Intern, UX/UI Design - Summer 2025

Title: Intern, UX/UI - Summer 2025

Location: Luxembourg/ London, UK

Term: 4 months

Start Date: May 12, 2024

Openings: 1

At Hootsuite, our Product Design team is focused on creating intuitive and effective experiences for our users in the B2B SaaS space. As a UX/UI Intern, you’ll work closely with designers, developers, and product managers to support design projects and gain hands-on experience in a professional setting.

You’ll be paired with a mentor and contribute to real projects, helping to improve the usability and design of our platform while learning about the UX/UI design process in a collaborative environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Design Support: Assist in creating wireframes, mockups, and UI components using tools like Figma.
• Research Participation: Help plan user research sessions, observe research activities, and assist in compiling findings into reports.
• Design Documentation: Help maintain and organize design files, guidelines, and feedback for future reference.
• Collaboration: Work with UX designers, product managers, and developers to support ongoing projects.
• Iterate & Improve: Make small design refinements and contribute to discussions about usability and accessibility.
• Design System Support: Assist in updating and maintaining Hootsuite’s Design System to ensure consistency across products.
• Agile Workflow: Participate in team meetings, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and design critiques.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• Currently pursuing a degree/diploma in a related field (UX/UI Design, Human-Computer Interaction, etc.) or some proven relatable work experience.
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma (or similar).
• Interest in UX/UI principles, including usability, accessibility, and interaction design.
• Good attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
• Strong communication skills for working with a cross-functional team.
• No portfolio required, but it's great to have if you want to showcase your work.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Creativity and Innovation: seeks new and better ways of doing things, generates original and imaginative ideas, products, or solutions
• Courage: steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding

WHO YOU ARE:

• Tenacious. You are determined to succeed, and you are motivated by the success of customers, colleagues and the community.
• Curious. You are always learning and seeking ways to make things better.
• Conscientious. You keep your promises, taking your commitments to others seriously, and you have strong integrity.
• Humble. You lead with humility and empathy, respecting and learning from the perspectives of others.

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Show the world what it looks like to live and work by these guiding principles. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place where everyone feels safe, welcome, valued, and empowered to do their best  work without compromising who they are. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.