Product Design Intern

Job Description

Product Design Intern | Pocket Prep

The Tone:
This is a part-time internship at Pocket Prep, located in Durham, NC with a hybrid work setup requiring one day per week in the office. Pocket Prep is an edtech company that builds study apps for iOS, Android, and web, helping hundreds of thousands of individuals prepare for professional certification exams. This role is crucial for assisting the design team with feature development, design system maintenance, and accessibility, contributing directly to an experience that empowers users to achieve their career goals with confidence. The company aims for interns to leave with a real-world, outcome-driven portfolio case study and robust experience working on a product team.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time (16-24 hours/week, August – December 2026)
• Location: Hybrid, Durham, NC
• Pay: $35 hourly
• Team: Design team, collaborating with larger product team of product managers and developers
• Mission: Assist the design team in developing features, maintaining design systems, and improving accessibility to prepare users for professional certification exams.
• Tech Stack: Figma

What You’ll Actually Do
• Assist: Support feature development efforts within the product team.
• Maintain: Contribute to the upkeep and evolution of the Figma design library.
• Improve: Help with accessibility work to ensure inclusive product design.
• Collaborate: Work closely with product managers and developers on various design projects.
• Grow: Develop real-world portfolio case studies and acquire robust product team experience.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student. Core domain knowledge in product design principles, user-centered design, and systems thinking.
• Experience: 1+ years product design experience in a university, bootcamp, or self-guided setting.
• Skills: Figma proficiency, strong eye for visual quality, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple deliverables and meet deadlines reliably.
• Bonus: Ability to work independently, collaborate closely, and ask thoughtful questions; willingness to work within an existing brand and library visual system; excited about the company’s mission.