Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

NOTE: This opportunity is available to current Yale students only. Preference will go to students who can commit a year or more to this role. 

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to cynthia.norrie@yale.edu with the position you’re applying to within the subject line.

Web Developer

The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication is looking for a student with basic web chops (HTML5, CSS, and Javascript) to help makeover one of our main wordpress sites, Yale Climate Connections.

10-15 hrs a week (spring and summer position with the potential for staying on through the 2020-2021 academic year) 

Responsibilities:

• Modify our existing wordpress theme to incorporate new color scheme, fonts, and layout changes.
• Perform some basic content management which may include creating or modifying existing site pages, posts, and categories.
• Work with our web developer to determine additional requirements for the site or changes to be made.

Desired skills:

• Some experience navigating the admin panel within WordPress.
• Ability to translate design mockups into the relevant HTML and CSS.
• Self-starter, scrappy, and ability to work fairly independently through the design changes.
  Willingness to check-in regularly via Zoom, Slack, or Skype calls.