UL Solutions - Northbrook, IL
posted 26 days ago
Full-time - Intern
Northbrook, IL
Real Estate
About the position
The Software & Advisory UX Intern position at UL is designed for rising seniors pursuing an undergraduate degree in relevant fields. The intern will work closely with cross-functional teams to advocate for user needs, create design assets, and present design concepts, all while contributing to UL's mission of making the world a safer and more sustainable place.
Responsibilities
- Understand and advocate for client and end user needs.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define business and feature requirements, user scenarios, and use cases.
- Create UX and design assets including process flows, site maps, conceptual diagrams, wireframes, and mockups.
- Present design concepts to the larger team in a clear and organized fashion.
- Work closely with product stakeholders to ensure a full understanding of the product teams needs and priorities.
- Participate in weekly team meetings and design reviews.
- Work within project timelines, deliver design assets based on product roadmap.
- Evangelize user experience and user-centered design throughout the company.
Requirements
- Rising senior currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in UX, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology or relevant field.
- Knowledge of modern design/prototyping tools.
- Demonstrated ability in one or more additional areas of user-centered design such as content strategy, information architecture, or visual design.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working in modern research, prototyping, and design tools.
- Strong practical knowledge of user-centered design methodologies, usability principles, information architecture and interaction design.
- Take ownership for self-development, stay current with design patterns, best practices, and tools in the field of UX.
- Accept feedback and coaching from senior teammates.
- Must have the indefinite right to work in the United States.
Benefits
- Networking opportunities
- Learning the UL Solutions business
- Opportunity to make a real-world impact
- Access to UL University for extensive training programs
