Freelance Frontend Developer

Sans Serif (sansserif.com), a Northern California-based creative agency, is seeking a mid-level freelance frontend developer for remote contract work. We're looking for someone with hands-on experience building custom WordPress sites, HTML emails, and general frontend features who can flex between ongoing overflow support and defined project work. Hours vary with project load.
This developer works from defined specs and requirements, collaborating closely with our technical lead. Precise, pixel-accurate implementation of designs is important, as is the ability to context-switch across email, WordPress, and general web projects without losing quality.
Due to the geographic distribution of our team, candidates in US time zones are prioritized.
Key Responsibilities
Translate Figma designs into responsive, semantic, accessible frontend code
Build new frontend features on existing websites
Build and maintain custom WordPress themes/functionality to agreed specs
Build individual HTML emails from existing templates, with occasional template-building work from design files as needed
Check finished work against design files for visual and interaction accuracy, and support general testing/QA across projects
Troubleshoot and resolve frontend and CMS-level bugs
Perform ongoing updates and maintenance for CMS-driven sites
Communicate clearly on task status and any blockers
Accountability
Collaborate with our technical lead on scope and approach, and deliver work to agreed specs
Provide regular updates on task/project status
Deliver code that aligns with our coding standards, so it's easy for teammates to read, maintain, and build on
Work within defined hours/budgets, with clear time tracking and timely invoicing
Requirements
Proficient in semantic HTML5, CSS3/SCSS/Tailwind, and JavaScript, with responsive, mobile-first development and working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
Strong attention to visual detail when translating designs to code
Understanding of web performance and cross-browser compatibility
Comfortable with custom WordPress theme development, including custom Gutenberg blocks built with ACF Blocks, and working knowledge of PHP
Experience building and troubleshooting HTML emails across clients, including dark mode and full Outlook support (classic desktop, new Outlook, and web), using email testing tools; experience building email templates from scratch a plus
Familiarity with Figma and design handoff workflows
Version control experience (Git)
Comfortable with site deployments and working in server environments via SFTP and SSH
Proactive communicator, able to flag questions before small gaps become blockers
Adaptable across project types without losing precision
Pay scale
$80–$100/hour
How to Apply
Submit your resume and, if available, a few links to relevant work (WordPress sites, HTML emails, or code samples) through this site. Instead of a cover letter, tell us which of our three core values resonates most with you: relationships, optimism, or quality.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We know good design is informed by a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences. What we create has a stronger user experience and leads to a more equitable society when created by a diverse team. We also know the field of design, like many fields, is unfortunately lacking in diverse voices. We hope to help amplify the voices of BIPOC, queer, disabled, and other underrepresented and underserved groups, and we strongly encourage you to apply if you identify with any of these groups.

Work arrangement
Yes