WordPress Developer for Editorial Site
Worldwide
We run an established, high-traffic editorial content website and are looking for a reliable WordPress developer for ongoing, part-time-to-steady work. This is not a one-off build. We're continuously improving an existing theme — refining front-end templates, shipping new content types on the back end, and wiring the two together. We move quickly and value clean, maintainable work over clever shortcuts. What you'll do * Translate Figma designs into pixel-accurate, responsive WordPress templates that improve user engagement. * Implement front-end changes that support SEO and AI-answer visibility (AIO): semantic HTML, structured data / schema markup, clean heading hierarchy, Core Web Vitals / page-speed work. * Build new content types as custom post types and model their fields with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), including flexible content layouts and repeaters where appropriate. * Connect those ACF fields to the front end in template files so editors get the right output without touching code. * Maintain and extend the existing theme without breaking what already works. You should be strong in * PHP and the WordPress template hierarchy (theme development, not just page builders). * Advanced Custom Fields (Pro), custom post types, custom taxonomies. * Faithful Figma-to-HTML/CSS implementation; responsive, cross-browser, mobile-first. * Technical SEO fundamentals: schema/structured data, semantic markup, performance optimization. * Git-based workflow and writing code another developer can pick up later. Nice to have * Familiarity with high-traffic site performance (caching, asset optimization). * A sense for editorial/content-site UX. Engagement Ongoing relationship. Expect a steady stream of well-scoped tasks. Please share your weekly availability. To apply Tell us briefly: (1) one project where you took a Figma design to a live WordPress template and a problem you solved, and (2) one time you used ACF to build a new content type from scratch and surfaced it and a related problem you solved.
- More than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 6+ monthsDuration
- IntermediateExperience Level
$5.00
-
$30.00
Hourly- Remote Job
- Complex projectProject Type
Skills and Expertise
Activity on this job
- Proposals:20 to 50
- Last viewed by client:last week
- Interviewing:11
- Invites sent:1
- Unanswered invites:0
About the client
- United StatesSan Francisco12:15 AM
- $13K total spent17 hires, 7 active
- 82 hours
Explore similar jobs on Upwork
How it works
Create your free profileHighlight your skills and experience, show your portfolio, and set your ideal pay rate.
Work the way you wantApply for jobs, create easy-to-by projects, or access exclusive opportunities that come to you.
Get paid securelyFrom contract to payment, we help you work safely and get paid securely.
About Upwork
- 4.9/5(Average rating of clients by professionals)
- G2 2021#1 freelance platform
- 49,000+Signed contract every week
- $2.3BFreelancers earned on Upwork in 2020
Find the best freelance jobs
Growing your career is as easy as creating a free profile and finding work like this that fits your skills.
Trusted by