UX/UI Design Intern

Reingold Inc • Alexandria, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Reingold is a full-service marketing and creative firm in Alexandria, Virginia. The UX/UI Design Intern joins its digital team for a full-time, in-person internship focused on designing websites, apps, and digital tools that make complex information easy for people to use. The intern works alongside designers, strategists, and developers on government, nonprofit, and commercial client projects, contributing throughout the design process, from early research and wireframes through polished, tested prototypes. The internship offers hands-on experience and an opportunity to build a portfolio while learning how a digital-first agency delivers user-centered work.

The internship is 40 hours per week during the standard workweek, with core hours from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. It runs from January 7, 2026, through May 28, 2026, and requires five in-office days per week, Monday through Friday, at Reingold’s Alexandria, Virginia, office. The hourly rate is $20.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Reingold is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa. U.S. citizenship may be required for future assignments involving classified information, and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance if required. Reingold is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal opportunity for individuals of all abilities.

Requirements

• Possess a bachelor's degree; interaction design, human-computer interaction, graphic design, digital media, or a related field is preferred.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, orally and in writing.
• Build and follow timelines and meet tight deadlines.
• Have a collaborative, team-player attitude.
• Be eager to learn by doing and take initiative.
• Be able to receive and incorporate peer feedback.
• Be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance if required.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, graphic design, digital media, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for client websites, applications, and digital campaigns.
• Support user research, including heuristic analysis, usability testing, and competitive audits, and help synthesize findings into actionable insights.
• Assist in developing personas, journey maps, site maps, and information architecture to guide design decisions.
• Apply client brand guidelines and design systems to maintain consistency, and help build and maintain reusable components and style libraries.
• Review designs for accessibility to help meet WCAG and Section 508 standards.
• Share work in progress during team critiques and present ideas to internal teams and, as appropriate, clients.
• Document design decisions and help prepare project deliverables, such as annotated designs and research summaries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern