JR. WORDPRESS DEVELOPER, Marketing & Communications, Interactive Design
Boston University
Application
Details
Posted: 25-Apr-22
Location: BOSTON, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 22500556340228
Passionate about WordPress? Does your brain run on templates, filters, and actions? If you've been nodding your head as you read this, BU wants to hear from you! Boston University has an extensive network of web sites serving our community of prospective students, students, alumni, athletics, faculty, and staff. This is an exciting opportunity to work on diverse projects with various partners in the university community and to help build the next iteration of web sites at BU. We are looking for a Junior WordPress Developer to dive into the development and deployment of websites built with our content management system for the university-wide WordPress ecosystem. You will work with the project team to fulfill requirements based on scope and design comps, optimize code within the code base, collaborate on QA testing and assist with bug-fixing.
Marketing & Communications at Boston University values intellectual, cultural, and social diversity among its staff and students. We remain steadfast in our dedication to building a team that is inclusive and equitable and a place where all can thrive. For all positions, we are looking for individuals who enjoy working with colleagues in a collaborative environment and who are flexible and creative.
Please include a link to your portfolio.
B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
1-3 years of experience.
Understanding of basic computer science algorithms and data structures.
Experience with: PHP, JavaScript, and the newest HTML and CSS standards & preprocessors, such as Sass.
Using task runners, such as NPM / Grunt.
Knowledge of the WordPress core codebase
Preferred Skills:
Developing custom features and functionality for WordPress
Creating WordPress plugins
Developing for WordPress Gutenberg editor & React experience.
WordPress as a Network WordPress CLI
Please note all newly hired staff and faculty, will need to be in compliance with Boston University's COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Requirement within 30 days of date of hire. You must upload your vaccine documentation or request a medical or religious exemption (instructions). For further information on the University's response to COVID-19, please visit the Back2BU site.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Boston University is no small operation. With over 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 140 countries, 10,000 faculty and staff, 16 schools and colleges, and 250 fields of study, our two campuses are always humming.
