Where clean code meets human-centered design. I’m a front-end developer and web designer specializing in custom WordPress environments, PHP, mobile optimization, and strictly WCAG-compliant architecture. Because my background bridges the gap between deep IT systems and creative brand strategy, I build high-performing, secure digital products that drive real-world conversions and scale with your company.…

Kate Fraim Kight

Where clean code meets human-centered design. I’m a front-end developer and web designer specializing in custom WordPress environments, PHP, mobile optimization, and strictly WCAG-compliant architecture. Because my background bridges the gap between deep IT systems and creative brand strategy, I build high-performing, secure digital products that drive real-world conversions and scale with your company.…

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Where clean code meets human-centered design. I’m a front-end developer and web designer specializing in custom WordPress environments, PHP, mobile optimization, and strictly WCAG-compliant architecture. Because my background bridges the gap between deep IT systems and creative brand strategy, I build high-performing, secure digital products that drive real-world conversions and scale with your company.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Website Designer & Developer at The Norfus Firm
February 1, 2026 - Present
Designed and developed an accessible resource page for a DEI-focused firm, prioritizing WCAG-compliant front-end architecture and clear information hierarchy, resolving broken plugin conflicts and modernizing outdated site infrastructure.
Freelance Website Designer & Developer at Economic Architecture
January 1, 2025 - Present
Led the development of custom Wordpress plugins for EA’s podcast integrating audio players and analytics tracking, allowing users to engage with content in their preferred format.
Freelance Website Designer & Developer at Beer and Ballet
August 1, 2024 - Present
Managed strategic discovery sessions to map audience paths and architect a modular Webflow template system, empowering staff to build and launch pages.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Whitman College
August 26, 2009 - May 8, 2013

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics
    Economic Architecture Project

    Role
    UX & Content Strategy
    Custom Development

    Tools: Figma, Workshops
    The problem: How do we design an Understand section that gives multiple audiences their Aha! moment?
    Complex policy and economic ideas needed a clearer way in for people arriving with different levels of context and different reasons for being there.

    The answer: A direction built around the people using it.
    Economic Architecture is a podcast and media project focused on building public understanding of economic systems and policy. Growing an audience for policy content requires more than good ideas - it requires infrastructure that meets listeners where they are, in the format that works for them.

    The challenge was to build a podcast website that did not just host audio, but created an accessible, multi-format content experience that could grow an audience, serve listeners in their preferred format, generate analytics for smarter promotional decisions, and qualify for Google Ad Grant funding with specific site-performance standards.

    Concepts and drafts
    Making the direction visible before it is final.
    The early work centered on platform testing: understanding where the podcast could build reach and how listeners were actually engaging. I built a custom WordPress plugin that combined audio players, accessible episode transcripts, and analytics tracking.

    That system lets every listener choose the format that works for them, while staff can automate episode publishing without manual intervention. It also created the evidence needed to guide the next phase of growth.

    Exploring the solution
    Testing the details that turn an idea into an experience.
    I redesigned key parts of the site structure to meet Google Ad Grant site-speed requirements, unlocking a meaningful source of promotional funding. When the team was ready to plan the next phase, I designed and led a UX workshop, then custom-coded new PHP templates from the results.

    The podcast scaled to thousands of weekly listeners within six months of launch. The automated publishing system has run without maintenance since launch, and the site continues to grow.

    economicarchitectureproject.org/the-podcast