Web Design
A Web Designer is responsible for creating the design and layout of a website or web pages. We are looking for someone ready to work on and improve Witness' existing website.
Responsibilities and Expected Outcomes:
- Designing an Engaging Website: Create the visual elements, layout, and user interface of a website using design software like Adobe Creative Suite, or whatever you are proficient in.
- User Experience (UX) Focus and User Interface (UI) Development: Make sure the site is easy to navigate and that it addresses the needs of our target audience; Designing interactive elements and considering how users will interact with the website.
- Responsive Design: Ensure websites are functional and visually appealing on various devices and screen sizes.
- Graphic Design and Branding: Develop aesthetic elements such as logos, typography, and color palettes that align with the brand’s identity.
- Testing and Improvement: Regularly test websites for ease of use, speed, and other quality factors, and make necessary adjustments.
- SEO Basics: Incorporate basic search engine optimization strategies into design to boost the site's visibility.
Qualifications, Credentials, and Technical Skills Required:
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is often required to ensure designs can be effectively implemented.
- Creativity and Artistic Insight: Strong visual design skills with an eye for good aesthetics.
- Attention to Detail: Ability to focus on detailed aspects of a design to ensure high levels of usability and overall quality.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Must be able to come up with effective solutions to usability issues and design constraints.
- Time Management: Ability to manage multiple projects at once, often to tight deadlines.
About WITNESS
As the Founder and Executive Director of Witness to Mass Incarceration (Witness), Evie Litwok's experiences with the judicial and correctional systems serve as the inspiration behind Witness’ mission, which operates to place formerly incarcerated women and LGBTQ+ people at the forefront of the movement to end mass incarceration, restore safety, dignity and respect in correctional facilities and reduce barriers to successful reentry. is committed to long term and permanent solutions to ensure successful reentry, by focusing on four pillars we believe necessary to make this happen: housing, employment, trauma-informed care, and community support. Every year 700,000 people are released from prison into the “free” world, many of whom are homeless, penniless, and lacking family support. The immediate challenge they face is how to survive. In response, Witness to Mass Incarceration focused on reentry, advocacy, and civic engagement and our newest program a resource map of formerly incarcerated led services and businesses. We focus on improving conditions of confinement through our work to end sexual violence in confinement. We have designed and are implementing a new approach to reentry. We respond to events which require immediate action, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Internships are available in the fall, winter, spring, and summer semesters.
Because this is an unpaid internship, Witness to Mass Incarceration is happy to provide recommendations or references for all interns. In terms of internship credit, some educational institutions require prior approval before the start of an internship. It is the responsibility of the student to check with their institution to be sure they meet any requirements before they accept a position.