Job Description
C2’s client, is a creative originator and hub for radical collaboration. With a fast-growing ecosystem of artist- and product-driven brands, including several separate related sites, the team empowers limitless creativity and sparks real connections across Milwaukee’s creative community. This client is looking to bring in a contract Website Developer to help in the team's mission to provide resources, spaces, and technology that encourage both individual and collective expression.Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Contract with potential to extend
Location: Remote
Compensation: Commensurate with experience, estimating $45-$60/hr. as W2 employee of C2
Benefits: All C2 talent working 30+ hours/week for 30 days are eligible for medical, dental, optional vision, life insurance, 401(k) with match, and PTO accrual
Technology: Talent must provide their own hardware and software
Job Description
This is a complex, senior-level role for a technical partner who will architect, implement, and harmonize a mobile-first web ecosystem spanning multiple related sites. The work extends far beyond stand-alone builds: you’ll design, connect, and maintain a scalable cross-site architecture that empowers non-technical contributors, ensures strong SEO, enables secure artist self-service, and positions the ecosystem for future monetization, white-label, and traffic orchestration.
You will collaborate closely with the founder to ensure that all platforms, brands, and user experiences work together seamlessly, including moving the client's platform long-term vision.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate the current landscape for all sites to recommend and implement the best long-term CMS/website architecture (e.g., WordPress Multisite, headless CMS, or low/no-code solutions where feasible)
- Architect and implement a high-performance, mobile-first multi-site system that drives traffic from sites throughout the ecosystem and allows future expansion, templates, and artist self-service
- Translate Photoshop (and possibly Figma/Sketch) designs into responsive and accessible production-ready builds
- Build and maintain reusable templates for artist and brand onboarding, enabling rapid deployment and ease-of-use
- Implement advanced SEO best practices across all sites, focusing on intelligent linking, metadata, site structure, and performance
- Configure and manage hosting, DNS, and registrar setups across sites, ensuring security, maintainability, and reliable cross-site user experience
- Develop user permissions, training materials, and support documentation for non-technical users
- Advise on scalability, white-label, and monetization strategies as the ecosystem grows
- Collaborate closely with founder, providing clear technical guidance, creative input, and support for both ongoing needs and visionary road mapping
Required:
- 5+ years of professional web development experience (front-end or full-stack)
- Advanced front-end development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and expert mobile-first/responsive practices
- Demonstrated experience with WordPress Multisite and/or headless CMS platforms; strong comfort evaluating no-code/low-code options where appropriate
- Ability to architect seamless cross-site integrations, manage hosting/DNS, and balance flexibility with security and scalability
- Deep understanding of SEO, metadata, site structure, and performance optimization across multi-site environments
- Experience turning Photoshop, Figma, or Sketch files into scalable web builds
- Strong communicator and collaborator with the ability to translate technical decisions for creative stakeholders
- Experience working with artist collectives, portfolio-driven or content-centric platforms
- Familiarity with GoDaddy hosting and registrar management
- Ability to create clear user guides, training materials, or support systems for non-technical end users
- Interest in e-commerce, platform monetization, and templated product offerings
All candidates must be located and authorized to work in the United States. C2 does not sponsor work visas. No C2C.