set up automated systems to send responses.
  • Renew domain name registrations.
  • Confer with management or development teams to prioritize needs, resolve conflicts, develop content criteria, or choose solutions.
  • Communicate with network personnel or Web site hosting agencies to address hardware or software issues affecting Web sites.
  • Collaborate with management or users to develop e-commerce strategies and to integrate these strategies with Web sites.
  • Document test plans, testing procedures, or test results.
  • Develop Web site maps, application models, image templates, or page templates that meet project goals, user needs, or industry standards.
  • Develop and document style guidelines for Web site content.
  • Identify or maintain links to and from other Web sites and check links to ensure proper functioning.
  • Establish appropriate server directory trees.
  • Develop or validate test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
  • Recommend and implement performance improvements.
  • Register Web sites with search engines to increase Web site traffic.
  • Document technical factors such as server load, bandwidth, database performance, and browser and device types.
  • Develop or implement procedures for ongoing Web site revision.
  • Create Web models or prototypes that include physical, interface, logical, or data models.
  • Provide clear, detailed descriptions of Web site specifications, such as product features, activities, software, communication protocols, programming languages, and operating systems software and hardware.
  • Evaluate or recommend server hardware or software.
  • Create searchable indices for Web page content.
  • Monitor security system performance logs to identify problems and notify security specialists when problems occur.
  • Install and configure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) servers and associated operating systems.
  • Research, document, rate, or select alternatives for Web architecture or technologies.
  • Develop system interaction or sequence diagrams.

SKILLS

  • Reading Comprehension – Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Writing – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Speaking – Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
  • Operations Analysis – Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
  • Programming – Writing computer programs for various purposes.
  • Judgment and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
  • Systems Analysis – Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

KNOWLEDGE

  • Computers and Electronics – Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Communications and Media – Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
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