Summer 2027: Product Design Intern

Amplify

1d • $30 - $35 • Remote

About The Position

Amplify is seeking a creative, user-centered Product Design Intern to help craft intuitive, visually compelling, and accessible digital experiences for educators, students, and families using its educational products. This paid, remote 10-week internship offers the opportunity to contribute to products used by millions of students and teachers. Interns must be authorized to work in the United States, reside in the United States for the duration of the internship, and be available full-time from June 7 through August 13, 2027.

Although the position is remote, interns will attend a two-day in-person experience at Amplify headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. The program also includes product demonstrations, team-building and engagement activities, a virtual speaker series featuring Amplify executives, and dedicated mentorship. Interns will gain experience with product design tools, methodologies, and practices in educational technology, while collaborating in a fast-paced, agile, mission-driven environment.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and returning to school in Fall 2027.
• Available full-time from June 7, 2027, through August 13, 2027.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to synthesize information, identify themes, and communicate insights clearly.
• Knowledge of and interest in the K–12 educational technology field.
• Authorized to work in the United States and able to reside in the United States throughout the internship.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar platforms.
• Exposure to user research methods such as usability testing, user interviews, card sorting, or journey mapping.
• Background in UX/UI design, interaction design, or visual design through coursework, personal projects, freelance work, or prior internships; a portfolio demonstrating design thinking and process is strongly preferred.
• Interest in accessibility standards such as WCAG, inclusive design, design systems, motion design, or educational product design.
• Comfort with front-end development concepts and code (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) and design handoff tools for collaboration with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end design process, from concept development and wireframing through prototyping, user testing, and final design delivery across Amplify’s web and mobile products.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and User Research to translate user needs and business requirements into intuitive design solutions.
• Assist with creating and maintaining design system components, UI patterns, style guides, and interaction specifications.
• Build interactive, code-based prototypes, such as with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to test design solutions and communicate interaction and motion patterns to engineering.
• Contribute to user research activities, including usability testing, user interviews, competitive analysis, and synthesis of findings into actionable design insights.
• Track and organize design feedback, iteration cycles, and project assets to support efficient workflows and organized design repositories.

Benefits

• Paid 10-week internship.
• Mentorship from industry professionals in educational technology product design.
• Hands-on training in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Exposure to UX design, UI design, interaction design, design systems, accessibility, user research, and front-end and interaction development.
• Opportunity to work on real-world design challenges and meaningful improvements affecting educators, students, and families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed