Job Description

Salary: $60,000 - 75,000 per year Requirements:

• Several years of hands-on website development experience, or an equivalent record of delivering high-quality WordPress work; 2 years of WordPress experience required.
• A strong portfolio of WordPress websites, with a clear explanation of your contributions and decisions.
• Experience building and maintaining WordPress sites with at least one page builder, such as Beaver Builder, Elementor, or Divi.
• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS, responsive design, and practical JavaScript.
• Good design judgment and the ability to translate creative direction and messaging into clear, user-friendly web pages.
• Working knowledge of on-page and technical SEO fundamentals, website performance, and accessibility basics.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, organize work, meet commitments, identify risks, and seek support when an issue requires deeper technical expertise.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and communication skills, including explaining technical recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with AI tools and the judgment to review their output for accuracy and quality.
• Two years of marketing agency experience required.
• Must reside in the Cincinnati area and be able to commute to Cincinnati, Ohio; the role requires three days in the office.
• Bonus: Experience with digital agencies or multiple B2B clients, WooCommerce, other WordPress plugins, Squarespace or Wix, HubSpot, analytics and technical SEO tools, PHP, advanced JavaScript, custom WordPress development, or project-management and time-tracking tools such as Asana and Harvest.

• Build, update, and maintain WordPress websites and landing pages using Beaver Builder or a comparable page builder.
• Customize themes, plugins, layouts, and templates to meet client needs, using HTML, CSS, and practical JavaScript as needed.
• Create responsive, user-friendly pages that turn creative briefs, brand direction, and messaging into clear business outcomes.
• Guide website projects from requirements and planning through development, quality assurance, launch, and follow-up improvements.
• Clarify project scope, identify dependencies and risks, keep work on track, and communicate progress and decisions to teammates and clients.
• Explain technical recommendations in plain language and help clients assess practical options and tradeoffs.
• Develop and maintain documentation, reusable processes, and quality checks for recurring work.
• Apply on-page and technical SEO practices, including appropriate page titles, headings, internal links, image alt text, and structured data.
• Use analytics, search, page-speed, and crawling tools to identify and prioritize website improvements.
• Monitor site speed and Core Web Vitals, improving images, caching, and front-end code where appropriate.
• Use AI tools thoughtfully for research, development, testing, and workflow efficiency, reviewing their output for accuracy, quality, and client suitability.
• Track changes in search, including AI-assisted search, and help the team adapt SEO practices as the field evolves.

• AI
• CSS
• HubSpot
• Support
• JavaScript
• Marketing
• PHP
• Web
• Wix
• WordPress
• CMS
• Network

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We are BigOrange Marketing, a growing digital agency creating websites and comprehensive marketing strategies for clients in information technology, financial services, residential construction, and home improvement. We are hiring a hands-on WordPress Web Developer & Optimization Specialist to own client website projects and collaborate with our senior developer and marketing team. This is a full-time W-2 position reporting to the CEO, with no direct reports, 40 hours per week, and an annual salary of $60,000–$75,000. The hybrid role is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, with three days per week in the office; only candidates residing in the Cincinnati area will be considered. We offer paid time off, a monthly stipend to help offset medical costs (we do not currently provide employer-sponsored medical insurance), professional development, a collaborative team, a flexible hybrid schedule, and potential for advancement as we grow. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

last updated 44 week of 2026

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