IT User Experience Intern- Summer 2027

Meijer Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is offering a hands-on User Experience internship designed to expose you to real projects that impact our digital and in-store experiences. You will collaborate with product teams, learn design thinking, and contribute to research and wireframes.

During the 11-week program, you’ll gain mentor guidance, present work to leaders, and build a portfolio with opportunities to connect with senior executives. Familiarity with Figma, usability testing, and visual design basics is helpful.

Qualifications

• Progress toward a Bachelor’s degree – 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.

Responsibilities

• Work with product development and business teams to define and implement an experience for digital and in-store customers.
• Collaborate with UX and engineering teams to create wireframes and prototypes.
• Support usability testing and user research activities to inform design decisions.
• Contribute to design thinking processes and documentation for projects.

Skills

Wireframing

Prototyping

Visual Design

Problem-Solving

Adaptability

User Research

Education

Bachelor’s degree progress (UX, Graphic Design, User Research)

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Job description

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 Rewards

• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

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

What you will be doing as an IT User Experience Intern:

Meijer is seeking candidates for an internship opportunity in our User Experience area. Join our program to get experience in your field while also learning more about the retail industry and the breadth of career opportunities that support the customer shopping experiences.

The User Experience team at Meijer leads the designing thinking and user research at Meijer. Our intern will have the opportunity to 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. Over the course of the summer the intern will have the opportunity to work with technology such as Figma, Recollective and Userzoom.

Qualifications:

• Progress toward a Bachelor’s degree – 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.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities (will vary depending on specific project requirements):

Wireframing: Proficiency in tools like Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD to create wireframes.

Prototyping: Ability to build interactive prototypes to test concepts.

Visual Design: Basic understanding of design principles, typography, and color theory
Problem-Solving: Ability to approach challenges creatively.

Adaptability: Willingness to learn and adjust to feedback.

User Research: Understanding how to conduct interviews, surveys, and usability testing.

Possible career path opportunities:

• User experience designer
• User experience researcher