Squarespace Designer/Developer

Our award-winning creative branding agency, The Look & The Feel, is currently seeking a part-time freelance Squarespace designer/developer interested in building a long-term relationship and growing with our team.

We encourage applicants to browse through our website and look over our portfolio to get a better feel for our client base, our work, and our company.

Please note: this is currently a project-basis contract position with opportunity to grow. 

Responsibilities:

  • Designing fully-custom, beautiful, user-friendly Squarespace websites using brand assets provided

  • Developing websites directly on the Squarespace platform

  • Ability to use HTML/CSS to modify standard Squarespace settings

  • Add customizations, plug-ins, widgets, connecting email marketing platforms, ecommerce set up, etc.

  • Ensuring website design is user-friendly on all standard devices (mobile, tablet, desktop)

  • Basic SEO set-up (adding provided meta descriptions, page descriptions, alt-tags)

  • Connecting and launching on domain 

  • Troubleshooting website issues that come up during launch 

  • Conducting a Squarespace training with the client via video meeting/screenshare or in a virtual meeting

  • Virtual meeting(s) with client to discuss website design and functionality (with our direction)

Requirements:

  • In-depth knowledge of Squarespace platform 

  • Knowledge of front-end technologies including CSS3, Javascript, HTML5, and JQuery

  • Strong understanding of UX design principles

  • Must be comfortable working remotely

  • Must be familiar with Google Drive, Asana, and Dropbox

  • Must have a strong attention to detail

  • Must be organized and communicative

  • Must meet deadlines and be able to juggle multiple projects at once

  • Must be willing to learn and adapt on the job, if necessary

Bonus:

  • Experience and/or a personal interest in whitelabel design (less stress for you, so you only have to focus on the creative work—we take care of everything else!)

People of color, people from working class backgrounds, people living with chronic illness or disability, women and LGBTQ people are encouraged to apply. We believe that these communities are integral to the creative work in our industry. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities to apply.