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WordPress Web Designer
Job in
Tipton, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-16
Listing for:
Sunrisetheme
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-16
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Web Developer, UI/UX Design, Digital Media & Production
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A Word Press Web Designer is responsible for designing and developing visually appealing, user-friendly websites using Word Press. They focus on creating engaging, responsive, and functional websites while ensuring they align with the client's brand and business goals.
Key Responsibilities:- Website Design: Create visually stunning and user-centric website designs using Word Press themes and plugins, ensuring the design aligns with the client’s branding and marketing objectives.
- Theme Customization: Customize Word Press themes (using both pre-built themes and custom-designed themes) to meet specific client needs, ensuring a unique and tailored look.
- Responsive Design: Ensure that all websites are mobile-friendly and responsive, providing a seamless user experience across desktops, tablets, and smartphones.
- User Interface (UI) Design: Design clean, modern, and easy-to-navigate interfaces, focusing on delivering a smooth and enjoyable user experience (UX).
- Website Maintenance: Regularly update websites, ensuring that they are secure, up-to-date, and function properly across all browsers and devices.
- Plugin Integration: Install, configure, and customize Word Press plugins to add additional functionality to websites (e.g., SEO tools, contact forms, social media integration).
- SEO Optimization: Ensure that websites are optimized for search engines, implementing SEO best practices like proper header structure, optimized images, metadata, and schema markup.
- Content Management: Assist clients in managing and updating content on their websites, providing guidance on how to add and edit pages, blog posts, and other elements.
- Site Speed Optimization: Optimize websites for speed and performance, ensuring fast load times and smooth navigation by compressing images, minifying code, and leveraging caching techniques.
- Client
Collaboration:
Work closely with clients to understand their needs, gather feedback, and implement design changes to meet their goals. - Security Best Practices: Follow security best practices to ensure websites are safe from hacking attempts and vulnerabilities, including regular backups and the use of security plugins.
- Cross-Browser Testing: Test websites across various browsers and devices to ensure consistent and flawless display, fixing any compatibility issues as needed.
- Version Control: Use version control systems (e.g., Git) to manage code changes, especially in collaborative environments.
Qualifications:
- Word Press Proficiency: Strong experience working with Word Press, including theme and plugin customization, child themes, and building websites from scratch.
- Design
Skills:
Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, or Sketch to create custom web elements and layouts. - HTML/CSS: Solid understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and CSS frameworks like Bootstrap to create structured, styled, and responsive websites.
- JavaScript & jQuery: Knowledge of JavaScript and jQuery to add interactive elements and dynamic content to websites.
- PHP: Basic knowledge of PHP for customizing Word Press themes and plugins and ensuring dynamic content is displayed properly.
- SEO Best Practices: Familiarity with SEO strategies, including using plugins like Yoast SEO to optimize websites for search engines.
- UX/UI Principles: Deep understanding of user experience and interface design principles to create intuitive and visually appealing websites.
- Responsive Design: Expertise in creating mobile-first websites with responsive layouts that work across all screen sizes and devices.
- Plugin & Theme Customization: Ability to modify and extend pre-built themes and plugins to meet specific project needs.
- Version Control: Familiarity with Git for version control to manage code changes and work in collaborative environments.
- Web Performance Optimization: Experience optimizing website load times, implementing caching, and compressing assets like images and CSS files.
- Cross-Browser Compatibility: Ability to ensure websites look and function correctly on various browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
- Attention to Detail: Ability to focus on the small details of design and functionality that contribute to the overall user experience.
- Creativity: Strong creativity to craft unique and engaging website designs that meet client goals and brand identity.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills to work with clients, understand their needs, and provide clear explanations and recommendations.
- Time Management: Ability to manage…
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