Product Design Intern, Summer 2022
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Feb 24, 2022
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- Industry
- Media / Journalism / Advertising
- Function
- Designer, Graphic Designer and Artist, Entry Level and Intern
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
Arc XP is a cloud-based digital experience platform that helps enterprise companies, retail brands and media and entertainment organizations create and distribute content, drive digital commerce, and deliver powerful multichannel experiences. A division of The Washington Post, Arc XP has powered the digital transformation of customers across the globe, currently serving over 1,900 sites in more than 25 countries that reach nearly 2 billion unique visitors monthly.
As a member of the product design team at Arc, you will shape the future of our business and consumer facing products. The ideal candidate is passionate about user-centered research and design and enjoys collaborating and working with others. This internship offers a robust experience for students who are interested in growing professionally and developing their user experience research and design skills. In this role you will receive the opportunity for hands-on practical experience working directly with our product teams.
Responsibilities
- Create an intuitive and thoughtful user experience for our enterprise applications or the vision for consumer facing experiences across media, retail/commerce, or marketing websites
- Collaborate with members of the design and product teams to conduct research and usability tests for new products and product features
- Create conceptual wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs
- Participate in workshops and ideation sessions
- Present your work, sharing designs, context and rationale for your decisions within our weekly design review sessions
- Participate in design QA to ensure we're releasing high quality products that match our design standards
- Help build out the Arc Design System - designing a pattern or component for cross-product integration
Qualifications
We believe this is ideal for you if you are attending, or recently graduated from, a university/college with a major in user experience design (or a related field) or recently completed a relevant bootcamp program.
This 12-week paid internship is for the summer of 2022, full time based on a 40-hour work week, and is remote.
Must be familiar with user experience principles (research, concept ideation, wireframing, and design), have experience using Figma to design and prototype, and be enthusiastic to learn and collaborate.
The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.
Company
Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!
Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.
More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
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1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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