Freelance WordPress Developer

You can start out as a web designer and eventually become an art director. Are you talented with words and looking for something new to do? Maybe you can try out for a content writing position. If you discover you have a penchant for management, you can work your way towards becoming a team leader or even a manager. Really, it’s up to you.

What we’re sure to give you is a cool office to work in, a competitive salary, several benefits, and of course, plenty of windows so you can enjoy a healthy work/life balance.

To help you find your awesome, we offer the following:


A99 Benefits

Great Work Hours

A typical work day at August 99 starts at 6:30 AM and wraps up at 3:30 PM. We also have mid-shift and night-shift schedules.

Career Opportunities

Whether you’re a fresh grad or a seasoned professional, you will always find opportunities for career growth at August 99. Become an expert on your chosen field or switch to a new trade within the company—the choice is yours.

Work-From-Home Benefits

We’ve fully rolled out remote work privileges for our A99 teams. This means our people get to enjoy the perks of working whenever and wherever.

Company-wide Events

At August 99, we roll out several company-wide events all throughout the year. These come in the form of movie screenings, out-of-town team building excursions, thanksgiving and end-of-the-year parties, and even e-sports tournaments. If you have a great event idea that would bring everyone in the company together, tell us all about it. We might make it happen.

Education and Training

Pick up new skills from other talented A99ers or share your expertise with your team members through training sessions.

Competitive Company Benefits

Enjoy a competitive compensation package that includes health and dental benefits, up to 18 days total of paid vacation leave, 12 days of paid sick leave, and more.


Freelance WordPress Developer

  • 1-3 years
  • Day Shift
  • August 99
  • Ortigas, Pasig / remote

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and fix WordPress website issues
  • Perform cross-browser QA Testing and document results
  • Perform regular WordPress maintenance tasks and document activity
  • Run website reports for performance, security, domain blacklist
  • Document activities, issues, and recommendations
  • Build new WordPress websites, custom plugins, and 3rd party integrations + Occasional Participation in Zoom Meetings and Collaboration with Team
  • Occasional Discussion and Collaboration in Slack

Requirements

  • Expert Wordpress Development and Maintenance
  • Experience with Git Version Control System (VCS), especially Bitbucket
  • Experience using Command Line Interface (CLI), especially Git Commands + Strong Understanding of Custom Plugins, Hooks, Filters, and Actions
  • Proficient in PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, WHM/cPanel
  • Cross-Browser Testing, Troubleshooting, Debugging, and Documentation + Pride in Clean, Efficient, Well-Documented Code
  • Can render 20 - 30 hours per month
  • Enjoyment in doing excellent work and always improving
  • Friendly, conscientious, and patient attitude
  • Willingness to share knowledge, learn from, and assist others + Keen attention to detail
  • Clear communication and follow-through on agreements
  • Team-mindedness and commitment to team success
  • Enjoyment in learning new tools, methods, and skills

We are seeking a WordPress Developer to keep our client websites maintained and perform updates and enhancements as requested by our clients. Updates and fixes typically include both back-end and front-end tasks. On occasion, the role will also include creating, customizing, and maintaining new WordPress websites, building and/or installing themes and plugins.

You should have a strong command of WordPress and general web development skills. An understanding of the entire web development process, including design, development, deployment and maintenance is preferred.

You will work with a small team, using our own company task management system, logging your hours for tasks assigned to you and working closely with our Production Manager who will assign tasks and provide support and guidance to help you succeed with tasks.

In addition to assigned tasks, there will be auto-generated recurring monthly tasks for maintenance. These recurring tasks include a checklist of maintenance subtasks such as running performance reports, updating plugins, syncing live sites with development sites, and QA testing.

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