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Starting pay for Web Design Intern?

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tgabe213

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Candidates should have working experience with html and basic web site production and development (Dreamweaver experience is a plus). You will work with a team of Web Designers and Account Executives on various projects. The position has an opportunity to grow into a full time, salaried position.
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This is right about where I am. I'm going to school for MIS, and have 2 years left after this semester. What's typical for this sort of work/thing? I'm curious because I want to know if it is worth it to pursue. My current job I LOVE. Our boss doesn't come in (IT at a bank) all the time, and there isn't always much to do. I get paid a whopping $9.50, and picked up a 2nd part time job getting paid the same at a furniture store. All in all, I work 43hrs/week with 12 credits. If I can replace both jobs with 1, higher paying, I will.

Thoughts of starting pay?

Edit: The job posting is for an Intern, like the title says, FULL time. Incase that matters.
 
depends on which part of the country you're in, but i'd estimate that an entry level web designer should be able to haul in close to $12/hr. If you do actual back-end development, then expect closer to $18-20/hr at the entry level.
 
I meant to mention the location.

Downtown Milwaukee, WI.

I have quite a few classes coming up in the next semester/summer to give me more knowledge than what I've got so far. They posted the job 2 days ago, and I am really interested, but I'm also curious to know what kind of raise I'd be getting at year end at my current job.

I already updated my resume to send to them, maybe I should just do it.
 
tgabe213 said:
I meant to mention the location.

Downtown Milwaukee, WI.

I have quite a few classes coming up in the next semester/summer to give me more knowledge than what I've got so far. They posted the job 2 days ago, and I am really interested, but I'm also curious to know what kind of raise I'd be getting at year end at my current job.

I already updated my resume to send to them, maybe I should just do it.
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if its something you really want to do for a living, then i'd say this would be a great opportunity to "get your foot in the door".
 
I've always been interested in it. I'm not really sure what I want to do for a living though. But I know I don't want to do any networking like stuff, which is sorta what I'm doing/tech support.
 
Web intern? So you're just getting started doing CSS and HTML, and don't do any programming, is that it? Any design or graphics work?

Do interns get paid at the company your considering?
 
no programming yet. description doesnt state that thought. yes, they specify paid internship
 
tgabe213 said:
I've always been interested in it. I'm not really sure what I want to do for a living though. But I know I don't want to do any networking like stuff, which is sorta what I'm doing/tech support.
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here's and idea. Go to your boss and ask if you can work on a tech support intranet site. If you give some good reasons for it (contact numbers, ticket/inventory tracking, support tips, etc...) he/she might be interested and give give you the go ahead, and your initiative and enthusiasm might reflect well on your next evaluation. This would give you a great opportunity to see if you really like web development while keeping your current job.
 
I can't imagine the position you describe paying more than $35,000 per year.
 
mikeblas said:
I can't imagine the position you describe paying more than $35,000 per year.
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And thoughts for a minimum? That number is awesome to me being a full-time college student. This year total I will gross about $18,000 overall. Last year was $12,000. That's quite a bit of money to me, especially while still in school.
 
I interned for a 'helpdesk assistant' position after my sophmore year (summer) at a modest $10/hr. After 6 weeks, the company offered me a permanent position starting @ 30k/14.42 per hr.
I was originally doing the internship just to put something on my resume (cuz I was already making about 15.30/hr @ ups) - But I took the job they offered because I enjoyed it and enjoyed working at the location. It will definately help in a few years when I'm looking for a systems administrator position.

If it's an internship - I wouldn't expect to make too much. $9-$12 would be my expectations. But what it may lead to (if nothing better - at least a resume addition), who knows.
Hope that helps.
 
What is front end and back end for designing? I'm guessing front end is the design and coding such as HTML, CSS, and all the visual applications IE Photoshop? Back end I'm assuming is the Server side stuff like SQL PHP stuff?
 
Boxerz said:
What is front end and back end for designing? I'm guessing front end is the design and coding such as HTML, CSS, and all the visual applications IE Photoshop? Back end I'm assuming is the Server side stuff like SQL PHP stuff?
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That's my understand as well.
 
Ohh internships.

I ended up with one that was more valuable then I thought it would be. I made a huge $75 a week. Its all about getting something to talk about in an interview and on your resume'. I now I have a very good salary as a first year programmer.

If money is a huge issue for you, which I'm not sure of, I took lots of loans, sometimes itmight not be worth it to do things like that. As an investment to your future I think it's great though.

In your position, an internship offering you that without professional experience, I think you should take it. Your pay right now might seem low at points, however, you havn't been in a professional position to show what you think you deserve right now. Good companies pick up on this fast, like an above poster said. If the company likes you, they'll do what they can to keep you.

Either way, any experience relevant to your field you can get, I would take. Especially this one that seems decent financially.
 
Wingy said:
Ohh internships.

I ended up with one that was more valuable then I thought it would be. I made a huge $75 a week. Its all about getting something to talk about in an interview and on your resume'. I now I have a very good salary as a first year programmer.

If money is a huge issue for you, which I'm not sure of, I took lots of loans, sometimes itmight not be worth it to do things like that. As an investment to your future I think it's great though.

In your position, an internship offering you that without professional experience, I think you should take it. Your pay right now might seem low at points, however, you havn't been in a professional position to show what you think you deserve right now. Good companies pick up on this fast, like an above poster said. If the company likes you, they'll do what they can to keep you.

Either way, any experience relevant to your field you can get, I would take. Especially this one that seems decent financially.
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Well, I think I'd be able to get at a minimum, $10 an hour. Financially, that's the lowest I can go. I'm working 43hours per week right now between 2 jobs, both at $9.50. I'd be willing to take that couple dollars every check drop, just so I don't have to work weekends, etc.

I just applied for it earlier. We'll see if anything comes about.
 
It never hurts to drop a resume in someones inbox, so way to go.

I imagine Milwaukee having a similar market to Minneapolis or Denver, of which I have worked in both over the last five years. I would guess most everyones guess at wage is pretty spot on.

If you do get offered the internship and take it, I would recommend staying there and hopefully grabbing a full-time position for awhile. After you have a good feel for the field, you may wish to resign and start contracting for yourself. That is a pretty awesome way to roll well going through college, and provided you can market yourself and maybe make a contact or two working at the company, it will be far more profitable then staying at the company.
 
Tweakin said:
It never hurts to drop a resume in someones inbox, so way to go.

I imagine Milwaukee having a similar market to Minneapolis or Denver, of which I have worked in both over the last five years. I would guess most everyones guess at wage is pretty spot on.

If you do get offered the internship and take it, I would recommend staying there and hopefully grabbing a full-time position for awhile. After you have a good feel for the field, you may wish to resign and start contracting for yourself. That is a pretty awesome way to roll well going through college, and provided you can market yourself and maybe make a contact or two working at the company, it will be far more profitable then staying at the company.
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Well the good thing is that the Internship is already fulltime, I assume you are talking post graduation?
 
No.. some of us college students have to work full time through school cuz mommy and daddy didnt pay for it :p
 
Oh4Sh0 said:
No.. some of us college students have to work full time through school cuz mommy and daddy didnt pay for it :p
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I already work full time, and will continue working full time, but daddy pays for my college. :cool:
 
Anyone else have any thoughts? I applied for it yesterday afternoon. I'm guessing, at the earliest, next Wednesday is when I'd possibly hear something back.
 
yeah.. I certainly wouldn't complain about going to school for free. No reason to hate. :)
 
Cool. Got an e-mail this morning already about scheduling a time this week to come in for an interview. :cool:
 
tgabe213 said:
Well the good thing is that the Internship is already fulltime, I assume you are talking post graduation?
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maybe that's what he was talking about, but many companies will give post-graduation offers to interns who will be graduating within a semester from the end of their internship. look into this, and if you do well, try to get another internship there or elsewhere a little before you graduate. sometimes its an easy in to a full-time position post-graduation.

you really have to impress though.
 
fluxion said:
maybe that's what he was talking about, but many companies will give post-graduation offers to interns who will be graduating within a semester from the end of their internship. look into this, and if you do well, try to get another internship there or elsewhere a little before you graduate. sometimes its an easy in to a full-time position post-graduation.

you really have to impress though.
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Well I'm hoping that it will turn into fulltime. We'll see how the interview goes this Thursday.
 
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