Hello all,
There is a new internship opportunity in the Community Engagement department for a Technical Design Intern. We are looking for a candidate who works and/or studies in the field of computer science and information systems, has experience in advanced wiki markup and design skills for web, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment, among other qualifications. Knowledge and or experience with Wikimedia Projects a plus!
The Technical Design Intern will work closely with the Communications and Outreach Coordinator (that would be me!) on the Wikimedia Resource Center, the redesign of the Evaluation Portal on Meta Wikimedia, and migration and archiving of L&E portal pages from existing namespaces to new namespace, among other tasks. You can find the complete job description here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs
If you are interested, please apply. If you know someone who might fit this position, please forward the email to them!
Cheers,
*María Cruz * \ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_
Typically I don't reply to emails concerning internal work, but I've always found this:
- Must be a current student or a recent graduate pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline
To be a killer to potential advocates that would have a far greater chance of success in the position due to time, and direct knowledge of the organization and software in question.
Anyways, hope to see another on the wikimedia crew.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 6:47 PM, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
There is a new internship opportunity in the Community Engagement department for a Technical Design Intern. We are looking for a candidate who works and/or studies in the field of computer science and information systems, has experience in advanced wiki markup and design skills for web, and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment, among other qualifications. Knowledge and or experience with Wikimedia Projects a plus!
The Technical Design Intern will work closely with the Communications and Outreach Coordinator (that would be me!) on the Wikimedia Resource Center, the redesign of the Evaluation Portal on Meta Wikimedia, and migration and archiving of L&E portal pages from existing namespaces to new namespace, among other tasks. You can find the complete job description here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs
If you are interested, please apply. If you know someone who might fit this position, please forward the email to them!
Cheers,
*María Cruz * \ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_ _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Hi Cyken, Thank you for your feedback on the job description. This, added to Jonathan Morgan's feedback has helped us adjust the JD to better reflect what we are looking for.
We have updated the job position now to say the following:
*We’d like you to have these skills:*
The Technical Design Intern should have the following experience and personal characteristics:
- Experience in metawiki mark-up and technical communications experience in designing for web content curation and user flow - Proficiency in at least three of the following programming languages: Javascript, Lua, Python, MySQL - Experience developing or administrating MediaWiki websites - A strong interest in archival systems, searchability and usable portals on wiki. - High energy for, and commitment to, the Wikimedia Foundation’s free knowledge mission - Strong track record of positive and friendly communication with diverse cultural and language communities - Proven ability to adhere to deadlines and to seek out learning & support for collaborative projects - Willingness to accommodate scheduling requirements of frequent interactions across time zones, with collaborators from around the world - Technical skills for designing Wikimedia templates and pages
*And it would be even more awesome if you have this:*
- Understanding of the existing landscape of different Wikimedia programs (a plus) - Strong record of contributing to Wikimedia projects (a major plus)
Thanks again for the feedback! Please help us promote the search among people who might be interested.
Best,
María
On Oct 26, 2016 9:02 PM, "Cyken Zeraux" cykenzeraux@gmail.com wrote:
Typically I don't reply to emails concerning internal work, but I've always found this:
- Must be a current student or a recent graduate pursuing a degree in
Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline
To be a killer to potential advocates that would have a far greater chance of success in the position due to time, and direct knowledge of the organization and software in question.
Anyways, hope to see another on the wikimedia crew.
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 6:47 PM, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
There is a new internship opportunity in the Community Engagement department for a Technical Design Intern. We are looking for a candidate who works and/or studies in the field of computer science and information systems, has experience in advanced wiki markup and design skills for
web,
and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment, among other qualifications. Knowledge and or experience with Wikimedia
Projects
a plus!
The Technical Design Intern will work closely with the Communications and Outreach Coordinator (that would be me!) on the Wikimedia Resource
Center,
the redesign of the Evaluation Portal on Meta Wikimedia, and migration
and
archiving of L&E portal pages from existing namespaces to new namespace, among other tasks. You can find the complete job description here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/488570#.WBE6X-ErKRs
If you are interested, please apply. If you know someone who might fit
this
position, please forward the email to them!
Cheers,
*María Cruz * \ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. mcruz@wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ https://twitter.com/marianarra_ _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
On Thursday, October 27, 2016, Maria Cruz mcruz@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Cyken, Thank you for your feedback on the job description. This, added to
Jonathan
Morgan's feedback has helped us adjust the JD to better reflect what we
are
looking for.
We have updated the job position now to say the following:
*We’d like you to have these skills:*
The Technical Design Intern should have the following experience and personal characteristics:
- Experience in metawiki mark-up and technical communications experience
in
designing for web content curation and user flow [..]
Presumably you meant MediaWiki markup not metawiki?
-- Bawolff
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