Junior WordPress Developer (Elementor)

About the role

The Junior WordPress Developer with hands-on Elementor experience will support the build, optimization, and maintenance of marketing websites and landing pages for Intellibright's clients. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who can build clean, responsive pages in WordPress using Elementor, follows direction well, and wants to level up quickly in an agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and update WordPress pages primarily using Elementor (templates, sections, responsive controls, basic Theme Builder usage).
• Implement design comps into clean, responsive pages with strong attention to spacing, typography, and consistency.
• Maintain website content and page layouts across multiple client sites (new pages, edits, replacements, layout updates).
• Follow established build standards (naming, structure, reusable sections, global styles when available).
• Aid with WordPress foundation tasks: plugin updates (with guidance), user roles, basic site settings, backups, and site hygiene.
• Help troubleshoot common Elementor/WordPress issues (responsiveness bugs, spacing inconsistencies, basic plugin conflicts).
• Support performance best practices (image compression, basic caching awareness, avoiding unnecessary Elementor bloat).
• Implement common marketing integrations (forms, embedded tracking snippets, analytics/tag manager placement with guidance).
• Support QA and staging-to-production releases (checklists, testing across devices/browsers, fix rounds).

What Success Looks Like

• Pages are built accurately and consistently across desktop/tablet/mobile.
• Elementor work is clean and maintainable (reusable sections, consistent spacing/typography, minimal hacky overrides).
• You can take a scoped task and deliver it with minimal rework: build → QA → revisions → publish.
• Common issues are debugged quickly and communicated clearly (what happened, what changed, what’s needed).
• The team can rely on you for steady execution across multiple websites and requests.

Requirements

• 0–1 years of WordPress experience (internships, freelancing, bootcamps, or personal projects are welcome).
• Working experience with Elementor (you’ve built real pages and understand responsive controls and layout tools).
• Basic front-end skills: HTML/CSS (comfortable editing and troubleshooting).
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn quickly with feedback.
• Ability to follow checklists, build standards, and documentation.
• Clear communication and comfort working in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.
• Austin-based (or willing to relocate) to support the hybrid schedule (3 days/week in-office).

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Theme Builder, global styles, and reusable templates in Elementor.
• Basic knowledge of WordPress hosting environments (WP Engine/Kinsta), staging vs production, and backups.
• Exposure to tools like WPForms/Gravity Forms, Google Tag Manager, GA4, or basic SEO concepts.
• Any experience with ACF, custom post types, or WooCommerce (not required).

Benefits

• Compensation and Role Structure:
  • Contract to Hire (30-40 hours/week)
  • $20 per hour during contract period
  • Conversion to full-time includes access to benefits and bonus opportunities