Web design intern sought for Internet startup
December 12, 2008
600block.com is a Web 2.0 site for discovering Baltimore’s best restaurants, bars, food/drink specials, and more. The company is seeking a highly-motivated Web designer who wants internship experience crafting a hip, fun social media site for 20 and 30-somethings living in the city. This position provides college credit and valuable business and Web experience.What you’ll accomplish:
- Design friendly, fun-to-use interfaces for at least three major areas of the site
- Assist in developing exciting new features and layouts
- Create promotional materials for marketing campaigns (and help spread the word)
- Find fresh, engaging content like new hotspots and restaurant/bar specials
What you’ll learn:
- Growing a Web site from brainstorm to design, code to launch
- User-centered interface design that still looks beautiful
- Standards-driven Web coding and best practices
- Introduction to new technologies like Ruby on Rails
Requirements:
- Very comfortable with Photoshop; previous experience with Web design
- Basic-to-intermediate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Nice to have: Illustrator and/or InDesign; any programming experience (PHP, etc.)
- Positive attitude, focused, independent worker
This is a small company, which means they will involve you in everything from client pitches, to brainstorming sessions. Expectation is that interns will work 15 to 20 hours per week. Interested? Please send team@600block.com your portfolio, and a brief cover letter on why you’re interested in the position.
