Part-Time Website Maintenance Specialist – Grocery / Retail Industry

About Us Country Squire Foods is an independent grocery store committed to offering our community high-quality products, weekly specials, and an exceptional shopping experience — both in-store and online. Our website is a key touchpoint for customers looking for weekly sales, department highlights, and store information. We take pride in presenting our store professionally, and we need our website to reflect that same standard. What You'll Be Doing This is a recurring, part-time role averaging 4 hours per week. Each week you will be responsible for: Uploading and placing banner images — swapping out homepage and department banners to reflect current promotions, seasonal themes, and weekly sales events Adding and updating sale items — uploading product images, pricing, and descriptions for weekly specials across all departments (meat, produce, deli, bakery, etc.) General website maintenance — fixing broken links, updating store hours or announcements, refreshing department pages, and ensuring all content is accurate and up to date Image optimization — ensuring all images are properly sized, compressed, and web-ready before uploading (fast load times matter) Quality control — reviewing the live site after each update to confirm everything displays correctly across desktop and mobile What We're Looking For We are looking for someone who is reliable, detail-oriented, and takes ownership of their work. You won't need constant direction — we expect you to check in weekly, execute updates cleanly, and flag anything that looks off. Required skills and experience: Proven experience maintaining e-commerce or retail websites (portfolio or examples required) Proficiency with our website platform (please specify your CMS experience in your proposal — e.g., WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, or similar) Strong eye for visual presentation — images must be placed cleanly, sized correctly, and look professional Ability to resize, crop, and optimize images for web (Photoshop, Canva, or equivalent) Reliable weekly availability — updates need to be live by a set deadline each week Strong written English for any copy updates or product descriptions Ability to communicate proactively if something is unclear or if an issue arises on the site Strongly preferred: Experience working with or for grocery stores, supermarkets, food retailers, or CPG (consumer packaged goods) brands Familiarity with how weekly ad cycles work in the grocery industry (sale periods, department rotations, seasonal promotions) Understanding of how product images and pricing are presented in a retail/grocery context Experience with web accessibility best practices and mobile responsiveness What Good Work Looks Like We have high standards for how our website represents our store. A strong candidate will: Deliver updates on time every week without needing reminders Ensure every image uploaded is the correct size, properly cropped, well-lit, and consistent with the rest of the site Double-check the live site on both desktop and mobile after each update Catch their own errors before we do Ask the right questions upfront rather than guessing This is not a "set it and forget it" role. We expect you to treat our website like it represents a real business — because it does. Contract Details Hours: ~4 hours per week (ongoing) Schedule: Flexible, but weekly updates must be completed by agreed deadlines Rate: Please submit your hourly rate in your proposal Location: Remote — open to freelancers worldwide Start: As soon as possible How to Apply Please include the following in your proposal: Brief overview of your relevant experience (grocery/retail websites a plus) Links to 2–3 websites you currently maintain or have maintained Your CMS/platform experience (which platforms you've worked with) Your hourly rate and typical weekly availability One sentence on how you handle a week where you're sick or unavailable — we need to know updates won't fall through Proposals without portfolio examples will not be considered. We're looking for a long-term partner, not a one-time fix. If you're reliable, take pride in your work, and have a feel for the grocery or retail space, we'd love to hear from you.