Web Designer & Developer

Company: Light Ring
Type: Full-time contractor (remote)
Location: Remote
Compensation: CA$800–1300 per month (based on portfolio and stack)

About The Role

• We are looking for one person who can both design and build our websites. Specifically we are looking for an employee that can design modern, high-converting websites (wireframes + UI) and then build them end-to-end. You need to be able to make responsive, fast sites, set up hosting/SSL, and add analytics + conversion tracking. The interview will be in English (spoken and written fluency required). Minimum 5 years experience.

About Light Ring

• Light Ring is an AI & software solutions provider. We design and ship practical products that help teams work faster, make better decisions, and grow. Our work spans:
• AI solutions: chatbots and virtual assistants (incl. call‑center bots and language assistants), retrieval and automation workflows.
• Data & analytics: dashboards, reporting, and data pipelines to surface the right metrics.
• Process automation (RPA): remove repetitive work with reliable automations.
• Web & app development: progressive web apps and mobile apps, plus marketing sites.
• UI/UX design: research, wireframes, and clean interfaces that are simple to use.
• Sample projects: Knowledge Navigator, Light Wave (fan phone mosaic app), Laila Language AI Assistant, AI Call‑Centre Bot, Patients Automation, and more.

What you’ll do

• Design the UI & wireframes: Create sitemaps, wireframes, and clean UI in Figma.
• Build the website using either WordPress or Next.js
• WordPress: Modern theme (Gutenberg, ACF blocks, Elementor), minimal plugins, secure setup.
• Next.js: Component-based build (e.g., Tailwind), connect a headless CMS (Sanity/Contentful), deploy (Vercel).
• Performance & quality: Ship fast pages (Core Web Vitals), responsive on all screens, basic accessibility (WCAG).
• SEO & analytics: Semantic HTML, meta/OG tags, sitemap/robots, basic schema; set up GA4 + Google Tag Manager and conversion events.
• Hosting & launch: Set up domain, DNS, SSL, backups; QA, fix issues, go live.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with our team/clients, give status updates, take feedback, be open to training where needed.

Must-have skills

• 5+ years designing and building websites.

• Strong Figma skills (wireframes + high-fidelity UI).

• Ability to understand the user experience and what makes users convert on sites.

• Expert in either WordPress or Next.js (and comfortable with the other at a working level).

• CMS setup (blog/case studies), responsive CSS (Flex/Grid), basic accessibility, on-page SEO.

• Performance mindset (images, fonts, lazy-load, Lighthouse).

• Can set up hosting, SSL, DNS, and handle basic security.

• English fluency (spoken + written). Interview is in English.

Availability & Schedule

• Keep 3–4 hours overlap with our team when needed. Sometimes the overlap will be mainly with Toronto (ET). Willing to shift earlier/later occasionally to collaborate with our global team (not every day, only when needed).

• Work week: Friday is off. Expected availability Saturday–Thursday (six days), with reasonable flexibility for local holidays.

How to apply (required)

Individuals only. No agencies. We may also run a short paid test (e.g., build one wireframe) to showcase your abilities. Please send one message with:

• Portfolio link.

• 3 live sites you designed & built (state your role on each).

• Wireframes/UI (Figma links or screenshots) for at least one of those sites.

• Your stack for each (WordPress or Next.js + tools) and mobile Lighthouse scores if available.