Great River Learning is seeking a Web Project Development Intern to help build and maintain engaging online course materials! In this role, you'll work closely with our Web Project Development Team to create and support custom web projects that deliver educational content to students and instructors. This position is based on-site at our Dubuque, Iowa home office starting Summer 2027.
Who We Are
Great River Learning (GRL) is an established, higher education company that focuses on developing engaging publications by integrating videos, animations, and interactive exercises. We see enormous business opportunity because we know most students don't read traditional 900-page textbooks...unless they're cramming for a test. We develop next-generation textbooks that are well designed, interactive, and media-rich. Our employees are driven and passionate about excelling, learning, having fun, and making the world a better place by helping to improve the experience of both college-level students and professors. Learn more by visiting us at www.greatriverlearning.com
In A Typical Work Week as an Intern, You Will...
- Assist in the creation and development of custom web projects used to deliver course content online.
- Follow site plans and project specifications created by Web Project Editors.
- Use GRL's custom-developed software to build and organize course content.
- Perform quality control reviews to ensure consistency, accuracy, and functionality across web projects.
- Download, organize, and manage digital assets from image libraries.
- Assist with semester section setup for online course materials.
- Support updates, revisions, and maintenance of existing web content.
- Collaborate with team members to ensure projects are completed on time and according to specifications.
- Communicate project progress and complete assigned tasks with a high degree of professionalism and reliability.
- Perform additional duties and other responsibilities as assigned.
This Opportunity Is Ideal For...
Students majoring in Web Design, Web Development, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Systems, Digital Media, Marketing, or related fields who possess strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. We are looking for individuals who are eager to learn, detail-oriented, and interested in gaining hands-on experience developing and maintaining web-based educational content.
Qualified candidates should have:
- Experience working with web-based applications and online content management systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Professional and PDF markup tools.
- Experience with Adobe InDesign or other page layout software preferred.
- Experience working in Macintosh environments preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work.
Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!
Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decisions in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider an internship, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself.
Our companies offers:
- Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for more than 75 years
- Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies
- We offer our interns flexible scheduling!
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An Equal Opportunity Employer