UX Design Internships

Overview:

Bring your user experience (UX) knowledge to help create, inspire, and influence user-centered design at Esri and beyond.

Working in collaboration with the UX/UI Marketing team and a dedicated mentor, you will work on tangible and exploratory projects with members of the team and stakeholders across various aspects of our website. Using methodologies and tools from your courses, you will start to apply your knowledge and skills using research, information architecture, and design thinking. Projects may include working on E-commerce, Products, Industries, Events, and Campaign marketing pages across esri.com, as well as helping conduct user research studies.

With a passion for designing experiences, you’ll be part of a team that designs web pages viewed by tens of millions of users from around the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct qualitative and mixed-method UX research to explore or test concepts, prototypes, and live sites, and recommend evidence-driven solutions to enhance user experiences across the site.
• Design wireframes with components and strategy defined by a design system.
• Work in partnership with your UX and user interface (UI) design mentor & teammates, business stakeholders, project managers, and content writers.
• Distill complex problems into refined solutions through organizing content, structure, and information architecture into user flows, wireframes, and interaction design.
• Create presentations in order to present work to both internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Work on and complete five projects within dedicated timelines.

Program Timeline

• Applications Accepted: September 1 – December 31, 2023 at 5:00 pm PST
• Interviews: Students selected for phone interviews will be notified by email on a rolling basis October 2023 – January 31, 2024
• Internship: 12 weeks beginning in Spring

Note: After the December 31 application deadline, we will begin providing regular updates to all applicants on a rolling basis. Please log back into your account to view application status updates.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year undergraduate, graduate, or PhD program at a university in the United States; undergraduates must be in a junior or senior standing
• Ability to obtain work authorization in the United States in 2024
• Able to complete a 12-week internship beginning in May or June 2024
• Working toward a Bachelor's degree in human-computer interaction, user experience, interaction design, applied social science, or a related field.
• Experience with design software, such as Sketch, InVision, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Holistic thinker, collaborative worker, creative problem-solver.
• Basic UX design experience, such as conceptual ideation, wireframing, and prototyping.
• Familiarity with various design research methodologies, such as qualitative interviewing, usability research, ethnography, or mixed method studies.

PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION

Please include a link to your online portfolio or PDF samples of recent work. Samples must communicate your approach to evidence-driven problem solving on school or real-world projects and demonstrate your skills in developing evidence-based insights and design solutions through a mix of low- and high-fidelity deliverables

Recommended Qualifications:

• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), including AEM Sites, is a plus
• Knowledge of GIS and designing map-based applications is a really big plus
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards, i10n, i18n, and translation
• Experience in scrum and agile development environments

The Company:

Our passion for improving quality of life through geography is at the heart of everything we do. Esri's geographic information system (GIS) technology inspires and enables governments, universities, and businesses worldwide to save money, lives, and the environment through a deeper understanding of the changing world around them.

Carefully managed growth and zero debt give Esri stability, which is uncommon in today's volatile business world. Privately held, we offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more.

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE), and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

A reasonable estimate of the base pay range is $28.00 - $34.00.

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