Front End Developer Canterbury, England
Job description
Smithfield is looking for a Front-end Developer, with WordPress experience, to join our growing design and development studio. We're a small team that aims to create beautiful brands and easy-to-manage websites for a variety of partners.
The ideal candidate will be a natural problem solver and detail-orientated developer, who loves CSS and writes well-structured and maintainable code.
What will you be doing?
- Creating beautifully crafted websites, mostly using WordPress, for a variety of national and international brands
- Collaborating with both designers and developers – translating design files into responsive, mobile-first, cross-browser compatible websites
- Working to deadlines, you will take responsibility for delivering high-quality projects, collaborating with other team members
What skills and experience do you need?
- Semantic HTML, CSS and efficient JavaScript
- Experience with WordPress, specifically Gutenberg + Advanced Custom Fields to build custom-theme websites
- Modern CSS, ie custom properties - we’ve recently enjoyed using open-props
- Animation framework ie. GSAP for subtle UI enhancements
- Strong design sense — know what looks good
- Entrepreneurial — you're always thinking of ways to improve things and then taking responsibility for delivering them
- Collaborative — you're independent but also know how to work with others to get the best outcomes
- Communication — excellent written and oral communication skills
- Tidy code (we use linters + auto-formatting so less manual intervention is needed these days)
- Good awareness of A11y, SEO, site performance and design best practices
- Version control — we use GitHub
- Experience using collaborative tools like – we use Trello, GitHub and Slack
Bonus
- Roots - especially familiarity with Sage theme development
- We use ACF Blocks via ACF Composer extensively but are interested in transitioning to native Gutenberg as it becomes more stable, so experience with native Gutenberg / ACF Composer is highly valued
- Value data + privacy — good understanding of the importance and value of data and awareness of security/privacy considerations
- Experience with WooCommerce and Payment Gateways
- Familiar with Agile/Kanban development processes
In return we offer:
- Competitive salary or day rate
- An environment to learn and grow
- 30 days holiday per year
- Your birthday off
- Remote + flexible working from home and our Canterbury office
How to apply
To apply, please send an up-to-date portfolio or links to examples of your work with a cover letter.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Freelance
Salary: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- You must include a portfolio or links to at least 3 examples of work
Experience:
- WordPress: 4 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Canterbury, CT1 2QD
