Job description

Civil Eats, a daily news source for critical thought about the American food system, is currently looking for an experienced WordPress developer to optimize, maintain and continue to develop features for our existing Wordpress site. We just relaunched our site in December, and therefore don't foresee a lot of heavy work as of yet. We are currently in the process of seeking funding for the site, including for a budget line for a Web Developer. This is an excellent opportunity for a developer looking to grow their skill set and make connections in the food movement.

Qualifications include:

• Experience of PHP programming, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Extensive knowledge and experience of building WordPress CMS websites using the best practice & de-facto standard plugins.
• Experience working at code level, including: 1) Knowledge of existing inbuilt WordPress functions, 2) Creation of custom post types, 3) Theme/Template integration and modification, 4) Good understanding of cross-platform and cross-browser issues, 5) Expert ability to optimize Wordpress to a high degree, and 6) Ability to reduce server load

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