Wordpress Designer / Developer

Turningstones Media is a full-service, boutique marketing agency that helps small businesses and entrepreneurs connect online through beautiful design, powerful messaging, and interactive content. We are looking for a contract Wordpress Developer to join our team. If you are interested please read the requirements and write "Code is Poetry" at the beginning of your proposal so we know you read everything! Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities 1. Develop new sites using Wordpress 2. Assist the Project Manager in shaping and implementing the WordPress platform strategy for the business 3. Collaborate closely with the team focusing on the scaling and resilience of Future’s highprofile and high-traffic WordPress sites 4. Create bespoke plugins and developing modules for WordPress 5. Maintain existing sites 6. Liaise and interface with clients 7. Document technical and functional specifications 8. Provide technical consultancy services 9. Liaise with IT and Systems departments to put best practice, QAT and platform appraisal processes into place. 10. Ensure that we meet commercial 'go-live' deadlines 11. Other ad-hoc duties as required Essential Requirements • MUST be available during US working hours • MUST read, write, and speak English EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. • Strong understanding of object-oriented PHP • Documented experience in delivering websites using WordPress, understanding its strengths and weaknesses • Experience with the tools surrounding WordPress : MySQL, Memcached, Nginx. • Experience developing WordPress plugins and themes • Experience with parent themes, caching systems (WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache etc.), HyperDB, Yoast SEO. • Have worked in a structured, team-based environment, and understand good software engineering practices • Grasp of the full web-stack, from relational database to working knowledge of HTML/CSS • Understand issues surrounding analysis, tuning, scalability, high availability and concurrency of the WordPress platform and hosting infrastructure and work alongside the wider operations team towards these goals • Be educated to degree level in a numerate discipline, or have obtained equivalent experience • Be able to demonstrate a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving – paying close attention to detail • Be able to demonstrate effective oral and written communication ability covering all routine activities and contacts • Be able to absorb, rapidly, new technical information as required • Be able to competently plan, schedule and monitor their own work • Be familiar with, and be able to use as directed, all applicable tools, methods, procedures and standards