2026 Intern, UX Motion Design Prototyping (Summer)
About The Position
At the XR UX Lab, we are envisioning the future of XR experiences in the context of immersive and intelligent environments. We are a mix of interdisciplinary individuals with expertise in advanced rapid prototyping and AI-first XR user experience design. The XR UX Lab will work closely with the corporate mobile division’s UX team and external partners to investigate emerging XR UX technologies and deliver design artifacts that determine the direction of the upcoming XR products at Samsung Electronics. We are looking for a XR UX Designer/Motion Designer/Prototyper who will be responsible for being the ultimate creative facilitator, working collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team to help users achieve their goals and fuse business insights with users' needs to craft great user experience. You will combine the expertise of a technical designer with the human centered of an experience designer. You will bring your unique perspective to transform the R&D technology to user centric product idea.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD program in a design discipline, human-computer interaction, games, or computer science.
- 1+ years working on XR projects or products, either in school or industry.
- 2+ years of designing experience using Adobe CS and/or Figma.
- Able to work with designers, engineers, researchers, and product managers.
- Able to navigate ambiguous, shifting requirements in a fast-paced environment.
- Able to communicate ideas visually (user flows and/or storyboards) with your colleagues and revise outcomes based on constructive feedback.
- Able to show at least one relevant project that has well developed visuals, interactions, product direction, or all three.
- Comfortable at taking design ownership based on project needs.
- Ability to develop design independently with guidance from project peers/mentors.
Nice To Haves
- Deep experience with at least one AR/VR headset, especially if you’ve designed and built for them.
- Familiarity with a 3D modeling tool (e.g. Blender, Maya, etc.).
- 2+ years prototyping or programming experience in Unity.
- Experience working with a framework such as MRTK, XRI, OpenXR, Oculus.
- Familiarity with user testing in AR or VR.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to product strategy discussion and develop concepts aligned with product goals and strategy.
- Develop high-level creative concepts for projects; help to refine and further develop these concepts into complete, functional design systems.
- Articulate design thinking with strong rationale, based on market trends and usage data.
- Rapidly prototype concepts to demonstrate your design.
- Demonstrate and communicate clear expectations for quality of work, productivity, communication, and professionalism with team.
- Work with designers, developers, and PMs to define and meet key milestones as well as create task lists and work estimates.
- Create and present design solutions and strategies that bring the user story to life for a wide audience, including cross functional teams.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
