WordPress Developer

Position Summary

FSM is seeking a Word Press Developer to join our in-house web team. We utilize visual frameworks to empower our clients for future updates, but our internal development process is code-centric. This role is responsible for developing, customizing, and maintaining high-performance websites, ensuring they are optimized for performance, accessibility, and user experience.

You will be responsible for translating high-fidelity Figma designs into responsive websites while adhering to modern front-end best practices and agency coding standards.

• Implement clean, semantic CSS through child theme style sheets. You avoid fragile, auto-generated builder classes in favor of descriptive, reusable naming conventions.
• Extend Word Press capabilities by developing custom PHP short codes and functions, ensuring all logic is properly documented and follows security best practices.
• Precisely translate Figma designs into functional websites, maintaining design integrity and responsiveness across all breakpoints.
• Maintain website health by optimizing for Core Web Vitals, code minification, and efficient asset loading.
• Ensure all web builds meet WCAG accessibility standards.

• 2–5+ years of experience in Word Press development, including child theme customization.
• Experience with visual builders is helpful, but you must be comfortable writing custom code to overcome builder limitations. Experience with custom theme development is a plus.
• Proven ability to work from Figma or similar design tools to ensure high-fidelity design implementation.
• Commitment to writing clean, well-documented, and maintainable code following industry and agency-specific naming conventions.
• A commitment to continuous learning in a fast-evolving field.

This is a Hybrid role. Candidates must be within driving distance of our office in Downtown Akron, OH.