Internship, Product Design

We're a community of designers, engineers, and product managers who are passionate about building quality software. While our environment is collaborative and relaxed, we build products that are well-considered and well-architected.

We're looking for a thoughtful and passionate Product Designer Intern to join our team. You will work alongside our product design team and interact with product managers and engineers to help build successful, user-centric products for the web and mobile. A Product Designer Intern at Postlight is expected to have a working knowledge of essential design principles and a basic understanding of how digital products work today. You will get real-world experience working on client projects and internal initiatives.

• This is a paid internship starting in May or June 2022.
• The length of the internship is 12 weeks long.
• A full time role (40 hours per week) is preferred but part-time will be considered.
• A part-time commitment would be 24 hours per week with a preference for in-office attendance on 3 consecutive days per week.
• This will be a hybrid work environment requiring in-person attendance at our NYC office 1-2 days per week + remote from home.
• You will need to be confident and productive working remotely as you are in-office.

Who you are:

• You’re comfortable presenting to your work internally to individuals or teams
• You’re able to have design conversations about your work where you articulate your process and a point of view
• You’re able to create and execute designs both from a blank slate and within existing work
• You’re excited about learning new skills while expanding and strengthening existing competencies
• You love what you do and get excited about the future of products
• You’re able to collaborate with people of different experience, abilities, and backgrounds

What you have:

• Portfolio or samples of design work that demonstrates a thoughtful approach and attention to detail. Some examples of design samples can be:  a website, Figma links, Invision links or links to a pdf or google slides presentation. 
• Proficient with design tools such as Sketch, Figma or Adobe Creative Cloud 
• Willingness to  collaborate with other internal designers and rapidly adapt to feedback
• Basic understanding of typography, information hierarchy, color, and other UI concerns along with familiarity of UX best practices
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Willingness to give and accept constructive criticism while following direction when needed
• A positive attitude, a sense of humor and a desire to build accessible products for all users

Nice to have:

• Previous internship or work experience in a related field is a plus 
• Familiarity with interactive prototyping tools (Framer, Principle, Origami, Invision Studio, etc.)
• Prior experience creating and designing for web and mobile is a plus
• Working toward, or has, a Bachelors or Masters degree in design or related design field. If they do not have a design degree, then they have relevant work experience and portfolio.
• Seniors and 2nd year masters students 

Your communication skills will be as important as your technical ones. We collaborate across time zones via Slack, GitHub comments, documents, and frequent video conferences which require constant, clear communication and coordination. Postlight is headquartered in New York City, but a third of our team works remotely. We know how to keep everyone on the same page, and you will learn as well.

Your skill set will grow at Postlight. You will be part of a team excited about the problems they solve and the tools they use to solve them. We keep pace with the industry, and are active participants in the open-source world. You will find yourself regularly growing in your career, using new tools and frameworks to solve new kinds of problems—with support from management and mentors.

Postlight is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.