Front End Developer

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Smithfield is looking for a Front-end Developer, with WordPress experience, to join our growing design and development studio. We're a small team that aims to create beautiful brands and easy-to-manage websites for a variety of partners.

The ideal candidate will be a natural problem solver and detail-orientated developer, who loves CSS and writes well-structured and maintainable code.

What will you be doing?

• Creating beautifully crafted websites, mostly using WordPress, for a variety of national and international brands
• Collaborating with both designers and developers – translating design files into responsive, mobile-first, cross-browser compatible websites
• Working to deadlines, you will take responsibility for delivering high-quality projects, collaborating with other team members

What skills and experience do you need?

• Semantic HTML, CSS and efficient JavaScript
• Experience with WordPress, specifically Gutenberg + Advanced Custom Fields to build custom-theme websites
• Modern CSS, ie custom properties - we’ve recently enjoyed using open-props
• Animation framework ie. GSAP for subtle UI enhancements
• Strong design sense — know what looks good
• Entrepreneurial — you're always thinking of ways to improve things and then taking responsibility for delivering them
• Collaborative — you're independent but also know how to work with others to get the best outcomes
• Communication — excellent written and oral communication skills
• Tidy code (we use linters + auto-formatting so less manual intervention is needed these days)
• Good awareness of A11y, SEO, site performance and design best practices
• Version control — we use GitHub
• Experience using collaborative tools like – we use Trello, GitHub and Slack

Bonus

• Roots - especially familiarity with Sage theme development
• We use ACF Blocks via ACF Composer extensively but are interested in transitioning to native Gutenberg as it becomes more stable, so experience with native Gutenberg / ACF Composer is highly valued
• Value data + privacy — good understanding of the importance and value of data and awareness of security/privacy considerations
• Experience with WooCommerce and Payment Gateways
• Familiar with Agile/Kanban development processes

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary or day rate
• An environment to learn and grow
• 30 days holiday per year
• Your birthday off
• Remote + flexible working from home and our Canterbury office

How to apply

To apply, please send an up-to-date portfolio or links to examples of your work with a cover letter.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Freelance

Salary: £40,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• You must include a portfolio or links to at least 3 examples of work

Experience:

• WordPress: 4 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Canterbury, CT1 2QD