WordPress Administration/Design Strategist

Location: Irvine, CA

Duration: One-year+

Kelly Technology is recruiting for a WordPress Administrator/Design Strategist to help our customer manage 30 different websites, assist with site creation theme application and customization, problem solving, content creation, and end-user training.

The ideal candidate would have strong knowledge of WordPress and a consultative background that would allow them to engage with key stakeholders and functional users on the design strategy and process.  

This position is primarily remote with occasional travel on-site for monthly meetings.

Description

Our client is seeking a WordPress administrator to assist with managing a WordPress multisite that houses 30+ websites. This contractor will be a front-line contact for functional users, assisting with site creation, theme application and customization, problem solving, content creation, and end-user training. A major forthcoming project will include migrating existing WordPress sites to a new multisite host and making changes to account for differences in available themes, plugins, and configuration on the new host.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Work directly with functional clients to identify high-level goals and requirements for WordPress site design and implementation.

• Work with functional clients, the Communications team, and the WordPress hosting vendor to research, plan, and implement solutions to design and feature challenges, including vetting WordPress plugins and themes.

• Modifying layouts and styling through use of intermediate HTML and CSS.

• Migrate existing WordPress sites to a new WordPress host, accounting for and adapting to differing themes, plugins, and configuration.

• Provide end user training to functional clients to support self-management of WordPress site contents.

• Provide end user troubleshooting, in consultation with the Communications team and WordPress hosting vendor.

Required skills

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to gather requirements for new websites or website improvements

• Knowledge of WordPress multisite administration

  • WordPress user and role management

                        ?        Theme and plugin vetting and management

• Familiarity with common website administration principles, particularly as they apply to

WordPress

• Comfort with principles related to single-sign on, domain-based routing, DNS, and SSL certificate management desired

• Ability to design and implement WordPress sites

  • Creation of pages, posts, and other content elements, per client specifications

                        ?          Configuration of navigation elements, headers, footers, and widgets

                        ?            Application of basic styling adjustments via HTML and CSS

?      Knowledge of PHP, Javascript, and web development desirable

Ability to provide training to functional end users

By partnering with Kelly® IT, you’ll have direct connections to top companies around the globe—giving you the chance to put your tech skills to work on some of today’s most intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects. In a world where change is the only constant, our unparalleled connections and IT market expertise help you take your skills exactly where you want to go. We’re here to help you gain experience, keep learning, and move your career forward.

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/non-traditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Kelly in advance.