UX Research Intern

Galecross Labs operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. Our engineering, trust and safety, and customer support teams work across offices in New York City and several other countries.

The program

Galecross Labs is hiring a UX Research Intern for Immediately. Galecross Labs is hiring a UI/UX design intern to work on our web app and mobile app. All work happens in Figma. You will intern remotely with our team in New York City. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET.

Responsibilities

• Check designs for accessibility, including contrast, font sizes and tap targets.
• Sketch rough ideas quickly in FigJam before moving to detailed screens.
• Organise Figma files and pages so other people can find things.
• Build and update components in the shared design system.
• Write short UX copy for buttons, tooltips and onboarding steps.
• Create wireframes, user flows and high-fidelity screens in Figma.

Who you are

• Available for at least 30 hours a week, work from home.
• Final-year students or fresh graduates of BSCS, BSSE, BBA or a related program.
• Comfortable taking direct feedback on your work.
• Available for 25 to 40 hours a week.
• Laptop that runs Figma smoothly and a stable internet connection.
• Able to explain your design decisions in writing.
• Must be online for at least 3 hours of overlap with the team each weekday.
• Understanding of basic UX principles: hierarchy, consistency, feedback and accessibility.

Nice to have

• Google UX Design Certificate or a similar course.
• Interest in fintech, edtech or SaaS products.

What you get out of it

• You will see your designs built and released to real users.
• Working inside a real design system instead of starting from scratch.
• How to work with developers on handoff and handle the trade-offs that come up.

Program dates: Immediately, 3 months.

Intern pay: PKR 70,000 - PKR 100,000 pcm

Perks

• Mentorship from senior team members.
• Laptop provided for the internship.
• Internet allowance.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

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