Web Development Intern
About The Position
CALSTART is a mission-driven organization dedicated to transportation decarbonization and promoting clean air. For over 30 years, CALSTART has focused on developing, assessing, and implementing large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to combat climate change and foster economic growth. The organization collaborates with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to achieve tangible progress in clean air and equitable access to clean transportation. CALSTART offers scientific, technical, and policy support for regulatory development and the acceleration of clean technology and infrastructure. The Web Development Intern will contribute to the technical management of CALSTART's websites and upcoming projects. This includes a company-wide rebrand and website rebuild, as well as the integration of newly acquired web properties. Working under the guidance of the Senior Web Developer, the intern will be involved in quality assurance, accessibility testing, analytics validation, technical documentation, issue triage, minor front-end development, and pre- and post-launch testing. Key deliverables will encompass a centralized technical inventory of CALSTART's websites, documented quality assurance and accessibility audits, standardized website testing and launch checklists, and technical documentation for new web properties. The intern will also support the company rebrand and website rebuild by assisting with content migration validation, redirect mapping, responsive testing, analytics verification, and pre- and post-launch quality assurance. Additional tasks may include implementing minor front-end improvements and documenting resolutions for identified website issues.
Requirements
- Completed at least three years of accredited college/university-level coursework pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Web Development, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Media, or another related field.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and task management abilities.
- Ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders and audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced remote work environment.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively in internal and external teams with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.
- Foundational experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, responsive web design, and content management systems such as WordPress.
- Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, document findings clearly, and learn new platforms and technologies quickly.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with website quality assurance, accessibility standards, analytics tools, version control, and browser developer tools is preferred.
- Foundational knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and responsive web design.
- Experience with WordPress or another content management system.
- Familiarity with website quality assurance, cross-browser testing, and browser developer tools.
- Understanding of web accessibility standards and best practices, including WCAG.
- Familiarity with Git or other version-control systems.
- Basic experience with web analytics, tag management, or performance-testing tools.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and work independently in a remote environment.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn new platforms and technologies.
Responsibilities
- Support the ongoing technical management of CALSTART’s portfolio of websites.
- Assist with quality assurance, accessibility testing, and analytics validation.
- Create technical documentation for newly acquired web properties.
- Assist with content migration validation, redirect mapping, and responsive testing for the company rebrand and website rebuild.
- Perform pre- and post-launch testing and quality assurance.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and document findings.
- Learn new platforms and technologies quickly.
Benefits
- 100% company paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Retirement plan with generous company contributions
- FSA for Health and Dependent Care
- 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment
- 11 paid company holidays
- Paid sick time
- Paid family leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
