what.digital GmbH

Technology, Information and Internet

what. AG

11-50

Recruiting Team

Switzerland

We are looking for a passionate and committed WordPress Developer who is a self-starter and loves taking initiative and seeing things through from conception to completion.

As an important member of our distributed technical team, developing and maintaining small and big Wordpress projects for our clients , you'll be able to look into different projects and learn from our interdisciplinary team with support from our design and project management team. We are looking for a long-term business relationship with an efficient, solution-minded professional who values quality.

**what.** is a fast-growing digital agency headquartered in Zurich. Since our start, in 2015, it has been our purpose to help startups and established companies alike to up their digital game.

## Tasks

*   Implementing new website designs based on mockups in a responsive, pixel-perfect way.
*   Ensuring an excellent editor experience to enable our clients to manage their pages.
*   Maintenance and improvements for existing projects.
*   Configuration of the advanced WordPress plugins like WPML, Advanced Access Manager, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Optimization Plugins (Autoptimize, WP Rocket etc.), WordFence, WP All Import etc.

## Requirements

*   At least 1 year of experience as a remotely working freelancer
*   At least 2 years of professional experience, and a proven track record of working on Wordpress projects.
*   Effective verbal and written communication skills in English language
*   Solid grasp of HTML5, SASS / CSS and JavaScript. Familiarity with Tailwind CSS framework.
*   Good grasp of Git on the command line on linux (bash) or with desktop applications like Tower, Sourcetree etc.
*   Understanding of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics and can use it to set up conversion tracking.
*   You understand Swiss quality expectations. You are able to see projects from the perspective of the client and are going out of your way to help clients achieve their goals.

**You’ll really excel if:**

*   You have a good grasp of general PHP programming and write clean and simple code. You can, for example, implement a PHP interface for a third-party REST API to sync data from / to Wordpress.
*   You’ve got solid experience in creating advanced animations with GSAP library.
*   You are able to deliver websites close to the 100 score in GTMetrix and PageSpeed Insights.
*   You can take experiences from the ongoing projects and improve workflow for the next projects.

## Benefits

**How’s it to work with us**

At what. we believe that work should be fun and something you want to do and not something you have to do. We help that along with the following:

*   Do you want to work from home today? Need to take care of something in the morning and want to catch up later? No problem. We are results-oriented not micromanaging. This also means we have flexible work hours.
*   No hierarchy - Get decisions fast when you need them.
*   Do you want to change something? See possibilities to improve how we do things or what we do? The only thing to kick this off is to speak up and we will discuss.
*   Multicultural and multidisciplinary team with a focus on improving and learning. We want you to learn and grow.
*   Fair compensation. Also, if you are not in Zurich you can come and visit us - we cover the costs. 
*   Various perks that you can benefit from

**Information for recruitment agencies:** for this position, we only accept direct applications from candidates and will not consider applications from agencies.

Please send your **CV with a cover note and a short intro video** (we find Loom or YouTube work best). Please add the link to your intro video in your cover note. Explain what attracted you to the role and why we should hire you.

**_Please note that only applications with a cover note and an intro video will be considered._**

Freelance

We are looking for a passionate and committed WordPress Developer who is a self-starter and loves taking initiative and seeing things through from conception to completion.
As an important member of our distributed technical team, developing and maintaining small and big Wordpress projects for our clients , you&#39;ll be able to look into different projects and learn from our interdisciplinary team with support from our design and project management team. We are looking for a long-term business relationship with an efficient, solution-minded professional who values quality.
what. is a fast-growing digital agency headquartered in Zurich. Since our start, in 2015, it has been our purpose to help startups and established companies alike to up their digital game.
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<ul>
<li>Implementing new website designs based on mockups in a responsive, pixel-perfect way.</li>
<li>Ensuring an excellent editor experience to enable our clients to manage their pages.</li>
<li>Maintenance and improvements for existing projects.</li>
<li>Configuration of the advanced WordPress plugins like WPML, Advanced Access Manager, WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Optimization Plugins (Autoptimize, WP Rocket etc.), WordFence, WP All Import etc.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>At least 1 year of experience as a remotely working freelancer</li>
<li>At least 2 years of professional experience, and a proven track record of working on Wordpress projects.</li>
<li>Effective verbal and written communication skills in English language</li>
<li>Solid grasp of HTML5, SASS / CSS and JavaScript. Familiarity with Tailwind CSS framework.</li>
<li>Good grasp of Git on the command line on linux (bash) or with desktop applications like Tower, Sourcetree etc.</li>
<li>Understanding of Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics and can use it to set up conversion tracking.</li>
<li>You understand Swiss quality expectations. You are able to see projects from the perspective of the client and are going out of your way to help clients achieve their goals.</li>
</ul>
You’ll really excel if:
<ul>
<li>You have a good grasp of general PHP programming and write clean and simple code. You can, for example, implement a PHP interface for a third-party REST API to sync data from / to Wordpress.</li>
<li>You’ve got solid experience in creating advanced animations with GSAP library.</li>
<li>You are able to deliver websites close to the 100 score in GTMetrix and PageSpeed Insights.</li>
<li>You can take experiences from the ongoing projects and improve workflow for the next projects.</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
How’s it to work with us
At what. we believe that work should be fun and something you want to do and not something you have to do. We help that along with the following:
<ul>
<li>Do you want to work from home today? Need to take care of something in the morning and want to catch up later? No problem. We are results-oriented not micromanaging. This also means we have flexible work hours.</li>
<li>No hierarchy - Get decisions fast when you need them.</li>
<li>Do you want to change something? See possibilities to improve how we do things or what we do? The only thing to kick this off is to speak up and we will discuss.</li>
<li>Multicultural and multidisciplinary team with a focus on improving and learning. We want you to learn and grow.</li>
<li>Fair compensation. Also, if you are not in Zurich you can come and visit us - we cover the costs. </li>
<li>Various perks that you can benefit from</li>
</ul>
Information for recruitment agencies: for this position, we only accept direct applications from candidates and will not consider applications from agencies.
Please send your CV with a cover note and a short intro video (we find Loom or YouTube work best). Please add the link to your intro video in your cover note. Explain what attracted you to the role and why we should hire you.
Please note that only applications with a cover note and an intro video will be considered.

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