Web Development Internship
Min. Time Commitment: 10 - 20 hrs/week (negotiable)
Duration: 3-6 months
Salary: Non-Paid Internship/Credit Available
Location: San Francisco, CA (can work remotely)
GLP is constantly improving our online community site to facilitate collaboration between team members in different countries and to provide a dynamic online home for the video content that we've already produced. Web development projects will include a significant portion of strategic research as well as hands-on programming and implementation.
Our website is built in Django, a leading Python-based web development framework, and integrated with MySQL, Flash and Salesforce elements. We plan to implement new HTML5 video and interactivity features as well as revamp our CSS templates in the coming year. Candidates should have experience in at least one of these areas.
Interns will come away from the internship with tangible expertise in these areas and concrete examples of their work for portfolios. The Global Lives Project enjoys a strong reputation in the Creative Commons community, and our commitment to open-source technologies and to sharing our work with a broad public audience makes working with us a valuable opportunity to get to know these communities better. We also receive direct support from Google, Sony, Adobe and Method, a leading San Francisco design firm, and interns' work will be seen directly by our supporters at these companies.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
- Ability to work unsupervised, shows significant levels of strategic initiative
- Strong analytical / strategic thinking skills
- Identification with mission and vision of the project
Work Arrangements
- All projects are suitable for teams of 2-3 or more interns if preferred.
- GLP is open to receiving full-time and/or part-time students.
- Participants need to supply their own computers.
- Regular written reports will be expected from interns documenting progress.
- Weekly meetings with interns will take place in Berkeley or SF, with exception of video/teleconference meetings due to intermittent travel.