Product Design Intern

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

• $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception
• 100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and
• 25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for product design interns to support our mission.

This role is based in San Francisco or New York and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

About the Role

As a Product Design Intern, you’ll join one of our cross-functional product teams, collaborating with designers, engineers, product managers, and researchers. You’ll work on real projects that improve the experience for creators and fans, while sharpening your design craft with mentorship and feedback along the way.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll gain exposure to the entire product development process — from early research and idea exploration through to design, testing, and launch. You’ll contribute meaningful design work that reaches millions of people, while developing the skills and confidence to take your next step as a product designer.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and senior designers to design features that improve creator and fan experience aligned with business needs.
• Create intuitive user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that bring ideas to life.
• Partner with researchers and data analysts to test and iterate on your designs.
• Contribute to our design system to help ensure visual/interaction consistency across the product.
• Present your work in design critiques and participate in team feedback sessions.
• Experience the full product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch.

About You

• Currently studying Interaction Design, HCI, Product Design, UI/UX, or a related field (BA or Master’s).
• Foundation in visual design, interaction design, and prototyping.
• Experience bridging thoughtful product strategy with design execution through user-centered design.
• Strong communication skills, with curiosity and a problem-solving mindset.

You’re Motivated By

• Learning the craft of product design through real-world product work.
• Growing through feedback and mentorship.
• Designing thoughtful experiences that make a difference for creators and their communities.

About Patreon

Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.
• Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.
• Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.
• Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

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