Salary: $29.00 – $35.00 per hour
PGS Gold & Coin is a family-owned precious metals, coin, and collectibles dealer serving the Chicago area for years across five retail locations, plus roadshow and e-commerce operations. We’re a tight-knit team that moves fast, and we’re looking for one person who can own the place where our technology and our marketing meet — keeping our websites running, our ads performing, and our storefronts looking sharp.
The Role
This is a hybrid technical-and-creative position for someone who’s equally at home writing PHP inside a custom WordPress plugin and designing a print mailer or in-store sign. You’ll work directly alongside our Marketing Director — who brings significant WordPress, web development, and creative design experience of their own — as the other half of a small, high-output team. The goal is a complementary pairing: two people who know the work, dividing and reinforcing each other across web and creative rather than duplicating effort.
To be clear, this is a hands-on individual-contributor role, not a management position. But in a team this lean, the quality of your work is highly visible — strong results don’t get lost in the shuffle, and they don’t go unnoticed.
If you like wearing both the developer hat and the designer hat — and don’t want to be boxed into just one — this is built for you.
What You’ll Do
- Maintain, update, and troubleshoot our company website(s) in WordPress, including custom plugin development and modification
- Design marketing materials for in-store, digital, and print use
- Plan, build, and manage Google Ads and Meta Ads (Facebook/Instagram) campaigns
- Coordinate and execute advertising campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Support day-to-day storefront marketing needs — signage, promotions, and branded assets
- Partner with the Marketing Director as a day-to-day owner of web updates and graphic production
What You Need (Required)
- Comfortable working in a PC / Windows environment
- Hands-on WordPress experience: theme customization, content management, and admin
- Ability to write PHP and to build, modify, and maintain custom WordPress plugins
- Demonstrated graphic design experience across print and digital
- Active, hands-on experience managing Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns
- Working knowledge of HTML/CSS
- Social media management experience: content creation, scheduling, and platform management
Nice to Have (Preferred)
- Prior experience in a retail or storefront environment
- WooCommerce or other e-commerce platform experience
- Marketing coordination background (campaign planning, vendor communication, asset management)
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent design tools
- SEO / SEM knowledge
- Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) — optimizing content for AI-driven search and featured-answer placements
Details
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Location: On-site, Palatine, IL
To Apply
Please include a portfolio demonstrating both web/development and design work. We’re specifically looking for someone who can show range across both the technical and creative sides of this role — a portfolio that does both will move to the top of the stack.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance