JUNIOR WORDPRESS DEVELOPER
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Position Overview & Specifications
OUR CLIENT
Our client is an award-winning communications agency with offices in Leeds, Manchester and London. Founded in 1999, they pride themselves on offering their clients an integrated creative response, using all the skills and talent they have in-house to come up with the most creative and effective ways to answer briefs and build brands. They believe in not specializing in any specific industry, as it helps them build their creative insight, knowledge, influence, and understanding.
THE ROLE
Our client is seeking a full-time Junior Developer to work at their head office in Leeds Dock. The successful candidate will be responsible for working alongside the Senior Developer to develop and deliver unique creative projects. They will also be required to write clean, lean, and well-documented code, help maintain existing client and internal websites, and liaise with account managers and their design team on a daily basis.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with the Senior Developer to develop and deliver unique creative projects.
- Write clean, lean, well-documented code.
- Help to maintain existing client and internal websites.
- Liaise with account managers and design team on a daily basis.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 1+ years of experience in WordPress, custom theme development, custom plugin and functionality development, hooks, actions, filters, and utilizing theme functions, and custom post types and taxonomies.
- Good knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3, PHP, Sass or SCSS, JavaScript knowledge, and knowledge of popular JavaScript libraries/frameworks.
- Skills with responsive and mobile techniques and ability to debug front-end site issues using inspector tools.
DESIRABLES
- Experience working with APIs and integrations.
- Awareness of SEO and Accessibility Standards.
- Previous experience working with ACF blocks in Gutenberg and using git and git deploy methods.
BENEFITS
Our client is offering the right candidate a competitive salary based on experience, along with some great perks such as a personal trainer, incentive scheme, 25 days holiday, birthday off, ilkStock summer festival, and regular nights out.
LOCATION
The role will be based in the Leeds Dock head office.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for JUNIOR WORDPRESS DEVELOPER roles across Kadraa Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £34,000 - £48,880 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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