Freelance developer - Site optimisation

The role This is a part-time role which will begin on a project basis and then move to a monthly retainer once the project has been completed. The project in question is to improve the overall speed of the website, about.beauhurst.com. Once this project has been completed, we would then like to work with the successful candidate on a monthly basis to work on site maintenance, correcting any site issues and also to develop specific webpages for content. We estimate that the retainer will consist of between 4-6 hours a month. You will be an extension of the marketing team and report to the Head of Marketing. You’ll quickly learn a lot about the UK’s high-growth ecosystem and gain invaluable insight into the inner workings of an exciting young company. About you You’ll love this role if you’re a highly competent wordpress developer, very comfortable with php, html, css and javascript. You will have previously worked on a well trafficked site and have demonstrable experience improving site speed and the overall technical SEO performance of a site. As well as this skillset, you will also be someone who is based close to London and can work flexibly, available to work at short notice if required. Skills & experience Wordpress developer Previous experience working on a well trafficked site Experience with SEO and site speed improvements Proficient with php, html, css, javascript Comfortable working with Google tag manager About us We are the leading source of market intelligence on ambitious and high-growth businesses in the UK. These companies are changing the shape of the UK economy – driving innovation, new technologies, and jobs growth. This means that everyone wants to be involved with them – from professional service firms looking to advise them, funders wanting to invest in them, through to the government seeking to better understand and support them. The problem is that – aside from Beauhurst – there just isn’t any good data on these businesses. The Beauhurst platform is the only way to understand the whole UK high-growth ecosystem. It allows our clients to discover companies through best-in-class search functionality; to track them with customisable alerts; and to fully understand them and the surrounding high-growth ecosystem with a suite of stats. All of which is why we have such a wide range of high-profile clients, including KPMG, Reuters, London Stock Exchange Group, HM Treasury, and Barclays. As you’d expect, our people have a wide range of skills. In our client facing teams we have Marketers, Salespeople, Account Managers and Research Consultants, who get our product and services in front of everyone who should know about it; and make sure our subscribers get the best possible service. And then we have our Product, Data and Development teams, who constantly drive our data and our product forward. In the Marketing team, we drive interest in and excitement about the Beauhurst platform through research publications, email marketing, events, ads and social channels.