Hire a Sanity CMS Developer
Most "Sanity sites" are really React sites with a CMS bolted on. I build the kind your editors actually want to open.
Senior freelance developer with 15+ headless sites shipped on Sanity and the Next.js App Router.
New build, migration off WordPress or Contentful, or a rescue on an existing project — based in Surat, India (IST), with real EU and US East-coast overlap.
5+
Years experience
20+
Projects shipped
10+
Clients
The difference you're actually paying for
Plenty of freelancers can render a React page. The gap shows up six months later, the first time an editor tries to change something.
What you usually get
- Content hard-coded into components, so editors raise a ticket for every change
- GROQ queries that waterfall and pages that crawl on real data
- A Sanity Studio so cluttered editors quietly avoid it
- No types, no docs — the next developer starts from zero
- Radio silence mid-project and a big reveal at the end
What I deliver
- Typed schemas editors find obvious — every word on the page is editable
- GROQ that joins in one round trip; sub-200ms pages, green Core Web Vitals
- A Studio shaped around your content, not Sanity's defaults
- TypeGen types and a clean README so the handoff is painless
- A live staging URL from day one and progress you can see daily
What you can hire me for
Sanity + Next.js headless build
A polished marketing site or content platform on Sanity CMS and the Next.js App Router — from a brief or Figma file to a live staging URL in days. Editors get a fully structured Studio; visitors get sub-200ms pages and green Core Web Vitals.
Typical timeline: 3–5 weeks for a 6–10 page site.
Migration to Sanity
Move off WordPress, Contentful, or a brittle custom CMS without losing content, URLs, or SEO equity. I map your content model to typed Sanity schemas, migrate the data, and redirect legacy URLs so rankings carry over.
Typical timeline: 4–8 weeks by content volume.
Sanity Studio & schema work
Already on Sanity but the Studio fights your editors or your queries crawl? I tune schemas, kill GROQ waterfalls, build custom input components, set up Structure Builder, and add document internationalisation on your existing project.
Scoped per task or as a short engagement.
Agency retainer
A weekly block of senior Sanity + Next.js engineering for agencies that need reliable overflow capacity. One point of contact, async-first, staging URL from day one — no context-switching overhead for your team.
Available in 1-day and 3-day weekly blocks.
Recent Sanity work
Texas-based auctioneer training academy operating since 1992 with 4,000+ graduates — accredited by NAA, TAA, and the Texas Workforce Commission for the 83-hour General Basic Auctioneering course.
Personal brand site for veteran auctioneer Mike Jones — covering live auction services, the auction school, podcast, press features, and a deep archive of past auctions and event galleries.
Five-acre bridge park spanning I-35E in Southern Dallas — managed by the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation as a community gathering place reconnecting historic Oak Cliff neighbourhoods.
Strategic communications firm delivering senior counsel and hands-on execution — partners with organizations navigating change, growth, and high-stakes decisions, recently joining forces with MikeWorldWide to broaden reputation-management impact.
Century-old working cattle ranch in Cora-Pinedale, Wyoming — the site tells the ranch's stewardship story across cattle operations, wildlife conservation, and water and land management for a private, gated audience.
Long-running youth sports nonprofit in Plano, Texas — runs leagues, tournaments, camps, and skills clinics, plus volunteer pipelines for coaches, officials, and counselors.
Hiring questions
How much does it cost to hire a Sanity CMS developer?
For freelance work, expect project-based pricing rather than a raw hourly rate. A focused Sanity + Next.js marketing site typically runs in the low-to-mid five figures (USD); a larger content platform or a migration off WordPress/Contentful scales from there with content volume and integrations. I send a fixed-price proposal with milestones after a scope call, so there are no day-rate surprises. Note this is the cost of the developer — separate from Sanity's own SaaS plan pricing.
Should I hire a freelance Sanity developer or an agency?
A freelancer is usually cheaper, faster to start, and gives you one senior person who actually writes the code — ideal for a focused build or migration. An agency makes more sense when you need design, copy, and ongoing multi-discipline support under one roof. I work directly with founders and as overflow capacity for agencies. I cover the trade-offs in detail in my hire-vs-agency guide.
How quickly can you start on a Sanity project?
I keep a small active client load, so I can usually start a scoped engagement within one to two weeks. Book a 30-minute call and I'll tell you honestly whether I have the bandwidth for your timeline before you commit to anything.
Do you work with US and European time zones?
Yes. I'm based in Surat, India (IST) and structure my day around strong overlap with European working hours and the US East Coast morning. Communication is async-first with a live staging URL from day one, so you're never waiting a full day to see progress.
Can you migrate our WordPress or Contentful site to Sanity?
Yes — migrations are a core part of what I do. I map your existing content model to typed Sanity schemas, migrate the data, rebuild the front end on Next.js, and 301-redirect legacy URLs so you keep your SEO equity. Editors typically find Sanity Studio easier than what they were using before.
What does a senior Sanity CMS developer actually do that a general React developer can't?
Most frontend developers can render a React page. A Sanity specialist designs typed schemas with sensible references, writes GROQ queries that don't waterfall, customises Sanity Studio for editors, wires webhook-driven ISR revalidation, handles image hot-spot and focal-point pipelines, and sets up document internationalisation. That's the difference between a site that technically uses Sanity and one editors actually enjoy.
Ready to hire a Sanity developer?
Book a free 30-minute scope call. I'll ask the right questions, tell you honestly if I'm a fit, and send a written fixed-price proposal within 48 hours. No commitment required.