Wordpress Developer

Sunderland Permanent £35,000 Ref: 418729

Company

A well-established and growing professional services organisation is seeking to enhance its digital presence as part of an ambitious growth strategy. With a strong focus on client experience and business development, the company invests heavily in its marketing function and digital platforms to drive engagement, improve conversion, and support long-term success.
The business offers a collaborative working environment where cross-functional teams work closely together. It combines the stability of an established organisation with the mindset of continuous improvement and innovation, particularly across its digital channels.

Role

This is a hands-on Digital Web Developer position, embedded within a marketing team and focused on the development, optimisation, and ongoing enhancement of public-facing websites.
You will work closely with a key marketing stakeholder to deliver improvements, build new functionality, and ensure websites align with broader strategic goals. The role is highly delivery-focused, with responsibility for taking ownership of development tasks from concept through to implementation.
Key responsibilities include:

Developing and enhancing WordPress-based websites, with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and SEO
Supporting the delivery of a defined SEO strategy to drive traffic and improve client conversion
Building responsive, high-quality web pages using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Collaborating with marketing stakeholders to translate requirements into effective web solutions
Identifying opportunities for improvement and proactively recommending enhancements
Ensuring websites are optimised for speed, usability, and mobile performance
Contributing to ongoing innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

The role is predominantly WordPress-focused, working closely with the marketing team, with some interaction with internal IT functions where required.

This is an office-based role, requiring attendance 4–5 days per week to enable close collaboration with the marketing team and wider business stakeholders. Salary is up to £35,000.

Person

We are looking for a motivated and commercially aware Web Developer who enjoys working in a collaborative, marketing-led environment.
You will bring:

Strong experience with WordPress and PHP
Solid skills in core front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Proven understanding of SEO principles and how they influence web development
Awareness of software engineering best practices, version control (e.g. Git), and CI/CD concepts
Exposure to cloud-based or modern infrastructure environments (desirable but not essential)

In addition, you will:

Have a proactive mindset, with the ability to identify improvements rather than simply react to briefs
Understand the broader marketing context, including user experience, web traffic and conversion
Be comfortable working closely with non-technical stakeholders
Take ownership of your work and demonstrate strong attention to detail
Be collaborative, communicative, and keen to continuously learn and improve

This role would suit someone at an early-to-mid stage of their career who is looking to develop their skills in a supportive but fast-paced environment, while having a real impact on visible digital platforms