Front-End Designer & WordPress Specialist

THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Front-End Designer & WordPress Specialist to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for maintaining and securing our website, ensuring strict adherence to branding guidelines, and optimizing performance to guarantee fast loading times. Your expertise will be crucial in designing and implementing engaging user interfaces, debugging and refining code, and enhancing the overall user experience through rigorous testing. You will also collaborate closely with back-end developers to ensure seamless usability and functionality across our digital platforms.

We operate a range of services to support our customers in running eCommerce stores, selling on the Amazon marketplace. We have three core products, one is the lead service that provides information on where to find products that you can buy low, to resell high, for a profit on the Amazon marketplace. The second service is a recruitment service for virtual assistants, to work within other Amazon sellers businesses and the third is the USS or Ultimate Sourcing Sheet which is a tool that supports Amazon sellers in collecting the data they need to monitor their business as it automatically creates the intelligence and insights needed by an Amazon seller to efficiently run the day to day of his Amazon Store.

Separate to all these three products, we also run our own Amazon Store in the US Marketplace.

The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

KEY RESULT AREA #1 Website Maintenance & Security

Conduct comprehensive website audits.
Ensure cybersecurity measures are in place to protect the website.
Develop and maintain technical documentation of website processes for knowledge base retention.
Ensure compliance with branding guidelines.
Make sure that WordPress is updated, along with all the plugins being utilized.
Performance optimization: Ensuring the website loads quickly and efficiently.

KEY RESULT AREA #2 Design & Implementation

Develop and conceptualize design needs and strategies for the brand and websites keeping the user’s needs in mind
Produce high-quality UX designs using wireframes, flow diagrams, graphic and visual design, sitemaps, prototypes, and storyboards
Use various methods and latest technology in designing graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs, search boxes, forms, and widgets
Test UI elements, such as banners, CTAs, page designs, page layouts, target links, and page flows, for landing pages
Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements
Adhere to style standards on typography and graphic design
Coding of the user interface flow (coding of the front end of the design layout)
Debugging the code behind the new design (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - (basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

KEY RESULT AREA #3 User Experience & Testing

Define methodologies and frameworks that will best determine and capture the best user experience
Conduct observational research by getting sample users’ interaction with the product
Implement UX research methodologies and testing activities in order to analyze and predict user behavior
Test for intuitivity and experience and utilize the insights as inputs for design decisions
Run analytics on questionnaire responses, field studies, interviews, etc. to find out ways to understand the users
Research from web or utilize mobile usage analytics to spot trends, see what is working with the users and what is not.
Test newly coded designs across various platforms and browsers to assess and enhance user experience.
Develop overall concepts for improving the user experience, ensuring interactions are intuitive and convenient.
Collaborate with back-end web developers and programmers to improve website usability.

KEY RESULT AREA #4 Requirements Gathering

Evaluate and gather all requirements of users and collaborate with product managers and team
Collaborate with the marketing team, and internal and external designers to ensure the creation and delivery of tailored experiences for the digital user.
Develop technical and business requirements and always strive to deliver intuitive and user-centered solutions

KEY RESULT AREA #5 Tools & Management

Utilize development tools to manage website speed, restrict access, and manage plugins.
Plan and implement graphics design elements.
Conduct website maintenance and troubleshooting.

THE REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Software Development Management, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field in a reputable university
At least 2 years UI/UX design experience for digital products or services for both web and mobile platforms
At least 2 years of experience in wordpress design, especially plugins and themes customization
Preferably from a service-based or ecommerce background.

TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW

Good working knowledge of project estimation techniques
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
Proven working experience in project management
HTML, CSS
Wordpress Plugins. Themes customization
Working knowledge of related tools, vocabulary, and workflows
Good knowledge for mobile responsiveness
Some knowledge of Usability Factors in Human Computer Interaction
Working knowledge of Figma, Canva, Photoshop, illustrator, wordpress, elementor

SOFT SKILLS

Written and verbal communication skills (essential)
Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
Customer Service Skills
Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills
Good leadership, decision-making, and organization skills
Time management
Critical thinking
Ability to multitask
Takes initiative / forward thinking

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Google Suite
Communication Media - Slack, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Zoom,
Project Management - Jira
Editing - Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva and Figma
Website - Wordpress - ( plugins and themes ) , elementor(themes) and funnel kit.

OTHER SKILLS

Strong attention to details, including Data Analytics
Results-driven/Self-Motivated and Proactive
Willingness to perform various functions
With high regard for Integrity, Excellence, Continuous Learning, Teamwork, and Creative Thinking/Innovation
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and digitally centric environment

THE REQUIRED TOOLS

Desktop/laptop
Computer specs:
Processor - Intel Core i5 9th gen plus, or higher (excluding U processors)
RAM - 8 GB or higher
A fast and stable internet connection (at least 30 MBPS) and with a back-up internet (eg pocket wifi)
Noise-canceling headphones
Web camera
Google Meet for video calls
Quiet and professional workstation


THE OFFER

Full-time career
Opportunity to learn different facets of the e-Commerce operations
Career development opportunities
Monthly salary: Php 30,000 to 40,000 ( based on experience ) net depending on qualifications; payable twice a month
Monthly Internet subsidy of Php 1,000 upon hiring
Onboarding tools (headset and camera) 3 months after hiring
Equipment Upgrade bonus 6 months after hiring
Guaranteed significant salary increase after 1 year
Flexible work schedule (8 hours/day; 5 days/week Monday - Friday)
Paid Trainings
Paid Holidays
Personal Days/Leave
13th month bonus

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