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From: Web Intern NYC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Webmaster NYC
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:47 AM
To: Richard Anderson
Subject: Contact inquiry for Web Internship opportunity
Dear Professor Anderson,
The Web team of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres is
currently seeking candidates for *paid* internships at its New York office.
Please advise on who we should contact to distribute an email or
advertisement to students in your department?
Thank you in advance for pointing us in the right direction.
Best regards,
Tina Chen
Web Developer
Doctors Without Borders/M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF)
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 655-3774 / tina.chen at newyork.msf.org
Web Intern Job Description
Department: Communications
Type of position: Intern, paid
Minimum Time Commitment: 20 hrs/week
Duration: One semester
Location: New York City
Objective: To support the Web Development Team while providing a practical
learning experience to a student interested in web design, web development
and data management.
Overview: The Web Intern will assist the Webmaster, offering day-to-day
programming support and meeting project-based needs as they arise. The Web
Intern will have the opportunity to contribute creatively to a constantly
evolving, highly-trafficked website while improving his or her programming
skills. An undergraduate looking to put a computer science degree to work
for a good cause will be perfect for this position.
Duties: The Web Intern will be expected to perform the following tasks:
Post daily updated content to site
Design and create web layouts and graphics
Participate in discussions with other departments regarding site
development and growth
Apply web optimization techniques to entire site
Required Skills:
Must be comfortable with hand-coded HTML and CSS
Must be able to use Photoshop
Attention to detail
Ability to troubleshoot ones own work
Preferred Skills:
Server-side programming
SQL database programming
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Preference will be given to candidates who can provide their own
laptop and software (eg. Dreamweaver, Photoshop).
For more information please visit:
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/work/office/internships.cfm#a2460
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US Webmaster
Doctors Without Borders/M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF)
