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Wordpress Expert

When

Posted on 6 May 2008

Company

Shane & Peter, Inc.

Job Details

We’re looking for a Wordpress Master to join our team on a project for the next 2 months starting now. You will help build a high profile full-scale Wordpress / bbPress site with elements from various 3rd party web applications.

The Company

Shane & Peter Inc. is a small, rapidly growing software & design company located in Santa Cruz, California. At S&P, we develop custom solutions for some of the world’s largest companies, government institutions and smaller growing organizations. We pride ourselves on our ability to bridge people and technology and to bring the passion and dedication of an entrepreneur to every project.

Team Requirements

We love working with each other because we have built a culture that suits us well. To be on our team, you must be:

• Helpful Always looking for ways that you can help others.
• Positive Where there is a will, there is a way. Having a positive disposition allows us to achieve great things and to support each other.
• Curious It is essential that you have a passion for learning. Technology changes daily, and life has a way of constantly raising the bar.

Location

Work from anywhere in the US.

Responsibilities

• Install, customize and support Wordpress
• Install and customize plugins
• Develop new plugins
• Install and customize themes
• Integrate with other systems (bbPress and various APIs such as Yelp, Google Maps, Amazon, Eventful, and blip.tv)
• Keep up to date on security issues and update wordpress installations when necessary
• Support our proposal writing process where wordpress installs are concerned

Personal Competencies

• Strong communication and/or experience working as part of a remote team
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, with a methodical approach to all tasks
• Ability to prioritize own workload and work to exacting deadlines
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Desire to constantly learn about the industry
• Fluent English speaker

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Wordpress structure, themes, and plugins
• PHP
• CSS
• Basic image processing (Photoshop…)
• Basic LAMPS
• SVN

Additional Experience a Plus

• Examples of plugins that you’ve released to the open source community
• bbPress Skills
• Ability to translate a graphic design into a fully functional Wordpress Theme
• Familiarity with other CMS systems
• Advanced LAMPS skills

Compensation

Pay range is between $35 – $75 per hour commensurate with background, qualifications and experience. This is a one time contract position (though we are always seeking long standing relationships with kick-ass people).