2026 University Graduate - User Experience Researcher

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

Are you a passionate designer ready to imagine, iterate, and complete across multiple design directions and workflows? Are you someone who favors interactive prototypes over flat mockups? Perhaps someone who also has a keen business sense and the ability to craft design directions that are creative and scale Adobe’s design products?

This is your opportunity to join a dynamic growing team, think holistically about design, and help build the future of creative tools for creative people just like you.

What You’ll Do

• Get up to speed with the topic/problem: You will meet with collaborators to understand their needs, including designers, product managers, developers and other researchers. After reviewing previous research, you will propose your own study that strives to provide new insight for Adobe.
• Own your research: You will develop key artifacts needed to complete your study, including a research plan and data collection method. Then you will start your research!
• Communicate findings and recommendations through storytelling: You will work with your mentor to present what you've learned and be decisive on what Adobe should do next. You will manage multiple opportunities to share your research before you leave Adobe, including meetings with core collaborators, the Intern Project Expo and Adobe Design’s intern showcase.

What You Need to Succeed

• PhD degree in psychology (social, cognitive, or applied), sociology, human-computer interaction, information science, statistics; or equivalent degree required. (Coursework on data science is a plus.)
• Previous project, internship or work experience in quantitative user research. We are curious about your experience with data storytelling and communicating complex data analyses to a general audience.
• Ability to recognize systemic inequities in technology and design. Coursework or experience in product equity, accessibility, inclusive design, or similar practices is a plus.
• Experience applying statistical analysis methods (e.g., descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis, text analytics) and working with R, SQL, SPSS, Power BI, Python, or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate research findings with cross-functional partners to drive impact.
• Experience building open, positive relationships in teams with many moving parts.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $98,800 -- $184,000 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

State-Specific Notices:

California:

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Colorado:

Application Window Notice

Oct 06 2025 12:00 AM

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

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