The Mx Group

MX is looking for a highly skilled Senior Web Experience Architect/Systems Lead who is passionate about building modern, intuitive, high-performing web experiences. The Senior Web Experience Architect will bring deep craft, a strong POV, and killer communication.

This role blends expertise in front-end development with a strong upstream and lateral focus—leaning into UX collaboration, architecting flexible CMSs, and martech enablement. You’ll help bring dynamic user journeys to life, working closely with design, strategy, and technology teams to create modular, scalable solutions that empower marketing and deliver measurable impact. You should thrive in a team-oriented environment and be excited to help modernize and push the boundaries of our web experience development practices.

What We Will Value in You

• Deep front-end expertise: Strong skills in HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks and workflows, with a particular focus on CMS-driven environments like WordPress and evolving headless or hybrid CMS frameworks.
• Experience with CMS ecosystems: Skilled at building modular, component-based websites within platforms like WordPress, with exposure to block editor and modern authoring experiences.
• Martech awareness: Comfortable collaborating with marketing technology teams to enable personalization, analytics tagging, dynamic content feeds, and campaign integrations.
• User-centric mindset: You think beyond code to the user experience—how a site feels, flows, and performs across devices and user types.
• Adaptability and problem-solving: You work well in agile, cross-functional environments and can pivot between structured builds and exploratory solutioning as needed.
• AI-curious and adaptable: You are eager to experiment with AI tools to enhance development, streamline testing, generate modular content, or optimize digital experiences.

What You'll Do

Leadership in Execution & Collaboration

• Head up our team of front-end developers and QA specialists, including providing guidance and oversight to freelance contributors and external partners.
• Collaborate closely with UX and design teams to translate wireframes, prototypes, and design systems into fully responsive, accessible web experiences.
• Partner with data and martech team to integrate analytics schemas, personalization elements, and content management workflows.
• Provide technical input upstream during UX and strategy phases, helping to guide solutions that are both user-centric and technically feasible.
• Participate actively in solutioning workshops, code reviews, and technical planning sessions, bringing forward ideas to incorporate AI-driven efficiencies where possible.
• Help shape our approach to personalization and dynamic content delivery, advising on tools and implementation methods.

Core Technical Responsibilities

• Develop front-end components, templates, and page layouts with high reusability and scalability, primarily within WordPress and related ecosystems.
• Leverage modern web technologies and tools (e.g., block editor/Gutenberg, REST APIs, headless integrations where appropriate) to drive flexible build approaches.
• Implement accessibility best practices (WCAG) and performance optimization techniques to ensure top-quality user experiences.
• Manage site deployment workflows (CI/CD familiarity preferred) and collaborate with QA for validation and bug resolution.
• Stay current on front-end innovations, CMS enhancements, and martech trends to continuously improve our offerings.

Scoping & Estimation Support

• Collaborate with project managers, client teams and agency leadership to inform scopes of work, providing input on technical approach, level of effort, and timeline estimates.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 7–10+ years of experience in front-end development, with 5+ years working within CMS ecosystems (notably WordPress with Gutenberg/block editor experience)
• Digital agencies, web development firms, or in-house marketing teams focused on B2B or complex multi-audience websites
• HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript (vanilla + frameworks), WordPress theming, block editor customizations, API integration familiarity
• Exposure to personalization and martech tools (Optimizely, HubSpot CMS, Adobe Target, etc.), analytics integration experience
• Comfortable defining scalable architectures in fast-paced client environment
• Highly collaborative, user-focused, growth-oriented, enjoys working across creative and technical disciplines

Compensation Range: $155,100 - $183,400. The range shown represents a grouping of relevant ranges currently in use at MX. Actual range for this position may differ depending on the specific skillset required for the work itself. Compensation will be determined based on the applicant’s experience, skills, and qualifications in addition to the requirements of the position. MX reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. MX also offers a competitive benefits package that includes generous vacation time, group medical, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance plans, and a 401K retirement plan.

About Us

A leading B2B marketing agency, MX is one of the fastest growing agencies in the U.S. and was named B2B Marketing’s Agency of the Year in 2022. We consistently receive awards for both our work and our company culture, including being named one of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago for nine years in a row and the Best and Brightest in the Nation for the third consecutive year. We help our clients elevate their brands, drive demand & increase loyalty through a combination of: Strategy & Insights, Creative & Production, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing & Media, Lead Gen & Nurture, Channel Marketing, Digital Experience, and Martech & Data.

MX is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. That means we not only provide equal opportunity and consideration to all employees and applicants for employment — we welcome it. We won’t unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law, because we believe diversity drives us to deliver more valuable and meaningful experiences to clients and employees.

During the recruitment process, MX will only communicate using our corporate domain name (themxgroup.com) and will never ask for personal information other than contact information and job history until an offer has been made. Additionally, MX will never request that you purchase anything during any part of the recruitment or hiring process. You can read more about detecting and reporting employment scams at the Internet Crime Complaint Center and Federal Trade Commission websites. If you see an MX job posting that you suspect may be fraudulent, please send an email to recruiting@themxgroup.com so we can review it promptly.