About Meyers Creative
Meyers Creative is a small B2B marketing agency based in Chicago with a fully remote team working on Central Time (CT). We develop brands, campaigns, and websites for clients in manufacturing, rail, HVAC, mining, and other industrial sectors. We manage more than 40 client websites and are looking for a Web Development Lead to manage those sites and lead our web department.
The role
You'll be responsible for the development and maintenance of our client websites. You'll work with our creative team to turn designs into functioning sites, recommend technical approaches, and keep sites secure, accessible, and performing well. You'll also scope new projects, set timelines and budgets, and help plan the department's staffing and workflow as it grows.
What you'll do
Manage client WordPress sites, including new builds, updates, maintenance, and launches
Scope new sites and provide accurate timelines and budgets from creative specs
Develop responsive websites from our creative team's designs
Manage hosting, environments, and deployments on Pantheon (dev / test / live workflow)
Implement and maintain cookie consent and privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA/US state privacy laws) across 40+ sites
Maintain ADA / WCAG accessibility standards
Set up and test analytics and tracking (GA4, Google Tag Manager, consent mode)
Work with our SEO/SEM partner on technical SEO, page speed, and Core Web Vitals
Participate in creative and status meetings to discuss technical requirements, feasibility, and timelines
Keep WordPress, front-end development, and security practices current, and recommend improvements
What you bring
5+ years of web development, agency experience strongly preferred
Expert in custom WordPress theme development and modification
Proficient in HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript, and PHP
Ability to utilize AI to optimize your workflow and development
Hands-on Pantheon experience (or comparable managed WordPress hosting with Git-based workflows)
Experience implementing cookie consent / privacy compliance (OneTrust, Cookiebot, CookieYes, Termly, or similar)
Git / version control and modern build tools
Comfortable working from Figma or Adobe XD files
Experience with page builders like Elementor
Experience managing multiple websites and project deadlines
A portfolio of live sites you can walk us through, including what you specifically built
Great to have
Headless CMS or block-based (Gutenberg) development
REST APIs and third-party integrations (HubSpot, CRMs, forms)
Multilingual / translation plugin experience
Experience leading or mentoring other developers or freelancers
Why Meyers Creative
Work directly with an experienced team and contribute to project decisions
Fully remote, based out of Chicago, with team working hours on Central Time (CT)
Opportunity to lead the web department as it grows
Medical & dental coverage
Retirement matching (Simple IRA)
Paid holidays + PTO
$1,000 education stipend after 6 months
New business / referral bonus opportunities
To apply: send your resume and links to 3-5 live websites you've worked on. Please include a brief description of your role on each project.
Salary range: $72,000 - $85,000 per year
Experience: 5 years required