Senior WordPress/Elementor Developer (Remote)

Job title: WordPress/Elementor Developer

Employment Type: Full Time - Remote with Philippine Employment Benefits  Health Care, Social Security Contribution, Paid Leave, 13-Month, etc. 

Job Description 

How you’ll make an impact:

You'll be the technical backbone protecting $500K+ in recurring revenue while enabling business growth. Your expertise will keep 55-60 Australian client sites secure, fast, and functional while building 1-2 new projects monthly. This isn't just maintenance work—you're directly enabling a digital agency to scale from 60 to 100+ care plan clients over the next 12-24 months.

Role Overview: 

We're an established digital agency serving Australian B2B and government clients (schools, government contractors, professional services firms). We're hiring a WordPress/Elementor developer to own our technical delivery across three strategic pillars: protecting recurring revenue through maintenance, enabling growth through new builds, and increasing client value through upgrades and optimization.

Key Responsibilities: 

Protect Recurring Revenue (50% - ~20 hours/week)

• Execute monthly WordPress core and plugin updates across 55-60 client sites with security monitoring and patch application
• Perform performance optimization, speed audits, backup verification, and uptime monitoring response
• Handle content updates for care plan clients (adding pages, updating text/images) and technical support troubleshooting
• Recover sites from hacks, crashes, or plugin conflicts to minimize client downtime

Enable Growth (30% - ~12 hours/week)

• Build 1-2 new WordPress client projects per month (10-15 hours each) using Elementor Pro from our starter template
• Implement pages based on provided content structure, wireframes, and design direction following established development standards
• Work within approved plugin ecosystem ensuring performance, mobile responsiveness, and maintainability
• Deliver projects on time while founder focuses on sales pipeline

Increase Client Value (20% - ~8 hours/week)

• Execute theme/builder migrations (e.g., Bakery to Elementor), hosting migrations, and site restructures
• Implement custom post types, Advanced Custom Fields, mobile responsiveness fixes, and accessibility improvements
• Optimize site speed, manage redirects, implement schema markup, and maintain WordPress starter boilerplate
• Create reusable Elementor templates and test new plugins/features before client rollout

Required Experience: 

• 3+ years building WordPress sites with Elementor Pro (advanced level: Theme Builder, Global Styles, dynamic content)
• Proven expertise in WordPress performance optimization, responsive design implementation, and custom CSS
• Strong debugging skills for plugin conflicts, WordPress errors, and site recovery scenarios
• Experience with security best practices, update management, and following technical specifications precisely
• Track record of building clean, fast, mobile-optimized sites that meet professional standards

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) implementation experience
• Style Kits Pro (by AnalogWP) proficiency
• SEO-friendly site structure implementation and schema markup knowledge
• Form and lead capture setup, WordPress site migration/deployment expertise
• Accessibility testing and WCAG compliance experience

What You’ll Bring to the Team: 

• Ability to work under creative direction without designing from scratch—you implement vision into code
• Self-sufficiency in following systems and SOPs without constant guidance or hand-holding
• Proactive communication style that flags blockers early and provides progress updates via Slack/Notion
• Quality ownership mindset—you catch issues before they reach clients and take pride in technical excellence
• Comfort with async, flexible work across time zones while maintaining consistent 40-hour workweeks

What’s Not a 

Good Fit?

This role may not be suited for candidates who:

• Prefer creative freedom over structured workflows and established processes
• Want to redesign the agency's systems or rebuild the boilerplate from scratch
• Need detailed hand-holding, frequent calls, or real-time supervision to complete tasks
• Prefer project-only work without ongoing maintenance and care plan responsibilities
• Seek design roles rather than technical implementation under creative direction

Schedule & Location Setup

Location: Fully Remote 

Schedule:

AU Time:

• Work days & hours; Monday - Friday 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Philippine Time (PHT):

• Work days & hours; Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Contract Type: Rank & File

Benefits: Philippine Employment, Work from Home, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, Private Health Insurance, 13th Month Pay, Annual Pay Raise, Above-Market Pay, 15 Days of Leave Credits (6 Sick, 6 Vacation, 2 Emergency, 1 Birthday), Paid Birthday Leave, Stable Employment, Skills Development Opportunities

Permitted Holidays Leave:

- January 1

- New Year's Day April 17

- Maundy Thursday April 18

- Good Friday April 19

- Black Saturday May 1

- Labor Day June 12

- Independence Day November 1

- All Saints' Day November 2

- All Souls' Day December 24

- Christmas Eve December 25

- Christmas Day December 31

- Last Day of the Year

~Due to the nature of the role, scheduled coverage of Monday to Friday needs to be followed, but the above listed very important holidays are permitted paid leave.