Front-End Web Intern: Data Viz & Interactive Insights

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly position

Luncheon series featuring outsideSpeaL

Networking with foundation staff

Job summary

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund seeks a Front-End Web Development Intern who will work with the Learning and Evaluation team on the creation of online reports, interactive data visualizations, and other web content. While WPF generally keeps a low external profile, there is a need for internal communications, reports to our donors on our work, and the occasional outside communications about the Foundation.

Some of these sites already exist; some will be created from scratch.

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating the ability to create attractive, functional websites.
• Some experience with D3 a plus.
• Familiarity with Bootstrap or similar framework.
• Knowledge of handling json or csv data in a front end environment.
• Knowledge of GitHub for managing collaborative coding projects.
• Familiarity with, or desire to learn, principles of data visualization a plus.
• A demonstrated interest in human rights/social justice.
• Self-motivation, with an ability to work proactively, independently, and with a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to shift gears comfortably, flex skills, and multi-task effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Improve the appearance and functionality of interactive web content, and develop new sites from scratch.
• Develop CSS that follows style guide.
• Brainstorm effective ways to convey information visually.
• Contribute to existing and new data visualization projects.

Skills

Portfolio

D3

Bootstrap

JSON/CSV data handling

GitHub

Data visualization

Human rights interest

Self-motivation/initiative

Multitasking

Communication skills

Tools

Bootstrap

GitHub

Microsoft Office

Job description

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund seeks a Front-End Web Development Intern who will work with the Learning and Evaluation team on the creation of online reports, interactive data visualizations, and other web content. While WPF generally keeps a low external profile, there is a need for internal communications, reports to our donors on our work, and the occasional outside communications about the Foundation.

Some of these sites already exist; some will be created from scratch.