User Experience Intern- Summer 2026

Meijer • Grand Rapids, MI

117d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community! Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders. The internship program includes: Challenging and impactful projects, Final presentations delivered to senior executives, Executive speaker series, Professional development and training opportunities, Networking and community events, Events highlighting key areas of the business.

Requirements

• Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in User Experience, Graphic Design, User Research or related field.
• Customer focused -- dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers.
• Relationship skills -- can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies.
• Communication skills -- conveys the right information in writing and verbally.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in tools like Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD to create wireframes.
• Ability to build interactive prototypes to test concepts.
• Basic understanding of design principles, typography, and color theory.
• Ability to approach challenges creatively.
• Willingness to learn and adjust to feedback.
• Understanding how to conduct interviews, surveys, and usability testing.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the product development and business teams to define, develop and implement an experience that will impact our digital and in-store customers.
• Engage in user research and design thinking processes.
• Utilize technology such as Figma, Recollective, and Userzoom.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: General Merchandise Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree