Product Design Intern

Amplify; United States; Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Amplify, a K–12 education company, is seeking a paid, remote 10-week design internship for summer 2027. You will join Amplify's design team and work on real product challenges affecting educators, students, and families, with a 2-day in-person visit to Brooklyn, NY.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, and User Research, contribute to design systems, build HTML/CSS/JS prototypes, and participate in usability testing and stakeholder reviews.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program with a return to school planned for Fall 2027.
• Full-time availability for the entire program, June 7 through August 13, 2027.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of and genuine interest in the K–12 education technology field.
• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD (preferred).
• Exposure to user research methodologies including usability testing, user interviews, card sorting, or journey mapping (preferred).
• A background in UX/UI design, interaction design, or visual design through coursework, personal projects, freelance work, or prior internships; a portfolio demonstrating design thinking and process is strongly preferred.
• Interest in accessibility standards (WCAG), inclusive design, design systems, motion design, or educational product design (preferred).
• Comfort with front-end development concepts and code (HTML/CSS/JS) and design handoff tools (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end design process across Amplify's web and mobile products, from initial concept and wireframing through prototyping, user testing, and final design delivery.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in Product Management, Engineering, and User Research to translate user needs and business requirements into well-crafted design solutions.
• Help create and maintain design system components, UI patterns, style guides, and interaction specifications to keep products consistent.
• Build interactive, code-based prototypes (HTML/CSS/JS) to test design solutions and communicate interaction and motion patterns to engineering.
• Contribute to user research activities including usability testing, user interviews, competitive analysis, and synthesis of findings into actionable design insights.
• Track and organize design feedback, iteration cycles, and project assets to support efficient workflows and tidy design repositories.

Skills

Strong communication

UX/UI design

Portfolio and design thinking

Interest in EdTech

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

HTML/CSS/JS basics

Job description

Amplify is a K–12 education company that has served more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 US states and six continents since 2000. Its Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into a single instructional system covering literacy, biliteracy, math, and science. Amplify partners with educators and districts to drive implementation quality and improved learning outcomes.

The role

This is a paid, remote 10-week summer internship running from June 7 to August 13, 2027. The intern joins Amplify's design team and works on real product challenges affecting educators, students, and families. Although the role is remote, interns attend a 2-day in-person experience at Amplify HQ in Brooklyn, NY, and participate in a virtual speaker series, product demos, team-building activities, and dedicated mentorship from industry professionals.

What you would do

• Support the end-to-end design process across Amplify's web and mobile products, from initial concept and wireframing through prototyping, user testing, and final design delivery.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in Product Management, Engineering, and User Research to translate user needs and business requirements into well-crafted design solutions.
• Help create and maintain design system components, UI patterns, style guides, and interaction specifications to keep products consistent.
• Build interactive, code-based prototypes (HTML/CSS/JS) to test design solutions and communicate interaction and motion patterns to engineering.
• Contribute to user research activities including usability testing, user interviews, competitive analysis, and synthesis of findings into actionable design insights.
• Track and organize design feedback, iteration cycles, and project assets to support efficient workflows and tidy design repositories.

What they are looking for

• Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, with a return to school planned for Fall 2027.
• Full‑time availability for the entire program, June 7 through August 13, 2027.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize information and communicate insights clearly.
• Knowledge of and genuine interest in the K–12 education technology field.
• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD (preferred).
• Exposure to user research methodologies including usability testing, user interviews, card sorting, or journey mapping (preferred).
• A background in UX/UI design, interaction design, or visual design through coursework, personal projects, freelance work, or prior internships; a portfolio demonstrating design thinking and process is strongly preferred.
• Interest in accessibility standards (WCAG), inclusive design, design systems, motion design, or educational product design (preferred).
• Comfort with front-end development concepts and code (HTML/CSS/JS) and design handoff tools (preferred).

Working arrangements

The internship is fully remote, but candidates must be authorized to work in the US and reside in the US for the duration of the program. Interns must be available full‑time from June 7 to August 13, 2027. One 2‑day in‑person visit to Amplify HQ in Brooklyn, NY is included in the program.

Pay and benefits

$30 – $35 per hour (hourly rate; equivalent to approximately $62,400 – $72,800 annualized at 40 hours per week, though this is a 10‑week internship).