Headless WordPress + Next.js Developer - Technical Consultant (Client-Facing, White Label)

• Advise on and choose the right headless CMS configuration for the client's editorial team - the content model and editing experience need to be genuinely client-friendly, not just technically functional
• Configure headless WordPress as the content CMS based on that recommendation
• Work hand in hand with our front-end designer throughout the build - translating and iterating on the design system together rather than working from a handed-off, finished spec
• Build a custom Next.js frontend from Figma design files provided by our designer
• Build out motion and interaction: scroll reveals, page/section transitions, and a hero video
• Deliver a fully responsive build across desktop and mobile
• Build and wire up three forms - careers application, contact, and general inquiry - with proper validation and submission handling
• Run a full QA pass across browsers and devices
• Run a performance pass (load times, Core Web Vitals, image/asset optimization)
• Handle deployment and provide a clean handoff (documentation, environment setup, and any necessary access/credential transfer)
• Represent NIMBL Studio professionally in client calls and communication - this role is client-facing and white-label

NIMBL Studio Limited is looking for a senior technical consultant (7-10+ years of experience) to build a new website on a headless WordPress + Next.js stack, working closely alongside our front-end designer throughout the build. This is a white-label engagement - you'll be working under the NIMBL Studio name, and the role is client-facing, so strong communication and professionalism matter as much as the technical work. Development timeline is 2-4 weeks, so we need someone who can move quickly without cutting corners. This is a fixed-price project to start, but we're specifically looking for someone we can build an ongoing relationship with - if this goes well, there will be more projects., * 7-10+ years of professional web development experience

• Comfortable collaborating directly and continuously with a front-end designer, not just executing a static handoff
• Familiarity with Figma - able to work directly from Figma design files (inspect specs, pull assets/tokens, follow component structure) since that's how designs will be delivered
• Available to complete development within a 2-4 week timeline
• Proven experience configuring headless WordPress as a CMS (e.g., WPGraphQL or the WP REST API), and the judgment to recommend the right approach for a non-technical, client-side editorial team
• Ability to explain CMS/content-model tradeoffs in plain language to a client - not just implement a stack someone else specified
• Strong hands-on Next.js/React experience, including building from a defined design system rather than a generic template
• Experience implementing web motion/animation (e.g., GSAP, Framer Motion, or similar) - scroll-triggered reveals, transitions, and video-driven heroes
• Experience delivering pixel-accurate, responsive, cross-browser builds
• Experience building and integrating web forms, including validation, spam protection, and submission handling (email and/or CRM integration)
• Comfort running QA and performance passes and addressing findings
• Experience deploying and handing off production sites, with clear documentation
• Strong verbal and written communication - comfortable being client-facing and working under a white-label/consultant arrangement where you represent our company, not your own
• A portfolio with examples of headless WordPress/Next.js or comparable JAMstack builds

Nice to Have

• Prior experience as a white-label or subcontracted consultant for an agency
• Background in motion/interaction design, not just implementation
• Familiarity with SEO and analytics setup on headless/JAMstack builds
• Experience with Vercel or similar deployment platforms, * A brief note on your relevant experience with headless WordPress and Next.js builds
• Links to 2-3 live sites you've built on a similar stack, ideally including any with motion/animation work
• Confirmation you're comfortable with a white-label, client-facing arrangement
• Confirmation you can commit to a 2-4 week development timeline starting soon
• Your years of relevant experience, * WordPress Development: 7 years (Preferred)
• Next.js: 5 years (Preferred)

Pulled from the full job description

• Flexible schedule, We're evaluating candidates not just for this project, but as a potential long-term consulting partner, so tell us a bit about how you like to work.

Pay: $70.00 - $100.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule