Wordpress Developer

We are a Canadian coaching, training and publishing company seeking to create a better and more effective online presence.

We need a highly experienced and creative Wordpress developer to build a series of microsites ranging from one page (for eBooks and linking sites) to 6-8 pages using Flexi-theme templates.

Strong skills with widgets, plug-ins, tables, forms, calendars and video embedding is essential. You will also need to know how to work with the html code to embed Paypal buttons and drop down shopping cart menus and how to embed code for Goggle Analytics. You will not need to be an expert at CSS but some knowledge will be valuable.

You must be a strong communicator in both spoken and written English, and be committed to finding solutions and delivering results. Perfect English is not required; strong English skills and honesty are what really matter to us. If you say you can DO something, that means you have done it before and absolutely know the methods. If you say you can TRY something, that means you are learning along the way. Mistakes are part of the process and will not get you into trouble as long as you talk to us about them and we work together to find solutions as soon as possible.

Your responsibilities:

- Collaborate with us to understand our business and what website user requirements will be
- Define scope of work and estimate project times and deliverables with reasonable (not perfect) accuracy
- Follow instructions specifically and thoroughly
- Ask questions and verify understanding about project needs and give examples to ensure clarity on both sides (eg. you might say to us, “You asked for video display with video on the left side of the screen and text explaining what the viewer is watching on the right. I think I should use a table to do that, but without any grid lines showing. Here is an example of a similar table from a website I found online. Is that what you want?”)
- Work with forms, surveys, video and audio as well as text and photo content, ensuring fast-loading and proper placement of elements onscreen
- Provide short daily progress reports and longer weekly progress reports on all projects

Preference will be given to candidates who have worked from home for a North American or British business for at least a year in the past.

Your qualifications:

- Primary skill: Expert WordPress Development
- Additional skills: HTML, CSS
- Strong understanding of visual design fundamentals, information design, user experience, typography and color
- Excellence in WordPress functionality, code, widgets, plug-ins, capacity and the ability to create complex navigation, forms, scrolling content, database information capture, etc. as well as embedding Google Analytics code
- Experience with Paypal buttons, drop-down menus and shopping carts
- Competence with MS Office softwares
- Competence using Skype to communicate about work projects
- A work style that is extremely detail-oriented and communicates openly and enjoyment of learning new skills and solving problems
- References from previous employers

Please reply with your availability and salary expectations as well as relevant experience. Thank you.