SXSW Looking for (I) Software Development Intern – Design & Development at Austin, TX Full Time

As an SXSW Software Design & Development Intern, you will work closely with our in-house team of talented designers and developers passionate about creating unique digital experiences, learning cutting-edge techniques and tools, and taking pride in SXSW’s mission of helping creative people achieve their goals. The Intern will work on software for multiple concurrent live events, which requires fast but flexible thinking. The ability to quickly assess an attendee issue or pain point with our software or processes and also quickly synthesize a variety of solutions are skills that we are constantly striving to develop and improve. We’d love to work with students who are passionate about creating solutions for other creatives to achieve their goals, so any relevant examples of previous work, course projects, or passion projects will enable us to understand not only how you could help us help our attendees achieve their goals, but how we can help you to achieve some of yours as well.

What You Will Learn

• Modern design and development for digital products by analyzing and understanding our existing design libraries, brand assets, and codebases.
• Create new systems, libraries, assets, and code to enhance attendee experiences.
• Evolve processes, systems, libraries, assets, and code to keep up with the fast-paced nature of multiple concurrent, live, and online events.
• Design tools for digital products: Figma and Adobe Illustrator
• Technologies in a front-end development context: HTML, CSS, Sass, PostCSS, Javascript, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and Postgresql
• Technologies and tools in a Motion context: Adobe After Effects, scalable vector graphics (SVGs), and Lottie.js
• Data analysis tools: SQL, Google Big Query, Google Data Studio
• Project and Product Management
• Closing the feedback loop / Supporting your work
• Receive feedback on your design and development solutions from attendees before and during the event.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Designing applications and websites
• Identifying, assessing, and documenting attendee problems and pain points
• Proposing, synthesizing, and testing solutions via design and prototyping tools
• Developing application and website interfaces
• Implementing designed solutions using existing or new libraries and code
• Refactoring older or less efficient libraries and code
• Supporting our applications and websites via tools like Zendesk, Jira, Basecamp

Qualifications & Skills

You must be enrolled in an accredited university or college and live in Texas to be eligible for an SXSW Internship.

• Current enrollment in a program leading toward a BS in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science is required.
• Digital product design experience – user experience, user interface, or interaction design, is a plus.
• Design experience other than digital product design
• Being passionate about digital products, design, and development: We can’t teach you to be passionate, but we can help you to further your expression of those passions.
• Highly motivated, independent individual.
• Demonstrate a passion for software design, development, and technology.
• Strong written and verbal professional communication skills.
• Show strong attention to detail and time management.
• Front-end development experience in HTML, CSS, and Javascript is a plus.
• Experience working with libraries and frameworks Bootstrap, Ruby on Rails, or React.js is a plus.
• Experience implementing designs (your own or from other designers) is a plus.
• Knowledge and interest in the entertainment and event production industry is a plus.

Physical Requirements

Frequently required to sit or stand for long periods, with or without accommodation. Manual dexterity is required for keyboard, computer, and office equipment use.

Work Location, Schedule & Pay

This position is located in Austin, Texas. Core business office hours are Mon-Fri, 10 am – 6 pm. A time commitment of a maximum of 16 hours a week is required. Candidates may have the ability to work remotely and in the office. Mandatory Saturday meetings are required from February – March. Candidates must be available to stay onsite during the 2024 SXSW Event (up to 14 days) and work 40 hours a week during the event (if required by the supervisor). This is a paid internship at $12.00/hr.