Intern, User Experience (UX Design)

he UX Design intern will gain exposure to day-to-day planning, executing, and analysis of user centered research and design work for audiences of our nonprofit mission. Your work will contribute directly to helping the organization think about user goals, and prioritizing features to be built. You will gain exposure or learn to refine research questions, plan studies, analyze raw observations using usability heuristics, explore low-fidelity design options, review designs, and finally raise the fidelity of your design into a prototype that can be researched further.

Internship Description

Five Principal Learning Responsibilities

• Learn how to plan and conduct original user experience research & design. (20%)
• Hone skills in analyzing and sharing out user research observations & insights. (30%)
• Gain exposure to creating designs for different goals including those of the business, technology, and users. (15%)
• Gain exposure to non-profit implications of product development. (15%)
• Hone skills in collaborations with digital product teams and stakeholders. (20%)

Related Field of Study RequiredUX Design, Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, Information Science, Anthropology, Communications. Students will need to be enrolled in school during the internship.Knowledge and Skills RequiredGood communicator both written, visual and in-person. Familiarity with UX design. Knowledge of tools like Figma, Airtable, and scheduling tools.

‍Additional Information

• Cover letter is required. Please submit a cover letter as a single document with your resume.
• A student must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and be eligible to work in the U.S. in order to qualify.

Application Deadline

• All applications must be submitted by February 28, 2025
• Offers will go out between April 9-11, 2025

Internship Dates

• Start Date: 6/2/25 (no exceptions)
• End Date: 8/8/25

Work DesignationOur internships are US based. The 2025 program will be mostly remote. Students will be invited to our DC headquarters one week in June to attend one of our signature events.

‍Salary InformationThe pay rates for this internship are as follows:

• $18.55 (undergraduate)
• $22.00 (graduate)

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match with the position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organization. National Geographic's headquarters is located in the heart of Washington, D.C. National Geographic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.