Web Development Support Specialist - Capstone

About Crimson Capstone

Crimson Capstone helps high-achieving students design, build, and launch real-world projects that demonstrate leadership, initiative, and impact for top university admissions. Many Capstone projects culminate in a public-facing website — whether that’s a startup landing page, nonprofit site, portfolio, campaign hub, or app frontend.

We’re hiring a Web Development Support Specialist to help students execute professionally
, without turning Capstone into a coding bootcamp or overburdening mentors whose expertise is strategic rather than technical.

This role is hands‑on, student‑facing, and outcomes‑driven
.

• Support Capstone students in building, polishing, and launching websites tied to their projects.
• Help students translate a project concept into a clean, admissions‑credible web presence
• Provide guidance on:
  • Site structure & UX
  • Frontend implementation
  • Deployment & hosting
  • Best practices for performance, accessibility, and professionalism
• Troubleshoot bugs, layout issues, and deployment problems efficiently
• Recommend appropriate tools and stacks based on student skill level (e.g. Webflow vs React)
• Collaborate with Capstone mentors and ops to ensure web deliverables align with project milestones
• Step in during Classic & Elite packages where web/marketing support hours are included

It’s not just about building sites for students from scratch. It’s about helping students learn just enough, build correctly, and ship something real
.

• Build a landing page for a nonprofit or social impact initiative
• Launch a basic MVP site for a student startup
• Create a portfolio site (research, art, media, CS projects)
• Deploy a simple web app frontend
• Improve the design and credibility of an existing site before public launch or press

• Strong frontend fundamentals: HTML, CSS, Java Script
• Experience with at least one modern framework or tool (e.g. React, Next.js, Vue, Webflow)
• Comfort with no-code / low-code tools when appropriate (e.g Wix)
• Experience deploying sites (Vercel, Netlify, basic hosting setups)
• Bachelor degree from a Top 30 U.S. university (strongly preferred)
• Ability to debug quickly and explain clearly
• Experience explaining technical concepts to non-technical users
• Patient, structured, and student-centered communication style
• Ability to guide without taking over execution

• UX/UI sensibility (especially for landing pages)
• Familiarity with student projects, startups, nonprofits, or portfolios
• Experience mentoring or tutoring students
• Understanding of what makes a site “admissions-credible” vs. amateur