Product Design Intern

Retell AI•Redwood City, CA

5d•$3,500 - $5,000•Onsite

About The Position

Retell is building infrastructure and tools that power real-time AI voice agents used by fast-growing companies. We care deeply about making complex, technical workflows feel clear, intuitive, and thoughtfully designed. As a Product Designer Intern at Retell, you’ll work closely with our designer, engineers, and founders to bring product ideas to life. You’ll take ownership of scoped design projects, moving from early explorations and prototypes to polished experiences that reach real customers. This is a hands-on opportunity to develop your product thinking, strengthen your visual craft, and learn how great design gets shipped, with guidance and feedback from the team.

Requirements

You’re a current student or recent graduate in design, HCI, or a related field, or have equivalent practical experience.
You have a portfolio that demonstrates product thinking, visual craft, and clear design decisions. Class projects, personal projects, and previous internship work all count.
You’re comfortable using Figma to create interfaces, reusable components, and interactive prototypes.
You have a strong sense of usability, hierarchy, and visual clarity.
You’re detail-oriented and care deeply about polish and consistency.
You can explain your decisions, welcome feedback, and iterate thoughtfully.
You take initiative, ask good questions, and feel comfortable working through ambiguity.
You’re excited about AI and enjoy collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and founders.

Responsibilities

Design user flows and interfaces for building, testing, and managing AI voice agents, making complex interactions easier to understand and navigate.
Take scoped projects from initial concepts and wireframes to polished designs, incorporating feedback along the way.
Create interactive prototypes in Figma to communicate ideas, explore alternatives, and refine interactions.
Work side-by-side with engineers to ship features, clarify edge cases, and ensure the finished experience reflects the design.
Identify UX friction and visual inconsistencies, and propose thoughtful, practical improvements.
Contribute reusable components, patterns, and documentation to Retell’s design system.
Hold a high bar for craft, paying attention to typography, spacing, hierarchy, interaction states, and consistency.