Front-End Developer - Front-End
About the job
- 5 years of experience as a web developer
- Strong working knowledge of the Wordpress Gutenberg editor, especially the creation and maintenance of custom blocks for unique site needs
- Experience creating and integrating custom wordpress plugins, themes, working with Wordpress hooks and filters
- Experience creating websites for a mobile-first strategy
- Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks
- Strong knowledge of common PHP or web server exploits and their solutions
- Experience with limitations of PHP as a platform and its workarounds
- Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, and responsive frameworks (Foundation, Bootstrap)
- Experience with online usability, accessibility, and web analytics
- Experience with development languages (Java or Python)
- Experience integrating or working with ad serving technologies (prebid, DFPP)
- Experience with software versioning and revision control systems (Git required)
- WordPress experience
- Good understanding of search engine optimization and core web vitals principles
- Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues
- Creative and open to new ideas
- Excellent communication skills
- Code new WordPress themes, page templates, and plugins from scratch and modify existing themes and plugins
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable php modules including dynamic content and personalization features
- Provide front-end development of digital marketing communications, including full websites and micro-sites, landing pages, emails, and other initiatives
- Develop, test and troubleshoot across multiple browsers, platforms and devices, including tablets and smartphones, to support a consistent and positive customer experience
- Provide guidance on SEO best practices for site development
- Research and recommend new technologies and tools for effective integration across various platforms
- Additionally, you must understand user experience and be able to build media websites that are easy to understand, navigate, use, and adhere to design standards and specifications
- You should be be able to design layouts for mobile, tablet, and desktop devices
- Create wireframes or mockups for web pages and applications
- Establishing design guidelines, standards, and best practices
- We are always exploring new and innovative projects & ideas, giving you a great place to grow your career
About the company
The Publisher Desk provides a managed platform and services for digital publishers to boost website performance and revenue. It gives access to the same monetization tools and strategies used by large publishing houses, along with audience development and content monetization capabilities. The product combines a platform and hands-on expertise to help publishers grow their audience, connect with advertisers, and optimize ad revenue through practices like SEO and ad refresh. By offering an all-inclusive, transparent service, it handles the complexity of multiple technologies and partnerships for publishers, with a focus on the sports media sector. The goal is to enable independent publishers to compete more effectively by improving site performance and monetizing content efficiently.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The Publisher Desk cited 50% YoY growth and 40% user growth on July 27, 2026.
- Dappier partnership monetizes AI search and licensed content discovery across publisher sites.
- Publisher Incubator 2024 and new advertising-technology hires expand product, sales, and service capacity.
What critics are saying
- PubDesk Operator reaches select partners only through 2026, slowing enterprise adoption.
- Google Ad Manager, Prebid, and SSP dependence exposes revenue to policy changes.
- AI search from Google and ChatGPT erodes open-web traffic, crushing publisher ad inventory.
What makes The Publisher Desk unique
- Google Certified Publishing Partner, founded 2014, combining monetization and operations.
- PubDesk Operator launched March 30, 2026, unifies Prebid, GAM, SSPs, reporting.
- Sports, news, and lifestyle focus plus Sportsnaut ownership gives proprietary publisher operating leverage.
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Benefits
- Paid Vacation