Job Description
Weโre looking for an incredible and talented Product Design Intern with a focus on UX design and design research. Each day will be super collaborative, youโll work with an international team of Kivans, building prototypes and experiments for millions of users, running studies with our audience, and wireframing user experience flows.
Description:
- Partner with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to design user experiences from conception to launch
- Work directly on Kivaโs products and initiatives, such as Kiva.org, to make the experience better for our global audience of users
Requirements:
- Must be 21 years of age or older by July 9th, 2024
- Able to commit to the full 6-months term
- A strong sense of strategic thinking, concept development and design aesthetic
- Comfortable working on Mac OS platform
- Proficiency working with standard design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma
- Able keep track of their projects from handoff to completion
- Proactive, able to meet deadlines, and able to explain design decisions to non-designers.
- Exceptional communicator, and a knack for communicating design rationale
- Thrives in an iterative process that involves listening, adapting, moving fast, talking with users, incorporating feedback, and constantly collaborating
Benefits:
- Professional development and skills workshops
- Access to Kivaโs network of Kiva Fellowship and Internship Alumni
- Optional participation in Kivaโs Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and social activities such as happy hours and coffee chats
- References are gladly given for successful participants
