Front-End Developer
About The Position
Edconic is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join its web team, which manages the company’s digital properties, including school websites, landing pages, microsites, and email templates. The developer will work alongside the lead developer and collaborate with designers, IT, and MarTech to deliver solutions that meet business needs while preserving each brand’s identity. The role offers ownership of work and input into development practices as the team moves toward a modern, standardized WordPress stack. The position involves developing and maintaining public-facing websites and custom WordPress themes across modern block-based and established classic stacks. The developer will work with UX/UI designers to assess design feasibility and build polished, responsive pages. They will also contribute to coding standards, tooling, workflows, and migration of existing sites to the modern stack. Edconic values fast websites and readable, maintainable code. The position is fully remote within the United States, with occasional travel to the New York office potentially required. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. A bachelor’s degree is preferred, though equivalent professional experience is welcome.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of front-end web development experience.
- Strong skills in semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and WordPress.
- Ability to build a custom WordPress theme from scratch using PHP templates and Advanced Custom Fields.
- Strong CSS skills with Sass and modern native CSS, including custom properties and nesting, and solid vanilla JavaScript skills.
- Comfort using Git/GitHub, pull requests, code reviews, npm-based build tools, and the command line.
- Ability to write semantic, well-structured HTML that covers accessibility basics, with attention to reuse, cross-browser compatibility, performance, and SEO.
- Experience building and testing HTML emails.
- Strong UX/UI sensibilities and attention to detail.
- Proactive, self-directed working style, with the ability to manage projects independently and prioritize across several projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; collaborative, objective, positive, and solution-oriented.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Modern WordPress block development experience, including ACF Blocks, block.json, theme.json, and block patterns.
- Experience with Composer, Bedrock or other Roots tooling such as Sage/Blade or Trellis, Vite, or CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
- Deeper accessibility experience, including WCAG, ARIA, and assistive-technology testing.
- CRM and marketing automation integration experience, such as Salesforce or Pardot/Account Engagement.
- Experience with multilingual WordPress sites.
- Experience with a modern JavaScript framework such as React or Vue.
- UX or UI design experience and familiarity with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Communications, or a related field; equivalent professional experience is also welcome.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain public-facing websites, microsites, and landing pages in collaboration with the lead developer, IT, and MarTech.
- Work with UX/UI designers to confirm the technical feasibility of designs and translate them into polished, responsive pages that preserve each brand’s identity.
- Build and maintain custom WordPress themes for modern block-based builds and established classic themes.
- Collaborate with the lead developer to shape coding standards, tooling, and workflow.
- Help migrate existing sites toward the new modern stack.
- Stay current on emerging web standards and propose ideas where appropriate.
- Build and test HTML emails.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
