Website Developer and Editor

Summary

Join the Future of Life Institute (FLI) as a part-time, fully remote Website Developer & Editor! You will be responsible for maintaining the FLI website and several other related sites, implementing new features based on feedback, and publishing content using WordPress. This role requires experience with WordPress, CSS frameworks, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and web design. Familiarity with Figma or similar tools is also needed. The position offers flexible hours and a competitive hourly rate, with the potential for around 20-30 hours per month initially. The ideal candidate is passionate about FLI's mission and possesses excellent communication skills. Apply by March 1st, 2025, with your resume and portfolio (or cover letter).

Requirements

• Experience building and managing Wordpress websites (with extra credit for candidates who have experience with our particular stack of plugins: Oxygen Builder, Metabox, WS Form, Wordfence)
• Familiarity with CSS frameworks like TailwindCSS (our site uses AutomaticCSS)
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
• An understanding of the entire web development process, including design, development, and deployment
• Some web design skills, and an ability to design and build webpages from scratch with only a simple brief, without detailed wireframes
• Some degree of familiarity with Figma or similar visual prototyping tools
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excited by the prospect of joining a small but influential team looking to improve humanity’s future

Responsibilities

• Maintain the FLI website, plus a few other campaign-specific websites
• Prioritise, plan, and implement new features based on team and user feedback
• Prepare and publish content using the Wordpress CMS (blog posts, profiles, pages)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using a ticket-management system like Jira, Notion, Github
• Experience operating user feedback tools such as Ahrefs, HotJar, SEMrush
• Experience producing reports using Google Analytics
• Experience with back-end development (NGINX, MySQL)
• Experience with Photoshop or other photo editors

Benefits

• $30 - $60 an hour
• Contract Type: This is a part-time contract, fully remote (though you should be able to attend occasional calls in Europe and US timezones)