Senior WordPress Developer

GEMINI AGENCY • Eden Prairie, MN

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About The Position

Gemini Agency is seeking an experienced contract WordPress developer with digital marketing agency experience to build, improve, and maintain client websites. The sites range from custom builds to templated websites created with different themes, page builders, plugins, and approaches. The developer should be able to assess unfamiliar sites, troubleshoot them, and determine an appropriate path forward, including whether a larger rebuild is warranted.

The immediate focus is development and maintenance, with potential to contribute ideas as Gemini explores new tools and approaches to building websites. The role involves an ongoing commitment of approximately 50 hours per month, including monthly hosting-related maintenance and updates, as well as development maintenance, troubleshooting, and client requests. Gemini is a Twin Cities digital marketing agency focused on helping clients grow and exploring AI, automation, and how people find and interact with businesses online. Offshore developers and development teams are not currently being considered.

Requirements

• Previous experience supporting digital marketing agencies.
• Deep WordPress expertise, including PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and database troubleshooting.
• Experience with custom themes, the WordPress block editor, and common page builders.
• Ability to repair and maintain websites that the developer did not originally build.
• Experience managing requests across multiple client websites and working with account and project managers.
• Clear communication about availability, estimates, timelines, and potential issues.
• Reliable follow-through and careful attention to detail.
• Not an offshore developer or development team.

Nice To Haves

• Blocksy experience.
• Understanding how website functionality and user experience support conversions.
• Experience implementing and troubleshooting GA4, Google Tag Manager, form submission tracking, and call tracking.
• Interest in the next generation of websites and contributing ideas about new tools and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance custom and templated WordPress websites.
• Maintain websites across different themes, page builders, plugins, and codebases.
• Troubleshoot functionality, layout, mobile responsiveness, site speed, and plugin conflicts.
• Improve unstable or poorly built websites and identify when a larger rebuild is warranted.
• Handle ongoing development requests and thoroughly test changes before they go live.
• Complete monthly hosting-related maintenance, backup checks, and WordPress, theme, and plugin updates.
• Coordinate work and requests across multiple client websites with account and project managers.
• Communicate availability, estimates, timelines, and potential issues clearly.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed