Contract Web Developer – WordPress & Lead Generation

About the role

We are looking for a contract Web Developer to join our Marketing team in Gardens, Cape Town. You will be responsible for building, updating and optimising WordPress sites and lead‑generation pages on a fast‑paced, 6‑month contract.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain WordPress websites, landing pages and templated sections.
• Translate Figma designs or written briefs into responsive, mobile‑friendly pages.
• Create lead magnets such as calculators, forms, comparison tools and downloadable assets.
• Ensure website performance, SEO best practices and overall user experience.
• Handle plugins, themes, custom CSS and WordPress fixes.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing Manager to deliver tasks quickly.

Required profile

• Strong experience with WordPress development and PHP functions.
• Good knowledge of HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript.
• Ability to write custom CSS and produce clean, responsive layouts.
• Solid understanding of SEO implementation.
• Practical, reliable and able to work efficiently under tight deadlines.

Required skills

• WordPress
• PHP
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript (basic)
• Figma
• Elementor (preferred)
• Oxygen page builder (preferred)
• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
• Pods
• Gravity Forms
• SEO