We are looking for an intern to help us with our website. Ongoing maintenance would probably be about five hours a week, with more in the beginning, depending on how aggressively you would be interested in improving the site. Work can be done virtually, generally speaking, with an occasional meeting in Austin. We hope for at least a six month commitment.
Scope:
Reporting to the Editor in Chief, the Web Designer is responsible for designing, producing and maintaining the Texas Family Magazine website and for contributing to the Company's overall Web Communications strategy.
Primary Responsibilities
- Create design / redesign prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content every 6 months - 1 year.
- Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.
- Create visual concepts that match the content and the image wanted by the Editor in Chief; ensure that sites are easy to navigate.
- Build websites using technologies that conform to international standards and ensure they are universally accessible.
- Perform maintenance and updates to existing websites when requested by clients.
Requirements
- experience in web design
- Progress towards, or completion of, a computer science or other technical degree a BIG plus
- Experience with producing table-less, XHTML, standards-compliant cross browser, and gracefully-degrading code and a minimum of one year experience with DOM scripting and Movable Type.
- Experience working in a communications/ public relations environment desirable.
- Advanced knowledge of XHTML, CSS, and of digital imaging and illustration with Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress and Illustrator with formal training an asset.
- Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, PHP and dynamic HTML.
- Knowledge Macromedia Flash or ability and willingness to quickly learn Flash.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.)
- Formal training in desktop publishing applications, and photography definite assets.
- Knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques, an online portfolio displaying user-centered design, and experience with web database solutions definite assets.
- Ability to run mass email a bonus.
It is NOT ok to contact this poster with commercial interests.
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