Web Designer / Developer Job at Oscar in New York
Oscar, New York, NY, United States
Oscar is partnering with a highly successful web development agency looking for an experienced Web Designer & Developer to join their team. They're seeking a skilled digital professional with deep expertise in Shopify, including hands‑on experience with Liquid or CSS, and a strong understanding of how modern websites are built and maintained. You'll play a key role in managing client relationships, keeping projects on track, and actively contributing to front‑end development—particularly within Shopify themes and customizations—ensuring everything delivered is clean, polished, and high‑performing.
This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, confident working with clients, and technically proficient especially when it comes to Shopify development, theme customization, and front‑end styling using Liquid or CSS while also having a solid grasp of website design, light technical work, and ongoing site management.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate and monitor the daily progress of website projects
Work extensively within Shopify, including builds, updates, feature implementation, and customizations
Apply working knowledge of tools and concepts such as cookies, WCAG standards, CSS, GitHub, and Liquid (plus exposure to modern front‑end frameworks)
Serve as a direct point of contact for clients, ensuring clear and effective communication
Keep projects organized, on schedule, and detail‑oriented
Collaborate with internal stakeholders including leadership, designers, developers, and clients
Proactively identify potential challenges and help develop solutions
Contribute to front‑end development tasks using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as needed
Configure and troubleshoot Shopify themes, apps, settings, and metafields
Partner with developers to maintain clean, scalable, and well‑structured builds
Qualifications
In‑depth experience with Shopify, including themes, apps, Liquid, and platform capabilities
3‑6 years of experience across web design, development, and/or project management
Strong front‑end knowledge with a clear understanding of what creates an effective website
Experience working with custom CMS platforms
Confident communicator who can explain ideas clearly without relying on technical jargon
Solid understanding of user experience and user behavior online
Highly organized while maintaining a flexible, practical approach to workflows
Proactive, solution‑driven mindset with a willingness to take initiativeAbility to balance creativity with analytical thinking
Nice to Have
Knowledge of WCAG accessibility
Experience front‑end coding skills
Experience with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Basic understanding of SEO and website performance optimization
Familiarity with GitHub
Some exposure to back‑end development concepts
Role Overview
Location:
Manhattan, New York (Hybrid)
Employment Type:
Full‑time, permanent
Salary:
$105,000 – $120,000 annually, based on experience
Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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This role is ideal for someone who is highly organized, confident working with clients, and technically proficient especially when it comes to Shopify development, theme customization, and front‑end styling using Liquid or CSS while also having a solid grasp of website design, light technical work, and ongoing site management.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate and monitor the daily progress of website projects
Work extensively within Shopify, including builds, updates, feature implementation, and customizations
Apply working knowledge of tools and concepts such as cookies, WCAG standards, CSS, GitHub, and Liquid (plus exposure to modern front‑end frameworks)
Serve as a direct point of contact for clients, ensuring clear and effective communication
Keep projects organized, on schedule, and detail‑oriented
Collaborate with internal stakeholders including leadership, designers, developers, and clients
Proactively identify potential challenges and help develop solutions
Contribute to front‑end development tasks using Liquid, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as needed
Configure and troubleshoot Shopify themes, apps, settings, and metafields
Partner with developers to maintain clean, scalable, and well‑structured builds
Qualifications
In‑depth experience with Shopify, including themes, apps, Liquid, and platform capabilities
3‑6 years of experience across web design, development, and/or project management
Strong front‑end knowledge with a clear understanding of what creates an effective website
Experience working with custom CMS platforms
Confident communicator who can explain ideas clearly without relying on technical jargon
Solid understanding of user experience and user behavior online
Highly organized while maintaining a flexible, practical approach to workflows
Proactive, solution‑driven mindset with a willingness to take initiativeAbility to balance creativity with analytical thinking
Nice to Have
Knowledge of WCAG accessibility
Experience front‑end coding skills
Experience with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Basic understanding of SEO and website performance optimization
Familiarity with GitHub
Some exposure to back‑end development concepts
Role Overview
Location:
Manhattan, New York (Hybrid)
Employment Type:
Full‑time, permanent
Salary:
$105,000 – $120,000 annually, based on experience
Oscar Associates Limited (US) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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