WordPress Developer (Elementor)
Farnham, Surrey (3-4 days per week in office)
£30000 - £35000 + Benefits

Please note my client cannot offer sponsorship for VISA holders/international applicants.

Your new company
I am working to recruit an experienced WordPress Developer with strong Elementor skills to join a digital marketing business that have taken the decision to bring their Development back in-house from 3rd parties.

This will is fully office-based initially in Farnham, Surrey but offers a drop to 3-4 days in office after settling in.

Your new role
You'll be joining at the perfect time, the business has some large rebuild projects to undertake which are in discovery phase at the moment. You'll report to the Technical Director and will initially be one of the only internal Developers. You will have autonomy, trust and control and can really make your stamp on things.

You should consider yourself mid-level or above working with corporate WordPress builds using custom themes. Also as the Sole Developer you'll have the opportunity to assume wider responsibilities for sites, whether that be testing, SEO, Analytics, DNS management, UX and talking to users about improvements they wish to see.

It's a family-feel business with less than 20 headcount, so team fit will be just as important as technical skills, they value open communication and encourage all staff to have client interaction. Their reputation and brand is everything as business is often through referrals, so you will be encouraged to contribute to a positive culture.

There's a real opportunity here to progress to Senior level and to build your own small team if the company meets it's growth plans.

What you'll need to succeed
We are seeking a Website Developer with proficiency in Elementor and a strong design background. You must have 3 years+ of commercial development experience working on WordPress and ideally using Elementor as most site builds will use this tool.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for creating visually appealing websites with minimal coding, in this role you'll have the chance to work with:

- WordPress/Elementor
- Web Design
- DNS Management/SEO best practice, Google Analytics.
- Responsive Design: Strong understanding of responsive and adaptive design principles to ensure websites are mobile-friendly.
- Content Management Systems (CMS): Experience with other CMS platforms like WordPress (beyond Elementor), WIX or Squarespace.

In order to apply for this role you should have a portfolio of work you can share/discuss at interview evidencing your skills.

What you'll get in return
The company are big on investing in training for their Developers and you're encouraged to take days to self-study and work on things you're passionate about. You will get access to the various company benefits and there's Christmas shutdown in additional to enhanced annual leave and life assurance.

They work 9-5 Monday-Friday (with flexibility available) working hard without an expectation of overtime which is sometimes seen in digital agencies.

What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director. At Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.

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