UX Design Placement Student

Who we are:

Headquartered in Cork since 1993, the company now sells in 40 countries and supports customers in 11 languages. More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

The internship:

Our Growth Design team has two product designers and the intern will work closely with both on real features, from rough wireframes to final screens. Fully remote. You can work from anywhere in Ireland. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Day to day:

• Review built screens in staging and log visual bugs in Jira.
• Prepare clean handoff files with specs and notes for developers.
• Design empty states, error messages and loading screens that are often missed.
• Write short UX copy for buttons, tooltips and onboarding steps.
• Run remote usability tests over Zoom or Google Meet and summarise what users struggled with.

Who can apply:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2028.
• Available for the full internship period.
• Must be online for at least 3 hours of overlap with the team each weekday.
• Comfortable taking direct feedback on your work.
• Able to explain your design decisions in writing.
• Understanding of basic UX principles: hierarchy, consistency, feedback and accessibility.
• Available for 25 to 40 hours a week.
• Laptop that runs Figma smoothly and a stable internet connection.

What you get out of it:

• Certificate and recommendation letter, plus a full-time interview if things go well.
• Working inside a real design system instead of starting from scratch.
• A few strong case studies for your portfolio by the end.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: €1,850-€2,450 pcm

Perks:

• Laptop provided.
• Paid holiday accrued during the placement.
• Home working allowance.
• Access to online training.
• Flexible working hours.
• Graduate scheme fast-track interview.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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