Junior Web Developer

WRD is a full-service Digital Marketing Agency established in 2001, specialising in Web Development, SEO, and PPC. We are a Google Partner Agency and Microsoft Elite Partner, with a loyal and growing client base of household names, SMBs and Enterprise sized clients.

Due to expansion, we are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team as a Junior Web Developer.

This role would suit someone with a keen interest in coding and all technical aspects of websites. The successful candidate will be keen to learn more and develop their skills in a hands-on way, with full support from our existing developers.

You will need to live within commuting distance of our offices near Godalming, you will also need a full driving license and your own car as we are in a rural location.

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for someone to develop, maintain and perform updates to our clients’ websites, primarily in WordPress but occasionally on other platforms or flat HTML too. This will involve:

Developing bespoke WordPress themes based on client’s designs, with a preference for using Advanced Custom Fields for either a template or block-based approach.

Implementing new functionality for WordPress using custom plugin development.

Applying & updating plugins and WordPress versions.

Liaising not only with other members of the WRD team but also directly with clients, mostly on video calls, to fully understand and implement their requirements.

As we are a full-service Digital Marketing Agency, the web development team also provides technical support for our SEO & PPC departments when required. Therefore, an understanding of Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager and other tracking setups are preferred, but not required. Training will be provided if needed. This side of the Junior Web Developer role includes:

Setting up tracking using Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, and sometimes setting these up to work with clients’ CMS or sales processing software.

Creating dashboards and exporting data using tools such as Looker Studio for use in our client reports.

Experience & Skills

The successful candidate will have some level of experience and knowledge of:

WordPress

Using Advanced Custom Fields for block & theme development (though this is not required and training will be provided).

JavaScript

HTML

Familiarity with MS Office and Google Docs (particularly Excel and Google Sheets) is needed and preference will be given to those who have:

A good standard of English and maths

An Analytical mindset with the ability to grasp sometimes complex problems and identify suitable solutions

Good organization and time management skills

Good written and spoken communication skills to communicate effectively with clients and other members of our digital marketing team.

Passion for digital and a desire to continually develop their knowledge, as digital marketing is a continually changing environment

Must have own transport and be within easy commuting distance (no more than 40 minutes’ drive)

Why work for us?

We are an expanding business with a very friendly and close team based in a beautiful, dog-friendly, converted barn on a country estate near Godalming, Surrey.

This is a full-time role; however, we are able to offer some flexibility when it comes to specific working hours if required.

Following your training period/successful probation, the role would be hybrid, with homeworking available three days a week as required (office days are Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Benefits

Your salary will be regularly reviewed and your successful contribution to growing the business will be suitably rewarded via our profit-related bonus scheme. You will benefit from membership of our non-contributory healthcare plan and enrolled into our Workplace Pension scheme. We also organise staff days out to social events and monthly lunchtime drinks in some of the wonderful countryside pubs around us!