Description
Overview AI Learning Labs is an AI training company. We're looking for a reliable web developer to be our go-to technical partner for our website. **Our site is a custom-coded WordPress theme — hand-written PHP templates, Advanced Custom Fields (ACF Pro), and Tailwind CSS. There is no page builder (no Elementor/Divi).** You must be comfortable working directly in template code, not just a visual editor. Starts part-time with a clear first mission; grows into an ongoing, high-trust role. What you'll do - Maintain and improve our custom WordPress theme — routine upkeep, quick fixes, ~24-hour responsiveness on issues. - Build and edit **custom PHP page templates** and **ACF field groups** so our non-technical team can update content themselves. - Build and maintain our **SEO blog infrastructure** on WordPress (post templates, schema, table-of-contents, categories, internal linking). - Handle **technical SEO**: schema/JSON-LD, canonicals, 301 redirects, XML sitemaps, meta & Open Graph tags, Core Web Vitals / performance. - Make changes to a **live production site safely** — backups, staging/sandbox, rollback discipline. - Advise us on how to build the site out better over time. Who we're looking for - **Hand-coded custom WordPress theme development in PHP** — you build/edit templates directly and are *not* dependent on Elementor, Divi, or other page builders (our site has none). - **Advanced Custom Fields (ACF Pro)** — building editor-friendly, self-service content areas (field g