WordPress Developer

The Role 

We are seeking a reliable and proactive freelance WordPress developer to work alongside our marketing team and in-house designer on an ongoing basis. 

The role will involve building new sections and pages of the website, redesigning existing sections of the website which are underperforming, implementing new functionality, and ensuring a high-quality user experience across desktop and mobile devices. 

This is a flexible, project-based engagement with a steady stream of work as our website continues to evolve.

Responsibilities 

• Build new pages within WordPress  

• Redesign and enhance existing pages based on approved designs  

• Translate Figma designs into responsive, production-ready web pages  

• Create reusable page templates and content components  

• Implement website updates, enhancements and new functionality  

• Ensure all pages are fully responsive across devices and browsers  

• Optimise page speed, performance and accessibility  

• Troubleshoot and resolve front-end issues and bugs  

• Work within existing brand guidelines and design systems. Collaborate closely with our in-house designer (3 days per week) and our international marketing team  

• Test changes thoroughly before deployment and maintain website quality standards  

• Managing mirrored websites across regions 

• Synchronizing content between global and regional instances 

Requirements 

Technical Skills 

• Minimum 5 years' experience developing and maintaining WordPress websites  

• Strong knowledge of WordPress themes, templates and page builders  

• Advanced HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript skills  

• Experience creating responsive, mobile-first websites  

• Strong understanding of website performance optimisation  

• Experience working with staging and production environments  

• Familiarity with SEO and AEO best practices and technical SEO and AEO considerations  

• Must be able to build and apply custom functionality where required  

• Experience with multi-site WordPress environments, website mirroring, international deployments. 

Industry Experience 

We are particularly interested in developers who have experience working on: 

• B2B SaaS websites  

• Data and analytics platforms  

• Financial services websites  

• Research and intelligence businesses  

This experience is highly valuable as it demonstrates an understanding of complex product portfolios, content-heavy websites, lead generation requirements, and the user experience expectations of a professional audience. 

Working Style 

• Strong attention to detail  

• Excellent communication skills  

• Ability to work independently and manage priorities – this is a fast paced business 

• Comfortable collaborating with designers and marketing leadership team 

• Ability to provide realistic timelines and estimates for work, and stick to them 

• Proactive approach to identifying improvements and solutions  

Nice to Have 

• Experience with Google Analytics 4 (GA4)  

• Experience with Google Tag Manager (GTM)  

• HubSpot, Salesforce or CRM integration experience  

• Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) experience  

• Experience working with multinational or enterprise organisations  

• Understanding of financial markets, economic research, business intelligence or data products  

Engagement Details 

• Freelance engagement 

• Flexible hours based on project requirements  

• Ongoing relationship preferred  

• Remote working acceptable but must be available during normal UK working hours (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm).  

• Must also be available for regular collaboration and communication  

To Apply, please provide: 

• A brief introduction about yourself and your experience  

• You CV 

• Examples of WordPress websites you have developed or maintained  

• Relevant experience within B2B SaaS, financial services, data, research or professional services sectors  

• Your hourly or day rate in USD 

• Availability and expected capacity on a monthly basis  

• References or testimonials  

We are looking for someone who can become a trusted extension of our team and help continuously improve the ISI Markets website experience.