Web Intern (WordPress)

We are looking for a passionate Web Designer/Developer Intern who will work collaboratively with The Glimpse Group marketing team and subsidiary companies. Developer will deliver high quality, modern WordPress content and landing pages to showcase our Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) products and services. This position requires a combination of programming skills (namely PHP, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) and aesthetics (understanding element arrangements on the screen, the color and font choices). 

As a top candidate for this role, you will have a passion for building effective and creative websites that engages Glimpse’s diverse portfolio of clients and showcases our unique brand. You should have experience with end-to-end website creation, from creating visual designs to developing modern websites, always with responsiveness in mind. 

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with marketing manager to develop best-in-class websites using WordPress and AWS 
• Optimize existing online content for design best practices, SEO best practices, and performance 
• Help formulate an effective, responsive design and turning it into a working theme 
• Design and implement new designs, landing pages, features and functionality 
• Ensure high performance and availability, and manage all technical aspects of the CMS, website and landing pages 
• Publish effective forms to capture and convert web traffic into sales opportunities 

Skills and Qualifications: 

• A hunger for web design and development that sparks creative problem solving 
• A laptop to use for website development 
• An understanding of WordPress theme creation, including taxonomies, page templates and best practices 
• An appreciation for modern development techniques 
• Experience with responsive and mobile design techniques 
• A passion for UI/UX and streamlined ecommerce websites 
• Experience with Adobe Suite 
• Ability to understand CSS changes and their ramifications to ensure consistent style across platforms and browsers 

If interested, please contact kcoghlan@glimpsegroup.io