Web Designer & Developer (WordPress & WooCommerce)

Web Designer & Developer (WordPress & WooCommerce)

Maia Health & Beauty Ltd

Salary: £40K-£50K per annum depending on experience
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Working arrangement:On-site
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Stratford, East London

About Maia Health & Beauty Ltd

Maia Health & Beauty Ltd is a growing healthcare, consumer health and e-commerce business with ambitious plans to expand its portfolio of brands, products and digital sales channels.

Our portfolio includes DrTung’s oral healthcare products and Timms Medical products. We are investing in our digital presence to improve customer experience, strengthen our brands and grow our online business.

We are looking for a talented, commercially minded Web Designer & Developer with strong WordPress and WooCommerce experience to join our team on-site.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of our websites, make a tangible contribution to business growth and help develop the digital foundations of an ambitious company.

The opportunity

You will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and optimising our websites, with a particular focus on WordPress and WooCommerce.

We need someone who can combine creative design skills with hands-on technical development. You should be comfortable taking a project from initial concept and wireframe through to implementation, testing, launch and ongoing improvement.

You will work directly with the company director, helping turn commercial objectives into professional, effective digital experiences.

We are looking for someone who understands that a successful website must do more than just look good: it must load quickly, work reliably, rank well, provide an excellent customer experience and generate sales.

Key responsibilities1. WordPress website design and development

• Design, build and maintain professional WordPress websites.
• Create attractive, responsive page layouts and templates for desktop, tablet and mobile.
• Develop landing pages, product pages, category pages, campaign pages and other website content.
• Customise WordPress themes, page builders and plugins where appropriate.
• Use HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript to implement designs and website functionality.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and maintain website quality.
• Ensure consistency across our brands, visual identities and digital properties.

1. WooCommerce and e-commerce development

• Develop and maintain WooCommerce online stores.
• Improve product pages, product categories, search, navigation and shopping journeys.
• Configure and optimise WooCommerce functionality, including product variations, discounts, shipping and checkout.
• Support payment gateway, delivery, stock management, analytics and other integrations.
• Improve the customer journey from initial website visit through to completed purchase.
• Identify opportunities to increase conversion rates, average order value and repeat purchases.
• Support new product launches, promotional campaigns and e-commerce expansion.

1. User experience and visual design

• Create wireframes, prototypes and page designs using appropriate design tools.
• Apply strong principles of typography, colour, layout, accessibility and visual hierarchy.
• Design clear, intuitive navigation and customer journeys.
• Ensure our websites present products professionally and communicate trust and credibility.
• Maintain consistent branding across websites, landing pages and digital assets.
• Use customer feedback, competitor analysis and website data to inform improvements.

1. Website performance, security and maintenance

• Improve page loading speeds and Core Web Vitals.
• Identify and resolve broken functionality, display issues and compatibility problems.
• Keep WordPress core, themes and plugins appropriately maintained.
• Follow good practices for website security, backups, testing and recovery.
• Test changes in a suitable staging environment before deployment where appropriate.
• Ensure websites function consistently across major browsers and devices.
• Maintain clean, reliable and maintainable implementations.

1. SEO and website analytics

• Implement technical SEO best practices in collaboration with marketing.
• Work with Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console to assess website performance.
• Optimise page structures, headings, metadata, images, internal links and relevant structured data.
• Identify opportunities to im…