Experience Design Interns

Job Title

User Experience Design Intern

Job Location

US-IL-Niles Workplace Arrangement Hybrid, Remote

Job Overview

• SUMMER 2024
• Shure offers a challenging, fun, and rewarding summer internship program.
• The twelve-week program is offered to undergraduate and graduate students.
• We offer internships with a variety of work arrangements from onsite interns to fully remote in US.
• Each intern will receive a competitive salary.
• Interns who relocate to Illinois for onsite internships will receive a housing stipend to cover living expenses.
• Applications will be collected, reviewed, and selected candidates will be contacted in late fall/early winter.

Compensation

• Competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design projects from their inception to launch - and beyond
• Collaborate with product managers on product requirements and focus on the user experience, ease-of-use, performance, and efficiency of the associated software applications.
• Work independently and in collaboration with other stakeholders to quickly produce multiple concepts and prototypes for internal use, usability testing, and customer review.
• Leverage rapid prototyping and customer interaction to make informed design decisions
• Work with developers to ensure the technical feasibility of designs and guide the interface through the development process.
• Meet with end users to assess and document user needs and use-cases
• Contribute to high-level design patterns and specifications
• Draft detailed functional requirements for development and test teams

Requirements

• Experience working towards a BA or MA in HCI or related program - cross-platform projects and experience is preferred (web, mobile, installed)
• Passion for usability and effective, attractive, and simple User Interface
• Skilled at UX design, fundamental understanding of SW, solid visual sensibilities
• Self-motivated to learn and utilize new technologies and tools
• Teamwork, excel in a team atmosphere as a member of a fast-moving multi-disciplinary group
• Proactively identify issues and risks along with potential solutions
• Flexible, think on your feet and change course quickly
• Tools & Tech - competent-to-expert knowledge of design & documentation tools such as Axure, Adobe CC, Sketch, Figma, Abstract - HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular JS, and other web libraries - and platforms like Material Design, iOS, Bootstrap
• Approach - present a user-centered design perspective and use of common methodologies
• Skills - excellent critical listening, analytic, writing, and presenting skills
• Industry knowledge - experience with products for audio or AV/IT professionals is preferred
• A portfolio of work samples is required

We're excited for you to apply!