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About the role
About the Internship
WebFX is seeking an intern for our web development team! Our ideal candidate is either a current college student or a recent college grad, with a history of strong academics, and an interest in pursuing a career in web development. Classroom-level coding skills are expected, but no experience is required - as an intern, you're here to start building that experience!
Internship Logistics: What to Know
This is an in-person internship, based at our riverside campus in Harrisburg, PA
This internship is flexible with hours and days - we will work with our interns to determine a schedule that is a mutual fit
Interns will enjoy their own work space and tech set-up at our office, along with the ability to wear jeans/casual dress to work each day
The Qualifications: Who You Are
Education
A Bachelor's Degree: Either in Progress or Completed
All Majors Welcome!
GPA: 3.4 or above
Suggested Experience and Skills
Strong communication skills
Knowledge of at least one open-source CMS platform (for example, Wordpress, etc)
Familiarity with both object-oriented and procedural programming methodologies
Familiarity with PHP/MySQL
Knowledge of IDEs, such as Eclipse
Eagerness to learn and be trained!
Qualities and Traits
You're passionate about web/software development - you even find yourself spending your free time tinkering and learning new technologies!
You're professional, dependable, and self-motivated
You take pride in your work and always strive for high-quality results
You work with urgency and enjoy getting things done
You're proactive when it comes to solving problems
You're a lifelong learner, and are always looking to stretch and grow your skills
You love thinking both creatively and analytically, and love using data to make decisions
The Internship Responsibilities: What You'll Learn to Do
Under the guidance of senior-level mentors, interns in this position can expect to:
Work alongside our full-time web developers to assist them in various client projects and assignments
Program, implement, test, and support a variety of web-based projects using the LAMP solution stack of software
Perform debugging and problem-solving across a wide variety of open-source platforms (Wordpress, etc)
Troubleshoot web browser issues
Gain practice in explaining technical ideas and designs to peers and management
The Benefits: What You'll Get
Comprehensive Training and Hands-On Industry Experience
World-class on-the-job training from our team of web developers and industry experts
The chance to learn and practice cutting-edge web development tools and techniques in a real-world environment at a top-ranked agency
Career Development Support and Potential for Growth
Hands-on coaching and individualized mentorship with managers to support learning and development
Letters of recommendation are provided
We are always open to considering interns for potential full-time roles after graduation as well!
Compensation
$22/hour
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