Figma Designer Intern

Advertising, subscriptions and transaction fees each bring in a significant share of revenue. More than 1,300 employees work on the product, from search ranking to fraud detection. Support shifts are shared, so engineers spend a few hours a quarter answering customer tickets.

Internship overview

Prairiemark is hiring a Figma Designer Intern for Dec 2026. Our Design Systems team has two product designers and the intern will work closely with both on real features, from rough wireframes to final screens. Our team is spread across 17 countries. Headquarters is in Indianapolis. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Indianapolis team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern.

Responsibilities

• Review built screens in staging and log visual bugs in Jira
• Build and update components in the shared design system
• Check designs for accessibility, including contrast, font sizes and tap targets
• Design empty states, error messages and loading screens that are often missed
• Sketch rough ideas quickly in FigJam before moving to detailed screens
• Make interactive prototypes so the team can click through a flow before it is built

Who you are

• Women wanting to start or restart their career can also apply
• Available for a full-time (work from home) internship for the full duration
• Some experience talking to users or running a simple survey
• Good working knowledge of Figma, including auto layout and components
• Available for 25 to 40 hours a week
• Pursuing a degree or diploma in Design, HCI, Computer Science or a related field, graduating in 2027
• Understanding of basic UX principles: hierarchy, consistency, feedback and accessibility
• Able to explain your design decisions in writing

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Maze, Lyssna or similar remote testing tools
• Familiarity with Material Design and iOS guidelines

What you'll learn

• A few strong case studies for your portfolio by the end
• How to work with developers on handoff and handle the trade-offs that come up
• You will see your designs built and released to real users
• Working inside a real design system instead of starting from scratch

Program dates: Dec 2026, 3 months.

Intern pay: $300 - $400 monthly

Benefits for interns

• Internet allowance
• Laptop provided for the internship
• Flexible work hours

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Prairiemark.