Contract Front-End Web Developer — WordPress Mobile Optimization

We are seeking a contract front-end web developer to help improve and optimize two active WordPress websites: **Beyond the Cushion** and **Orange Photography**. Beyond the Cushion is a multimedia storytelling project exploring the lived experiences of Buddhist practitioners in the modern world. Orange Photography is a professional photography brand focused on high-quality visual storytelling, events, portraits, and commercial photography. Both sites are visually driven and require a strong eye for design, responsive layout, and user experience. The primary focus of this role will be **mobile optimization**, **front-end execution**, and **refinement of existing WordPress designs**. We are looking for someone who can take established design direction and translate it into clean, polished, responsive website experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile. The ideal candidate is comfortable working within WordPress, understands how to troubleshoot layout and performance issues, and has experience with visually rich sites that rely on photography, video, sliders, and storytelling-based page structures. **Core Responsibilities** Optimize the mobile experience across both WordPress websites, with attention to layout, spacing, typography, image scaling, navigation, and page flow. Execute front-end design updates based on existing creative direction, mockups, notes, or references. Improve responsive behavior across desktop, tablet, and mobile breakpoints. Work with WordPress themes, page builders, custom CSS, and front-end styling as needed. Troubleshoot visual inconsistencies, mobile layout problems, and usability issues. Optimize image-heavy pages for better mobile performance while preserving visual quality. Refine menus, headers, footers, buttons, forms, galleries, sliders, and content sections for a more polished user experience. Work with **Slider Revolution**, including adjusting slider behavior, responsiveness, typography, image placement, transitions, and mobile-specific layouts. Ensure pages feel visually cohesive across both brands while respecting each brand’s distinct identity. Collaborate with the project owner to review pages, identify issues, prioritize fixes, and implement improvements efficiently. **Required Experience** Strong front-end development experience with WordPress. Proven experience optimizing websites for mobile and responsive performance. Comfort working with HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript. Experience editing or customizing WordPress themes and page builder layouts. Experience with **Slider Revolution** is required. Strong design sensibility, especially around spacing, hierarchy, typography, and visual storytelling. Ability to work with image-heavy and portfolio-style websites. Good understanding of website performance basics, especially for mobile users. Ability to communicate clearly, work independently, and recommend practical solutions. **Preferred Experience** Experience working with photography, creative portfolio, nonprofit, spiritual, cultural, documentary, or storytelling-based websites. Familiarity with SEO-friendly front-end practices. Experience with WordPress caching, image compression, lazy loading, and performance plugins. Ability to provide before-and-after recommendations for improving UX and conversion. Comfort working on live websites carefully, with attention to backups, staging, and quality control. **Project Scope** This is a contract role focused initially on auditing and improving the mobile experience of the two websites. The first phase will likely include reviewing key pages, identifying mobile layout issues, fixing priority problems, and refining the overall responsive experience. The work may expand into additional front-end improvements, landing page creation, campaign pages, and ongoing website support as both brands continue to grow. **Brands** **Beyond the Cushion** A documentary-style multimedia project sharing authentic stories of Buddhist practice in the modern world. The site needs to feel thoughtful, accessible, visually compelling, and easy to navigate for people discovering the project through social media, search, or community outreach. **Orange Photography** A professional photography business with a visually rich portfolio and service-driven website. The site needs to feel polished, modern, fast, and clear for potential clients reviewing photography work and making inquiries. **Ideal Fit** We are looking for someone who is both technically capable and visually sensitive. This is not just a technical cleanup project. The right developer should understand that these brands rely heavily on imagery, storytelling, trust, and emotional connection. Mobile visitors should be able to move through each site with ease, clarity, and a strong visual impression. Please include examples of WordPress sites you have optimized for mobile, especially any projects involving Slider Revolution, photography portfolios, visual storytelling, or image-heavy layouts.