Agency Overview & Open Positions
Opus is a B-Corp certified brand strategy and creative services agency partnering with inspiring clients all over the world. While we spend a lot of our time in Education, Non-Profit, and Food & Beverage, we serve well-intentioned organizations of all different sizes across many industries. We embrace our clients’ goals as our guide to ensure that everything we create for each client is both aesthetically exceptional and strategically effective.
Opus is an equal opportunity employer. Opus celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals, parents, immigrants, anyone with different abilities, and those who are system-impacted are particularly encouraged to apply. Opus values creativity, curiosity, caring, collaboration, commitment, and productivity, and is dedicated to the ongoing development of every team member.
We are currently seeking:
Mid-level WordPress & Drupal Custom Theme Developer
Experienced WordPress & Drupal Custom Theme Developer
Design Apprentice
Mid-level WordPress & Drupal Custom Theme Developer
Report to: UX & Digital Director
Position type: Full-time
Work experience: min. 2 years of experience
Min. education: BS in Computer Science or related field
Opus is a creative services agency made up of designers, developers, and strategists who are passionate about empowering inspiring leaders at mission-driven organizations to deeply connect with their audiences and to exceed their goals. We are looking to add an exceptional developer to our creative, collaborative, and fun team. The developer will be responsible for implementing responsive and accessible WordPress and Drupal themes based on design mockups. The focus of the work will be front-end development for WordPress. The developer in this position will be part of a team of 4 developers which will provide many opportunities to learn and grow.
US-based applicants only, please.
Summary of Responsibilities
- Front-end development of responsive and accessible WordPress and Drupal websites
- Implement design mockups to fully functional themes with extreme attention to detail
- Maintain and implement excellent coding standards
- Collaborate with team of developers and implement code based on team’s best practices
- Collaborate with the development, UX, and design teams to plan technical execution of the design
- Manage time and stakeholder expectations by setting and consistently meeting deadlines
- Troubleshoot browser/device inconsistencies and perform cross-browser reconciliation
- Produce 100% valid HTML, bug-free
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Min. 2 years of experience developing custom themes for WordPress and Drupal, our focus is WordPress
- Fluency in HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/SASS, PHP, JavaScript (JQuery)
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent of related work experience
- Experience with Git and respective branching strategies is a plus
- Natural curiosity for emerging trends and technologies, and willingness to learn and share
- Motivated, reliable self-starter
- Smart problem-solver, strategic thinker with an ability to “figure stuff out”
- Good judgement calls about the balance between “doing it right” and “getting it done”
- Ability to navigate and succeed in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment
- Other items, helpful but not required
- Interest in good design and learning about design
- Knowledge of Adobe XD and Figma
- Experience working with education, nonprofit, or food industry
- Experience working with/leading a team of developers
- Experience with developing accessible websites
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Company matched 401k
- Extensive and flexible paid time off
- Comprehensive family leave support
- Sabbatical at tenure
- Annual professional development stipend
- Fully paid Think Days
Location: Boston, MA
We support a flexible-location work model. You may choose to work from our studio in Boston, remotely, or a hybrid that is best for you. We only require in-person attendance at our studio 6-8 times per year for 2-3 days at a time. These sessions, which are all scheduled well in advance, keep us all connected by combining working sessions, group discussions, and fun activities.
How to apply
Please send your resume, cover letter, and portfolio to Skadi Gidionsen.
Experienced WordPress & Drupal Custom Theme Developer
Report to: UX & Digital Director
Position type: Full-time
Work experience: Senior – min. 8 years of experience
Min. education: BS in Computer Science or related field
Opus is a creative services agency made up of designers, developers, and strategists who are passionate about empowering inspiring leaders at mission-driven organizations to deeply connect with their audiences and to exceed their goals. We are looking to add an exceptional developer to our creative, collaborative, and fun team. The developer will be responsible for implementing responsive and accessible WordPress and Drupal themes based on design mockups. The focus of the work will be front-end development, but backend experience is needed for configurations, content migration, and common integrations. The developer will also be a leader of continuous process improvement initiatives for our development practice.
US-based applicants only, please.
Summary of Responsibilities
- Develop responsive and accessible WordPress and Drupal websites including configurations and front-end styling.
- Collaborate with the UX and design teams to plan technical execution and support writing technical and functional specifications.
- Implement design mockups to fully functional themes with extreme attention to detail
- Migrate content from existing websites to new websites
- Implement common integrations with WordPress and Drupal sites which will be identified during discovery and UX. Examples are: email communication tools (Mailchimp etc), RSS feeds, calendar tools, authentication tools (Kerberos, MIT Touchstone, etc), Salesforce, databases, etc
- Manage time and stakeholder expectations by setting and consistently meeting deadlines
- Maintain and implement excellent coding standards
- Collaborate and coordinate with team of developers
- Occasionally participate in client meetings to discuss development approaches/site functionality and design implications
- Troubleshoot browser/device inconsistencies and perform cross-browser reconciliation
- Produce 100% valid HTML, bug-free
- Contribute to creating guidelines and processes for digital project management, asset creation, development, delivery, and archiving
- Deploy websites when ready for launch, coordinate hosting as needed
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience developing custom themes, modules/plugins for WordPress and Drupal, our focus is WordPress
- Fluency in HTML5, CSS3, SCSS/SASS, PHP, JavaScript (JQuery)
- Min. 8 years of experience
- BS in Computer Science or related field
- Experience with developing accessible websites
- Advanced Git skills and respective branching strategies
- Basic knowledge of Search Engine Optimization process
- Ability to customize WordPress with minimal use of plug-ins
- Knowledge of relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL), data manipulation with SQL-queries.
- Natural curiosity for emerging trends and technologies, and willingness to learn and share
- Motivated, reliable self-starter
- Smart problem-solver, strategic thinker with an ability to “figure stuff out”
- Good judgement calls about the balance between doing it right and getting it done
- Ability to navigate and succeed in a fast-paced, action-oriented environment
- Other items, helpful but not required
- Interest in good design and learning about design
- Knowledge of Adobe XD and Figma
- Experience working with education, nonprofit, or food industry
- Experience working with/leading a team of developers
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Company matched 401k
- Extensive and flexible paid time off
- Comprehensive family leave support
- Sabbatical at tenure
- Annual professional development stipend
- Fully paid Think Days
Location: Boston, MA
We support a flexible-location work model. You may choose to work from our studio in Boston, remotely, or a hybrid that is best for you. We only require in-person attendance at our studio 6-8 times per year for 2-3 days at a time. These sessions, which are all scheduled well in advance, keep us all connected by combining working sessions, group discussions, and fun activities.
How to apply
Please send your resume, cover letter, and portfolio to Skadi Gidionsen.
Design Apprentice
We are looking for an apprentice for the Fall semester of 2023!
Applicant must be entering their Senior year of college and majoring in Communication Design or a similar program. Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview in April or May.
To apply: please complete the apprenticeship application along with cover letter to Ellery Moorey.
Deadline: April 15th, 2023