UX Research & Design Intern

Job Description

Job Title: UX Research & Design Intern

Job Type: Unpaid Internship

Location: 100% Remote (United States)

About the Role

We are a small tech startup dedicated to enhancing enterprise organizations’ technology through our online resources. The UX Research & Design Intern will play a crucial role in defining the optimal digital user experience for multiple projects and prospective users, providing essential design requirements to achieve that experience.

Working closely with a senior designer, a small team of design interns, and various test users, you will help determine the design and functionality necessary to drive an exceptional user experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in defining user journeys, strategy, and recommendations for features and enhancements across various projects and their infrastructure, while balancing business initiatives and technological capabilities.
• Contribute to wire-framing and prototyping efforts to significantly improve user experiences for multiple projects.
• Determine the key factors influencing customer/user goals, experiences, and needs, and create mental models to illustrate user needs and desires.
• Provide valuable input on plans for delivery and release schedules for the UX design framework.
• Quickly capture and assimilate information from diverse sources, translating business requirements and user needs into innovative, engaging, valuable, and usable design solutions.
• Produce and refine user journey maps, site-maps, user-flow diagrams, and wireframes to clearly convey the practical workings of the project.
• Collaborate on initiatives to create interaction models and prototypes that effectively capture the desired user experience, including both macro and micro interactions.
• Create project briefs, presentations, competitive analyses, and other necessary documentation to communicate recommended user experiences to internal stakeholders, as well as the outcomes of changes and user tests.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a workshop, bootcamp, online class, or a bachelor’s degree program in User Experience, Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of UI/UX best practices and current trends.
• Strong understanding of fundamental Design Principles.
• Proficiency with design tools, such as Figma.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to commit to a minimum of 15-20 hours per week.
• Proficiency in visual design is a plus, but not strictly required.

Benefits

• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in UX research, design, content creation, and digital marketing.
• Exposure to emerging technologies and industries within the IT consulting space.
• Access to a network of experienced professionals in the industry.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to grow your skills and gain valuable experience, please submit your resume and design portfolio for review.

Skills Required

• UX Research
• User Experience (UX)
• Figma (Software)
• User Interface Design
• Visual Design
• User Journeys
• User Flows
• UX Prototyping
• Human Computer Interaction
• Interaction Design