BHLG LP is hiring an in-house Web Designer / WordPress Developer to rebuild and improve its website on WordPress, with ongoing design, development, and maintenance. This role is five days a week onsite in Eatontown, NJ and works closely with the Marketing Director to keep the site aligned with campaign and marketing needs.
What you’ll do
- Review the current website and determine what needs to be rebuilt, improved, or migrated.
- Create page layouts, wireframes, and mock-ups for review.
- Develop the new WordPress site using custom themes, templates, and reusable components.
- Build an editing experience that lets marketing staff update everyday content without writing code.
- Migrate approved content, images, and resources from the existing site.
- Test and launch the updated website in collaboration with the Marketing Director.
- Design and maintain key site areas including service pages, attorney profiles, articles, resource pages, and campaign landing pages.
- Design navigation, forms, and calls to action, with consistent typography, colors, spacing, and branding.
- Ensure responsive layouts across mobile, tablet, and desktop screens.
- Create or adapt website graphics such as banners and icons, and prepare visual assets by resizing, compressing, and organizing images and downloadable materials.
- Apply accessibility best practices throughout design and development.
- Publish and format website content provided by the marketing team.
- Build and maintain contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, scheduling links, and related integrations.
- Support technical SEO updates with headings, metadata, redirects, and internal linking.
- Set up and test analytics and conversion tracking.
- Troubleshoot broken layouts, links, forms, and other website issues, improving functionality across browsers and devices.
- Maintain WordPress themes and plugins, coordinate backups, and test updates before release.
- Keep website files, code, and documentation organized, and recommend practical improvements based on user behavior, feedback, and campaign needs.
- Continue post-launch work including new campaign landing pages, ongoing publishing, and resolving design and technical issues.
What you bring
- A portfolio showing websites you personally designed and built.
- Demonstrated experience developing custom WordPress websites.
- Strong skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
- Experience with WordPress themes, templates, plugins, and editable content structures.
- A strong eye for layout, typography, visual hierarchy, and responsive design.
- Experience taking a website from initial design through development, testing, and launch.
- Working knowledge of accessibility, performance, and technical SEO.
- Familiarity with staging environments, version control, and website migrations.
- Ability to interpret a brief, ask useful questions, manage priorities, and deliver completed work.
- Clear communication and comfort collaborating closely with a marketing lead.
Tools you’ll use
WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress themes, WordPress templates, WordPress plugins, Yoast SEO, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console, Elementor
Benefits
Helpful experience
- Rebuilding an existing WordPress website or migrating away from Elementor.
- Developing with WordPress’s native block editor, including reusable blocks or patterns.
- Working on professional services or law firm websites.
- Using Yoast SEO and Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, and Google Search Console.
- Connecting websites with email marketing, CRM, scheduling, or other business tools.
Position details
- Location: Eatontown, NJ (onsite)
- Schedule: In-house, five days a week
- Work location: In person
- Pay: $45,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year
How to apply
Submit your résumé and links to two or three websites you personally worked on. For each example, briefly describe your design and development responsibilities and the tools used.
