Employment: Full Time Why the American University of Iraq—Baghdad?
Opening its doors in January 2021, the new American University of Iraq—Baghdad (AUIB) began as a dream of influential individuals in Iraqi and United States business, industry and government who want to see a world-class institution of higher learning established in the city, reminiscent of the days when Baghdad was an educational mecca and flourishing capital of the Muslim world. With a great library, palatial college buildings and student centers, state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories, and athletic facilities, AUIB will be a beautiful campus, attracting students, faculty, and staff from throughout the world. We invite you to join us in this exciting new venture.
Position Summary: We are in search of a talented WordPress Webmaster to spearhead the development and maintenance of our newly designed website. This role encompasses both front-end and back-end responsibilities, demanding proficiency in WordPress development, code analysis, optimization, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will bring creativity, technical expertise, and a commitment to delivering an exceptional user experience while adhering to brand standards.
Core Responsibilities:
• Creating WordPress themes and plugins. • Analyzing current codes and industry developments. • Optimizing web pages for maximum efficiency. • Designing and implementing new features and functionality. • Maintaining brand consistency across all web pages, among other duties. • Troubleshooting and improving current back-end applications and processes. • Ensuring high performance and availability and managing all technical aspects of the CMS. • Formulating more efficient processes and solving problems. • Ensuring the alignment of web design and user experience requirements. • Creating a more seamless experience for visitors. • Collaborating with other team members to establish objectives and design more functional. • Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends. • Ensuring all documentation is delivered according to specified guidelines.
Requirements Minimum requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, or a similar field, or equivalent industry experience. • At least 3 years of experience working as a WordPress Developer. • Web Proficiency. • Understanding of the entire web development process, including design, development, and deployment. • Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial. • Understanding of industry trends and content management systems. • Experience with responsive and adaptive design, as well as aesthetics, is strongly preferred. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, computer, and project management skills. • Work in teams to ensure all elements of web creation are consistent. • Always stay consistent with our brand guidelines.
Skills and Qualifications:
• Knowledge of development technologies (PHP, JavaSc
