About the Job
About Hashtag Media
At Hashtag Media, we create impactful digital experiences and high-quality visual content for brands across multiple industries. Our team works with startups, agencies, and global businesses to deliver engaging marketing campaigns, creative storytelling, and professional digital solutions.We bring together strategy, creativity, technology, and media to help brands build stronger digital presence, connect with their audiences, and achieve meaningful business growth. Our collaborative team works across disciplines including digital marketing, social media, content, design, web development, video, and performance marketing.
Job Summary
As a WordPress Designer at Hashtag Media, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining WordPress websites, ensuring seamless user experience, custom design execution, and optimized performance using modern website builders and custom development techniques. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of WordPress architecture, custom theme development, plugin integration, and optimization techniques, ensuring every project delivers top-tier user experience, functionality, and speed performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Custom WordPress Development: Create fully customized WordPress websites from scratch using custom themes and templates designed to meet each client’s exact needs and branding standards. Develop, enhance, and integrate plugins to implement client-specific functionality and ensure seamless user experience.
- Website Design & Builders: Create and redesign responsive, user-friendly websites using tools like Elementor, Divi, WPBakery, and other popular builders while maintaining clean and scalable code.
- Page Speed Optimization: Conduct performance audits and implement optimization techniques (e.g., image compression, lazy loading, caching, and script optimization) to improve load times and overall site performance.
- Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Utilize tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse, GTMetrix, and Pingdom to monitor and enhance performance metrics.
- Collaboration: Work closely with SEO, back-end, and design teams to ensure all web pages are visually appealing, optimized, and technically sound.
- Ongoing Improvements: Regularly update, maintain, and enhance websites to align with modern performance trends, user expectations, and SEO best practices.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: Ensure websites are responsive, fast, and fully compatible across browsers and devices.
Requirements
Technical Skills (Must-Have)
1. WordPress core (architecture, hooks, filters, template hierarchy)
2. Custom theme development (PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/jQuery)
3. Custom plugin development & integration
4. Page builders: Elementor, Divi, WPBakery
5. Page speed optimization: image compression, lazy loading, caching, minification, CDN setup
6. Performance tools: Google PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse, GTmetrix, Pingdom
7. Responsive/cross-browser design
8. Basic SEO technical practices (schema, sitemap, mobile-first indexing)
9. MySQL / database basics
10.Git or other version control
11. Basic server/hosting knowledge (Apache/Nginx config, .htaccess)
Soft Skills
1. Problem-solving & debugging mindset
2. Attention to detail
3. Strong communication skills
4. Time management / ability to handle multiple projects
Adaptability to new tools and performance trends
Ownership and reliability with ongoing site maintenance
Nice to Have
Shopify & Webflow experience
Vibe Coding experience
Benefits
💻 Professional creative environment
🚀 Opportunity to work on exciting digital campaigns and brand projects
📈 Career growth and skill development opportunities
🤝 Collaborative and creative team culture
📍 Office location in Gulberg Greens, Islamabad
Please note we are not actively hiring for this position right now, but feel free to apply. We’ll keep your application on record and reach out for future openings.
