Web Developer

At Black Sheep Creative we're serious about beautiful and functional web design. Locally grown in the Waikato, our 24-year journey has been go go go with the development of hundreds of websites, digital experiences and support for thousands of users.

About this role

As a Developer with Black Sheep, you’ll have the opportunity to work with some of the most epic brands in New Zealand like Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton Zoo, Waikato Museum, Lodge Real Estate, NHR and a whole lot more. Developing full-stack solutions on SilverStripe, Hubspot, and NextJS.

Our developers are customer facing. We’re all about humans working with humans to deliver meaningful solutions.

We are looking for a Web Developer who is eager to come and work with our team of passionate designers and developers in a fast-paced environment. Helping local businesses harness the power of the web.

About you

Naturally self-directed, you confident working multiple projects and priorities assigned to you. You believe that together is better, so mucking in with whatever needs to be done doesn't faze you in the slightest. A natural problem solver, you're systematic when troubleshooting, able to accurately understand needs and generate solutions. Being a great communicator means you easily connect with clients to provide support with queries, over the phone, in person and via email as required, tailoring responses into information that is meaningful and on point.

Weather you’re a new grad or you’ve been on the front lines for a few years and are looking for a change we’re keen to hear from you.

Key qualities that make you the best fit for this role:

First-hand demonstratable experience building websites or web applications

Experience in PHP (Silverstripe, WordPress, or Laravel), and JavaScript (JQuery and (React or Vue))

Skilled in object-oriented programming

Skilled in making and understanding REST API’s

Desire and ability to work directly with clients

Demonstratable experience with AI MCP, Agents and Claude or similar Co Pilot assistants

Passion for design with an eye for detail (after all, it's the little things that count)

Ability to communicate technical concepts and information to non-technical people

Organisational skills, you manage your time and deliver on your commitments

What’s in it for you?

You will be joining a wonderful team, full of talented developers and designers

You will be able to influence and create real change, we love new fresh ideas!

You’ll be equipped with the latest and greatest AI tech – We're embracing the future!

Black Sheep Creative is a well-established brand. We are a small and agile team, who collaborate and are supported by our much larger sister company Enlighten Designs

Our culture of collaboration means learning and development is a core value, and this role will offer you access to mentoring

We value fun and building real relationships, so we are available to connect with one another with daily hacky, regular team lunches, and lots of cake

The team is Hamilton based, and looking for someone who wants to work with us in our office

This is an exciting time for our team.. We are totally committed to providing value to our customers and supporting their objectives by delivering world class projects!

You can see the calibre of our work at https://blacksheepcreative.co.nz/our-work

We are passionate about creating an environment where people can thrive and see both personal and career growth. There is no shortage of opportunities to pitch in and try new things.

Please note: You must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply.

Fit the bill and interested? We would love to hear from you.