Interactive Guide Site Developer - Austin

Project Overview

Explore ATX is a curated digital guide to the best food, experiences, hotels, and hidden gems in Austin, Texas. We’ve built a detailed Whimsical board with all wireframes, page layouts, CMS structure, and design notes — now we’re looking for a Webflow expert to bring it to life.

This project is NOT from scratch — you will receive:

• Fully designed wireframes

• Detailed page-by-page notes

• Design system guidance

• Complete CMS flow

• Style references

• Copy + content

We want someone who can take these and build a clean, responsive, modern website that matches our brand.

What You’ll Build (Scope of Work)

Global

• Header + full navigation (with dropdowns)

• Footer with about text, subscribe, links

• Global styles for typography, colors, spacing

• Global responsive rules

• Subtle animations (fade, slide, hover effects)

Pages

  1. Homepage

• Hero with image/video

• Explore categories section

• Search bar

• Featured guides

• Featured events

• Newsletter preview section

  1. Category Template Page

• Featured places at top

• Category intro blurb

• Related guides

• Long list of Places (CMS-driven)

  1. Places Template Page

• Hero image

• Description

• Google map embed

• Related places

• Previous/Next navigation

• Optional hidden newsletter block

  1. Guide Template Page

• Rich text article layout

• Hero image

• Related guides OR related places

• Previous/Next navigation

  1. Work With Us Page

• Video hero

• Card grid (“What We Do”)

• Metrics row

• Featured partnerships

• Value prop section

• Testimonials

• Process section

• Recent work gallery

• Inquiry form

• Sticky “Work With Us” CTA

  1. Contact Us Page

• Simple hero

• Clean contact form

• Alt contact info

• Optional FAQs

• “Work With Us” shortcut block

  1. Events Page (simple version or V1)

• Featured events

• Grid of all events

⭐️ CMS Collections You’ll Work With

We have a fully defined CMS model in the Whimsical board:

• Places

• Categories

• Guides

• Events

• (Optional) Global Settings

Relationships are documented and mapped.

⭐️ What We Provide

• Full Whimsical board with:

• Wireframes for every page

• Developer notes

• Style references

• Site architecture

• CMS flow

• Acceptance checklist

• All copy (titles, blurbs, CTA text)

• Logo files

• Images

• Newsletter platform

• Google Maps embeds

• Media kit link

• Initial CMS content for testing

⭐️ Deliverables

A complete, fully responsive, clean Webflow website that matches:

• Wireframes

• Notes

• CMS logic

• Visual style references

Final delivery includes:

• All pages built

• All CMS templates built

• Components created

• Animations implemented

• CMS relationships configured

• Images optimized

• Clean class naming

• No unused styles or elements

⭐️ Required Skills

• Advanced Webflow development

• Webflow CMS

• Responsive design

• Building from wireframes

• Clean class architecture (Client-First preferred)

• Strong visual design sense

• Ability to implement subtle animations

• Good communication via Loom or chat

⭐️ Bonus Skills (Not Required but Nice)

• Finsweet attributes (for filtering or enhancements)

• Light JavaScript

• Mapbox/Google Maps experience

• Experience with content-heavy sites

• Experience building creator/influencer brand sites

⭐️ Timeline

• Initial build: 1–2 weeks

• Minor follow-up work possible afterward

• Start ASAP

Job Qualifications

  • Clean contact form
  • “Work With Us” shortcut block
  • Wireframes for every page
  • Site architecture
  • CMS flow
  • All copy (titles, blurbs, CTA text)
  • Initial CMS content for testing
  • Wireframes
  • Advanced Webflow development
  • Webflow CMS
  • Responsive design
  • Building from wireframes
  • Strong visual design sense
  • Ability to implement subtle animations
  • Good communication via Loom or chat
  • Finsweet attributes (for filtering or enhancements)
  • Light JavaScript
  • Mapbox/Google Maps experience
  • Experience with content-heavy sites
  • Experience building creator/influencer brand sites

Job Benefits

  • Homepage
  • Hero with image/video
  • Featured places at top
  • Rich text article layout
  • Work With Us Page
  • Contact Us Page
  • Events Page (simple version or V1)
  • Grid of all events
  • Full Whimsical board with:
  • Newsletter platform
  • Google Maps embeds
  • All pages built
  • Initial build: 1–2 weeks
  • Minor follow-up work possible afterward

Job Responsibilities

  • Fully designed wireframes
  • Design system guidance
  • Complete CMS flow
  • Style references
  • Copy + content
  • Header + full navigation (with dropdowns)
  • Footer with about text, subscribe, links
  • Global styles for typography, colors, spacing
  • Subtle animations (fade, slide, hover effects)
  • All CMS templates built
  • Animations implemented
  • CMS relationships configured
  • Images optimized
  • Clean class naming