Proficient WordPress Specialist Needed for Part-Time E-commerce Site Management Position
A WordPress expert is needed for the ongoing management of an e-commerce website, offering a unique opportunity for a technically proficient, SEO-savvy professional with marketing awareness to join a collaborative and friendly work environment.
The ideal candidate will possess strong technical knowledge of WordPress, including troubleshooting, optimization, and maintenance skills specific to e-commerce platforms like WooCommerce. Key job responsibilities include:
- Managing and optimizing the e-commerce WordPress site to ensure site security, speed, and a smooth customer experience.
- Implementing SEO and website optimization strategies to improve search engine rankings and increase traffic.
- Performing regular updates, compatibility checks, and ensuring the site's compatibility with plugins and payment gateways.
- Acting as a technical advisor for the non-technical team.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve website functionality and user experience.
Practical experience with popular tools and plugins such as WooCommerce, SEO plugins, and ad platforms is essential. The role also involves setting up or configuring essential tools/plugins, such as SEO, analytics, caching, and payment gateways.
Optimizing site performance for speed and mobile responsiveness is a key responsibility. While experience with page builders like Elementor or WPBakery is helpful, it is not required for design, as a creative design team is provided to handle visuals and content.
The job includes troubleshooting technical issues as they arise, requiring strong troubleshooting and debugging skills. Proficiency with security practices, performance optimization, and uptime monitoring tools is necessary. Familiarity with common plugins such as Yoast, WP Rocket, Stripe, and PayPal, and their configuration, is also required.
Preferred but not required, the candidate should have familiarity with hosting platforms like Hostinger, WP Engine, and Cloudways. Solid knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL is required. The role involves monitoring, maintaining, and updating the WordPress website and WooCommerce setup. Understanding of DNS, SSL, and CDN setup is also essential.
A flexible, remote work schedule is offered, allowing the WordPress expert to manage their time effectively while providing support and advice on improvements, configurations, or best practices as needed.
- The combination of SEO, website optimization strategies, and a solid understanding of business administration could open up interesting career opportunities in the finance sector for a WordPress expert with the right skill set.
- With the rise of technology in business, having a background in careers such as finance and technology, in addition to a proficiency in e-commerce platforms like WooCommerce, could make a WordPress expert a valuable asset in various business environments.
