Role Type: Gig
Timeframe: Student placements will begin on Monday, February 10th (02/10/2025) and end on Friday April, 4th (04/04/2025)
Hours: 40 hours total
In-person, Hybrid or Remote: Remote

Profile of your organization/department
Water Bros Desal is a small business focused on the development of wave energy technologies. Founded in 2020 by Wesley Williams (professor UNC Charlotte College of Engineering) and Landon Mackey, the company was a finalist in the US Department of Energy’s Waves to Water Prize and is currently working on a four-year grant to develop wave-powered desalination technology. Since its founding, Water Bros has
employed alumni and students (undergraduate and graduate) from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, helping to train the next generation of
renewable energy professionals.

Description of the project
Our current website (https://www.waterbrosdesal.com/ ) does not reflect the strength and dynamism of our small business. We are looking for someone to refine and modernize our website, making it look more
professional and making it easier for us to maintain in the future.

Project scope
One website < 10 individual pages

Preferred student demographic and qualifications
No preference on student demographics. Water Bros Desal has employed a diverse group of students in our ventures and found that diversity brings strength to our work. Prior documented experience or coursework in web development.

Hours required for completion
Estimated at 20-30 hours

Describe how the student will benefit from participation (learning experience)
The student will gain experience in developing a small website consistent with a small business's goals and brand. The website can serve as part of their professional portfolio and we love to right letters of recommendation for the students that have worked with us.

Outline the expected outcomes
o A meeting where we draft the goals for the project
o A preliminary draft of website
o A final version of the website and walk through the process of updating it
o Water Bros Desal will provide feedback to the student related to the work product and general professional development and a letter of recommendation