FREELANCE PROJECT | REMOTE | UK APPLICANTS PREFERRED
My Trousseau is seeking an experienced Shopify Designer & Developer to design, build and launch the e-commerce website for a new sister fashion brand due to launch.
We are looking for someone who can create a sophisticated, high-performing website that reflects the brand’s positioning. This is not a basic theme setup. The successful applicant should have a strong understanding of luxury fashion, editorial design and e-commerce, and be able to manage the complete project from initial planning through to launch.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Design and build the Shopify website from start to finish
- Translate our brand identity, imagery and creative direction into a distinctive digital experience
- Create an editorial, visually led design across the homepage, product, collection and content pages
- Create a seamless, intuitive and conversion-focused customer journey, from discovering the collections through to product selection, checkout and post-purchase communication, across mobile, tablet and desktop
- Structure products, collections, navigation, filters and sizing information
- Configure the website for both UK and international sales, including appropriate currencies, payment options, shipping, taxes and duties
- Build strong SEO foundations into the website, including a search-friendly site structure, page titles, product information, image optimisation and mobile performance
- Connect and test appropriate search, shopping, social media and analytics channels to improve product visibility and allow us to measure how customers find and use the website
- Optimise the website for speed, usability, search visibility and conversion
- Set up and test essential privacy and customer-facing store functions
- Recommend and integrate appropriate Shopify features or third-party tools
- Explain any additional apps, licences, subscriptions or other costs clearly and obtain our approval before making purchases or entering into paid commitments
- Present key stages of the website structure and design for our approval throughout the project
- Fully test the website, checkout and integrations before launch
- Manage the launch and resolve any technical issues that arise
- Provide training and a complete handover so our team can confidently manage products, collections, orders and website content
- Include a minimum 30-day post-launch support period to resolve technical issues and ensure the website and its integrations are working correctly
SHOPIFY AI EXPERIENCE
We are looking for someone with practical experience using Shopify’s latest AI capabilities across website design, content, merchandising or store management.
We would like someone who understands these capabilities and can recommend where they would genuinely improve the website or make it easier for our team to manage. Any use of AI must support the brand’s creative direction and should not result in a generic, AI-generated website.
ABOUT YOU
- Proven experience designing and developing complete Shopify websites
- A strong portfolio of live Shopify websites for fashion or other luxury product-based e-commerce brands, such as jewellery, beauty or premium lifestyle
- A strong fashion and editorial design sensibility
- Strong understanding of user experience (UX), user interface design (UI) and conversion-focused e-commerce design
- Experience customising Shopify Online Store 2.0 themes to create flexible, distinctive websites that can be managed easily after handover
- Experience setting up Shopify websites for UK and international e-commerce
- Practical experience using Shopify’s built-in AI capabilities within live website projects
- Able to recommend the right approach and explain technical decisions clearly and without unnecessary jargon
- Highly organised, reliable and able to manage the complete project independently
- Excellent attention to detail
HOW TO APPLY
Please email suki@mytrousseau.co.uk with the subject line “Shopify Designer & Developer Application” and include:
- Links to three to five of your strongest live Shopify websites
- At least two relevant fashion or luxury product-based e-commerce examples
- A brief explanation of your personal role in each project
- Examples of how you have used Shopify’s AI capabilities
- A short outline of how you would approach this project
- Your location, availability and estimated project timeline
- Your proposed project fee and payment schedule, including what is covered, any exclusions and anticipated additional costs
- Details of the revisions, testing, training, handover and post-launch support included
- If based outside the UK, examples of relevant work completed for UK-based clients
Applications without a relevant portfolio of live Shopify work will not be considered.
