REMOTE - Senior Front End Web Developer

Based in Louisville Kentucky, KBD is a growing branding and web agency that partners primarily with venture capital firms and enterprise technology companies to build compelling brands and cutting edge digital experiences. We typically create 15-20 medium-sized, B2B sites per year with a very small team for extremely high profile clients. We are looking to expand our web development team immediately to accommodate for increasing demand. This is a remote, contract-based position, with the option for full employment.

Responsibilities:

• Build responsive WordPress themes from scratch, and maintain previously built sites

• Build reusable code and libraries for future use

• Understand and implement ACF to add editing features to custom themes

• Write and maintain clean and composed Javascript (Functional/modular, ES6/7, Webpack/Gulp, Animations)

• Write and maintain clean and composed CSS/SASS

• Q/A and test sites across multiple browsers and devices

• Optimize websites and applications for maximum speed and scalability

• Communicate clearly with the design team and development team, as well as project stakeholders

• Setup a basic webserver

• Build flexible email templates in multiple environments

General Requirements:

• Minimum 2-3 years of front-end development experience, with demonstrated work building in WordPress

• Extensive knowledge of HTML5, CSS3/SASS, PHP, Javascript

• Familiarity with responsive design, cross-browser and device testing

• Experience with Git

• Experience with command line (SSH) and web servers: Nginx and Apache

• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them

• Experience writing flexible email templates in integrated marketing management frameworks (Marketo, Hubspot, Mailchimp, etc.)

• Basic knowledge of image authoring tools (Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator), to be able to crop, resize, or perform small adjustments on an image

• Keen sense of aesthetic

• Detail-oriented

• Deadline driven

• Flexible, adaptive, and able to thrive in a collaborative startup environment

Bonus Points For:

• HTML5 Canvas animations and interactions

• Headless CMS alternatives to WordPress

• Leadership and mentoring skills for Junior Developers

• Creative problem solving

Application Process:

Candidates should submit a resume and portfolio via Indeed. For more info on KBD, visit wearekbd.com.

KBD provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, genetic information, or any other protected class established by law. In addition to federal law requirements, KBD complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Experience:

• WordPress: 3 years (Required)
• web development: 4 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Working Days:

• Monday (Required)
• Tuesday (Required)
• Wednesday (Required)
• Thursday (Required)
• Friday (Required)

Contract Length:

• 3 - 4 months

Contract Renewal:

• Possible

Work Location:

• Fully Remote

Benefits:

• None

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• 8 hour shift

Company's website:

• wearekbd.com

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible