3-Month Design Internship

Tapply is looking for a skilled designer to join our team as an intern. Our internship program has been highly successful over the last year and a half, primarily on the engineering team, and we are now expanding it to other departments, including the design team. This presents a great opportunity for you to apply your UI/UX design skills to an innovative product at a growing company.

We are proud that almost every intern who has completed their internship with us has either been hired by our company or gone on to work for well-known tech companies. If you are hired, you will join a team of talented, positive, and ambitious individuals who will help you grow as a professional.

The ideal Candidate: Your skillset and aptitude are important, but for an entry-level position like this, your mindset is the most important factor that will impact our decision. We are specifically looking for people who are organized, solution-oriented, tenacious, have a strong work ethic, and are eager to learn. Additionally, we want to hire someone who believes in our mission and would like to participate in helping us build a product that can change the world! For more information about what Tapply is all about, please see our company profile. If you are hired, we guarantee that you will experience tremendous growth as a designer, learn how to operate in a professional environment, and ultimately get the opportunity to learn how to build an early-stage start-up.

Product status: The beta version is currently live as a Progressive Web App (PWA) and is being used by around 70 beta testers, mainly for usability testing at this point. However, we expect to onboard a few hundred users in the next couple of weeks, which will result in more regular activity. We plan to launch the app in the app stores in September, but we have a long product roadmap that will need to be implemented after the launch.

This role: This role involves both product UX/UI design as well as occasional work on the landing page and other promotional materials. You will report to the CEO daily and shadow the other designer a couple of times per week. The tasks will change weekly or even daily, but the daily meeting will ensure that you always know exactly what you are supposed to be working on.

At the start, we prefer you to focus on doing things the right way, regardless of how long it takes. That way, when you do start running, you are hopefully running in the right direction and in an orderly fashion. As the Navy SEALs say, "slow is smooth, and smooth is fast." The point is that your focus for the first couple of weeks is to learn the correct protocols and ways of doing things. Then, the expectation is that your productivity will increase over time. The pace of that process varies among individuals, but it's usually a couple of weeks.

This internship is an excellent opportunity for recent Bootcamp or college graduates seeking an entry-level to intermediate position to jumpstart their careers. Our goal is to have a paid position available after the internship. In the past, this has often taken the form of a part-time paid position for 3-4 months, followed by a transition into full-time employment depending on performance and timing. You will be joining at the ground floor of something very exciting and new! Before applying at [Tapply.us], please check out our landing page.

Internship Details

• We expect an average of around 20 hours of work per week, but this may vary (all national holidays will be observed).
• You will have a daily stand-up meeting with the design team and the CEO, and work with the design team as needed.
• The meeting will be held at the same time each day, but you have flexibility in when you complete your work beyond that.
• High-performing interns will have the opportunity to stay on and receive negotiated pay.
• This is a 3-month internship that includes a $500/month stipend.
• The first 2 weeks is an unpaid probationary period.

Application Process: This is a two-step interview process.

1. The first step is a culture interview with the founder.
2. The second step is a design assessment using Figma.

Before applying, ensure that links to your portfolio, LinkedIn, and resume are correctly connected to your Well-Found account. Applications without accessible projects will not be accepted.

• Prepare any important questions you have for us before the interview. The objective is to determine if it is a good fit for both parties.
• We would love to hear about any personal projects you are working on, so please provide links to them in your application.
• If you have additional questions, don't hesitate to email us.

Our design tools:

• Figma
• Miro
• Google slides

Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of what constitutes good UX and UI design.
• Ability to comprehend a design scheme and create new features that align with it.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Figma.

Nice to have experience includes:

• Photoshop or other photo editing software
• Video editing
• AI tools

Benefits:

• You will have the opportunity to learn and advance your skills, ultimately becoming a lead designer, as you work on an exciting product.
• You will work under the tutelage of a senior designer and the CEO.
• You will be involved in designing UX/UI and promotional materials.
• You can further your startup knowledge.
• You will create real change with an awesome product.
• There is potential to convert this opportunity into a full-time role with benefits.
• You can work mostly when and where you want.
• You will have ownership over a high-impact startup.
• You will receive a monthly stipend of $500.

Thank you,

• Team Tapply

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