Company Description

Paying the right way, getting paid what you’re worth — it’s complicated, and it matters. Compensation used to be a dark art. Not anymore. PayScale helps employers and their employees understand the right pay for every position and effectively communicate about compensation.

PayScale pioneered the use of crowd-sourced compensation data and unique matching algorithms to power the world’s most advanced compensation platform and continues to be the compensation market leader, featured in G2 Crowd's 100 Best Software Companies for 2018, based on user reviews.

We foster a working environment that generates new ideas, promotes ownership and experimentation and encourages highly motivated individuals to be truly creative. Are you forward-thinking, tenacious, and inventive? If so, PayScale may be the perfect place for you to grow your career!

Job Description

PayScale is looking for a WordPress developer with experience in developing custom plugins, building and maintaining custom WordPress themes for sites that receive millions of monthly visitors.

In this role, you will collaborate with UX designers, product managers, content strategists and experts in marketing and SEO. You will be focused on delivering value to PayScale’s audiences primarily through the creation of original content experiences. Your work will inform, delight and clearly convey design intent for users on all screen sizes. Work from this team is regularly mentioned in publications like The New York Times, Washington Post, Time, etc.

You will work with the marketing/editorial team on ways to make us all more efficient, such as creating reusable WordPress templates and tools. These tools will empower our writers and marketing team members to own and change major site content without knowing any HTML.

You will also track and improve performance, fix bugs, and generally work to make the marketing portions of the site up to date with standard methodologies.

Qualifications

The Person: The ideal candidate brings the following to the table:

• A passion for storytelling and thoughtful UX
• Eagerness to grow and learn, and a willingness to pitch-in where needed
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – working with different teams at various levels of technological proficiency, documenting as you go
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects
• An aptitude for learning and using technology

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks – The Highlights:

• Flexible Paid Time Off policy
• 10 paid holidays 
• Amazing Medical/Vision/Dental/Prescription coverage: 100% company-paid premiums for employees; 50% for eligible partners and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations towards: Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, and Transit
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, and Company-paid Life Insurance
• Competitive Maternity and Paternity Leave, and onsite Mother’s Room
• 401k which vests immediately, complete with company match
• Onsite bike storage, lockers, showers, and clothes dryer
• Ergo friendly chairs and sitting-standing desks
• Company-hosted happy hours every Friday afternoon
• Fido Fridays (our canine colleagues join us the first Friday of every month. WOOF!)

Equal Opportunity Employer: PayScale provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. PayScale complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities