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 youll 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 Youll Bring to the Team:
- Ability to work under creative direction without designing from scratchyou 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 mindsetyou 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
Whats 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:
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.
