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* [[ #Wikimedia Careers |job openings]]
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<div style="margin:-2.55em 0 0 6.4em; position:absolute; text-shadow: 3px 3px 5px #111; line-height: 1.1em; font-size:2.8em; font-weight:bold;"> We need help changing the world.
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==Some of our favorite reasons to work for the Wikimedia Foundation==
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<li>Influence hundreds of millions of readers all over the globe</li>
<li>Work with talented, mission-driven people</li>
<li>Support the 5th-most visited web properties in the world</li>
<li>Collaborate in an open, transparent environment</li>
<li>Innovate solutions to problems that impact millions of people</li>
<li>Do work that actually makes the world a better place</li>
<li>Work in small teams on huge and important projects</li>
<li>Interact with a global community with diverse cultures</li>
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[[File:Maryana Pinchuk 007 - Wikimedia Foundation Oct11.jpg | 80px]]</div> <div style="margin-top: .5em; align:top;"> [[User:Maryana (WMF) | <span style="color: white">'''»&nbsp;Maryana'''</span>]] </div>
"I don’t think there’s a single person in here who considers this a job; it’s all kind of a mission."


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<div style="margin:-5.5em 10% 2em 0; max-width:600px; color: #e6e7e8; line-height: 1.5em; color: #888; font-size:1em;"> Much of the staff of the Foundation is from the Wikipedia community. We consider experience with the Wikimedia projects and with volunteer communities extremely valuable.
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== Wikimedia Careers ==
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<span style="color: #BABABA; font-size: 2.7em; line-height: 1.1em;">Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the sum of all knowledge<br /><br />Help us make it a reality</span>
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[[File:Linkedin.svg|20px|link=//www.linkedin.com/company/wikimedia-foundation]] <span class="plainlinks">[//www.linkedin.com/company/wikimedia-foundation Visit our LinkedIn Group.]</span>
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==We have a high commitment to taking care of our staff==
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<li>Fully paid medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for employees and their eligible families (yes, you heard that right - fully paid premiums) *</li>
<li>Foundation funded HSA for those electing a high deductible medical insurance plan *</li>
<li>For mind, body & soul - $1800 annual Wellness Program for fitness memberships, massages, cooking classes, house cleaning, etc. *</li>
<li>Professional development *</li>
<li>401(k) retirement plan with matched contributions of 4% of annual salary *</li>
<li>Flexible and generous time off - vacation (starts at 12 days and increases after one year), sick leave (9 days), holiday (11 days), volunteer (2 days) and more *</li>
<li>Pre-tax savings plans for health care, child care, elder care, public transportation and parking expenses *</li>
<li>For those emergency moments - long and short term disability, life insurance (2x salary) and an employee assistance program *</li>
<li>Telecommuting and flexible work schedules available</li>
<li>Appropriate fuel for thinking and coding (aka, a pantry full of treats) and monthly massages to help staff relax</li>
<li>Downtown San Francisco location</li>
<li>Minutes from public transit: BART, SFMuni, AC Transit, SamTrans</li>
<li>International staff speaking dozens of languages from around the world</li>
<li>Fantastic intellectual discourse</li>
<li>Mission-driven and intensely passionate people</li>
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== Philosophy and policies ==
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* [[Non discrimination policy|Non-discrimination policy]]
* [[Pluralism, internationalism, and diversity policy]]
* [[Media:Wikimedia Foundation Compensation Practices.pdf|Compensation practices]] (PDF)
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== Volunteers ==

==== Join our editing community ====
Join us! It's easy to get started, and you will likely learn something new in the process. If you've never edited before, try our [[w:Special:GettingStarted|getting started tour]]. And, of course, be sure to check out all of [[our projects]]. Every Wikimedia project is always in search of volunteers. [[w:en:WP:BOLD|Be bold]]!


==== Engineering ====
[[mw:Wikimedia Engineering|'''Wikimedia engineering''']] refers to the [//wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Staff_and_contractors?showall=1#Engineering engineering team] employed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its mission is to build, improve and maintain the technical infrastructure of Wikimedia projects (software and hardware), by supporting and complementing volunteer efforts. You can be involved:

* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/How to report a bug|Tell us if you run into a problem]]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/How to contribute|How to contribute to MediaWiki]]
* [[mw:Wikimedia Mobile engineering/Contribute|Test our mobile site, or build mobile apps]]
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Communication|Talk with us]]
* [[mw:New Editor Engagement|Figure out ways to encourage new Wikimedia editors]]


==== Fundraising ====
You will be part of a team responsible for supporting and sustaining the global Wikimedia community via the Wikimedia Foundation’s Development Department. Your work will involve assisting the team that processes gifts from foundations and donors, providing support in numerous capacities. You will update and maintain the Foundation’s various donation pages and the benefactor page, our most visible and significant communications tools for donors.

* [[Major Gifts (Volunteer Opportunity)]]
* [[Fundraiser Volunteer]]

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