Junior Web Developer
3 days ago
Coventry
We’re looking for a motivated, hands-on developer to join our team. You’ll be part of a tight-knit, award-winning digital team where you’ll take real ownership of projects, building, maintaining and optimising WordPress websites, while keeping client sites secure, fast and technically optimised for search. Shopify experience is a plus. Coventry studio highlights • Ownership early: Small team means real responsibility, right from the start, • Real outputs: Building and maintaining client sites, developing WordPress themes, ongoing maintenance, and SEO performance tuning, • Hybrid with purpose: Collaboration days in Coventry, focused coding and maintenance time from home, • Community: Monthly Good Stuff sessions, show-&-tell and knowledge sharing Responsibilities • Build, customise, and maintain WordPress websites, • Carry out regular WordPress maintenance: plugin updates, security monitoring, backups, troubleshooting, • Technical SEO optimisation: site speed improvements, schema, crawl/indexation fixes, on-page performance tuning, • Translate designs into clean, responsive, accessible code, • Integrate third-party tools and APIs where needed, • Troubleshoot bugs and continuously optimise site performance, • Work closely with designers and account leads—your input matters, • Deliver high-quality work on time, • Take initiative: if there’s a better way, share it What you'll bring • Experience (freelance, placement, personal projects all count), • Strong HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/jQuery skills, • Familiarity with PHP and WordPress (Shopify and Liquid as a bonus), • Understanding of technical SEO fundamentals (speed, mobile-first, structured data), • Some knowledge of managed cloud hosting platforms (e.g. Cloudways), • Domain name and DNS support, • Problem-solving mindset, clear communication, and a team-first approach, • Bonus: WooCommerce or SEO auditing tools, • Experience with builders such as Elemetor or and Oxygen Builder / Gutenberg Performance standards • Client sites remain secure, stable, and technically optimised, • Clients feel supported and see the impact of your work, • You help us stand out from other agencies through quality and creativity The essentials • Demonstrable experience through study, placements, or small client projects, • Within commuting distance of Coventry and surrounding areas, • Ready for a full-time role To apply: Drop your CV plus links to your best WordPress (and Shopify, if you have them) projects over to . No agencies, please.