Product Design Intern

The New York Times • New York, NY

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is hiring Product Design Interns for its 2027 Summer Internship. Interns will gain educational experience in product design and collaborate with engineering, product management, and the newsroom. They will support a Product Design team and may contribute to projects across iOS, Android, and web. The internship lasts 10 weeks, begins June 7, 2027, and is based in the New York City office in a hybrid arrangement. Interns work 35 hours per week and are paid $40 per hour.

Requirements

• Portfolio showcasing the applicant's design process and finished design work.

Nice To Haves

• Visual design or interaction design skills.
• Familiarity with creating high-fidelity mockups or interactive prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Learn how business and technical constraints affect design work.
• Learn about implementing designs in code and help review implemented experiences to ensure design quality.
• Learn the importance of gathering user insights to identify opportunities to better meet user needs.
• Support product design work and contribute components that help achieve team or company goals.
• Become familiar with product design and the product release cycle.
• Present a brief overview of work completed over the summer.
• Demonstrate support for journalistic independence and commitment to the mission of seeking truth and helping people understand the world.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed