About us
Union Room is a Newcastle-based digital agency working with brands located across the UK.
We specialise in creating digital products with a focus on engaging design and strong, robust development. With expertise across our management, design and development departments, we have helped brands in a range of sectors produce best-in-class products.
Our current team is made up of designers, developers, and account managers who enjoy the challenge of being part of an established but growing business.
Since 2003, we have delivered projects for some great brands. Today, our clients include True Potential, British Engines, Story Homes, and many more. Our growing reputation is based upon quality work, combined with exceptional customer service.
We're looking for a skilled front-end developer who's comfortable working with custom WordPress sites and enjoys collaborating closely with designers and back-end developers. If you have a passion for building seamless, high-quality web experiences and love working with modern WordPress workflows, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
* Build and maintain custom WordPress websites from designer mockups
* Extend and customise WordPress builds and plugins using PHP, JavaScript, and CSS
* Work closely with designers, project managers, and back-end developers to deliver polished websites
* Communicate with clients when needed to clarify technical requirements
* Stay up-to-date with modern front-end best practices and WordPress trends
* Manage Git workflows and deploy projects using Composer, Gulp, or similar tools
You Should Have
* 1+ years of professional experience in WordPress development
* Strong front-end skills: HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
* Confidence working with PHP in a WordPress context
* Experience with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and Gravity Forms
* Familiarity with Git for version control
* Ability to determine the most appropriate strategy to solve a client's issues
* Ideally, have experience working with national brands through to start-ups
* Good work ethic and attitude, and able to manage your own time
* Be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, and confident when explaining the idea
* Great organisational skills and the ability to work across diverse and varied projects within tight deadlines
Skills
* PHP
* MySQL
* HTML / CSS
* JavaScript / JQuery
* WordPress development
* Version control experience (GIT)
* Responsive Web Implementation
* Experience with Linux servers running Apache
Benefits of working for Union Room:
* Culture – We pride ourselves on maintaining a friendly, relaxed atmosphere in the studio. We have flexible start and finish times as well as the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week. You will also receive 26 days' holiday per year, plus bank holidays.
* Location – We're located in St Peter's Wharf, a fully refurbished studio space just outside of Newcastle's city centre.
* Great team of talented people
* Pool Table
* Unlimited Fresh coffee from our professional commercial-grade coffee machine.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £29,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Work from home
Work Location: In person