Amazon User Experience (UX) Designer Internship 2024 (2024)

Amazon internships are full-time positions, and interns should expect to work Monday-Friday, up to 40 hours per week typically between 8am-5pm. Specific team norms around working hours will be communicated by your manager. Interns should not have conflicts such as classes or other employment during the Amazon work-day.

Applicants should have a minimum of one quarter/semester/trimester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. By applying to this position, your application will be considered for all UX Designer Intern roles at all locations we hire for in the United States including but not limited to: Greater Seattle Area (Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond), Greater Bay Area (San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara), Greater DMV (DC, MD, VA), Austin (TX), New York City (NY), Minneapolis (MN).

You will be able to provide your preference of location and start date during the application process but, we cannot guarantee that we can meet your selection based on several factors including but not limited to the availability and business needs of this role. Finalization on the location and start dates available will be provided to you at the time of job offer.

Start dates for our internships in this posting include the following periods:
1. Summer (Starts May/August 2024)
2. Fall (Starts August/September 2024)
3. Winter (Starts January/February 2025)

Key job responsibilities
As a UX Design Intern, you will collaborate with a team that defines and designs user interfaces, systems, and interaction, visual, motion, and voice design patterns.

Responsibilities:
• Design thoughtful, beautiful, and useful software user interfaces and experiences in a team environment.
• Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings.
• Use business requirements, user and market research to assist in developing scenarios, use cases, and high-level requirements.
• Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, click-throughs, and prototypes.
• Work with stakeholders to plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design.
• Be a passionate and effective advocate for design with non-design

A day in the life
Design at Amazon has been growing steadily in reach and impact—from devices to fashion, delivery logistics to search and streaming video, from voice and sound to physical retail, and more—all while creating and cultivating experiences that touch Amazon customers everywhere, every day. Amazon design teams include every flavor of UI, UX, visual, motion, illustration, brand, and marketing design roles—as well as design technologists, researchers, writers, and more. Check out https://amazon.design/, and come build the future with us.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Seattle, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

● Currently working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Design, Human-Centered Interaction, Statistics, Psychology, Computer Science, or other equivalent discipline, with an expected conferral date between March 2024 – December 2027.
● Previous design internship(s) and/or project experience in design.
● Experience working in a collaborative team environment to deliver high-quality design solutions.
● Experience in a variety of design, wire-framing, and prototyping tools.
● Provide at least two creative materials for Amazon to review. They can be in any format (i.e. website, PDF, slide deck, etc.). Please review the Creative Materials Guidance section below.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with consumer brand experience design and an understanding of storytelling.
• Visual design expertise demonstrated through mockups and style guides.
• Additional design skills in related fields, including film-making, motion design, and prototyping.
• Experience in designing interactions for voice led devices.
• Experience in designing cross platform experiences.
• Ability to extract complex concepts and quickly turn around rigorous flows and mock-ups reflecting a range of options.
• Ability to proficiently present design solutions to stakeholders in design, product management, and engineering.
• Ability to drive the design review cycle and close on design requirements independently
• Able to use best practices for mobile and web-based information architecture and design, as well as knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Creative Materials Guidance:
• Show your thinking: Include at least two projects indicating the problem you were trying to solve, your design process, early design iterations, the final implemented design. We want to see your approach.
• Pay attention to detail: A submission is a visual story-telling (beginning, middle, and end). Have a clear visual hierarchy, consistent spacing and alignment, and show your intention behind your decision.
• Be customer-centric: Explain who your customer is, their unmet needs, how you validated or invalidated your assumptions about your customer, and how your design addresses their needs.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $31.15/hr in our lowest geographic market up to $76.01/hr in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.