UX Research and Design Internship

UX Research & Design Internship

Role type: Unpaid internship (remote, United States)

Overview

Define the optimal digital user experience for multiple projects and prospective users. Work with a senior designer, other design interns, and test users to determine design and functionality that improves usability and overall user experience.

Responsibilities

• Help define user journeys, UX strategy, and feature/enhancement recommendations.
• Balance business initiatives with technological capabilities.
• Create wireframes and prototypes to improve experiences across projects.
• Identify factors influencing user goals, needs, and experiences; build mental models.
• Contribute to UX delivery and release schedules for the UX design framework.
• Translate business requirements and user needs into engaging, usable, and valuable design solutions.
• Produce and improve user journey maps, site-maps, user-flow diagrams, and wireframes.
• Collaborate on interaction models and prototypes, including macro and micro interactions.
• Create documentation such as project briefs, presentations, and competitive analysis; communicate outcomes of UX changes and user tests to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a UX, graphic design, human-computer interaction, or related program (workshop/bootcamp/online class/bachelor’s degree).
• Knowledge of UI/UX best practices and trends.
• Strong understanding of design principles.
• Proficiency with Figma.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Ability to commit to 15–20 hours/week.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in visual design.

Application

Submit a resume and a design portfolio for review.