Product Design Student Intern, Summer 2027 (Remote)

The Athletic; United States; Híbrido; USD 28.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Descripción de la vacante

The Athletic invites applications for its Leon H. Carter newsroom internship, a 12-week program available remote or in New York City, running from June 2027 to August 2027. The intern will be embedded on our Product Design team, gaining exposure to the full product development and design workflow.

The pay rate for this role is $25.00 USD per hour. The application deadline is 11/15/2026. Applicants should be undergraduates (ideally juniors/seniors) with a passion for sports and experience in

Formación

• Undergraduate students in junior or senior year preferred; all undergrads and grads encouraged to apply.
• Ability to commit to 30–40 hour work week.
• Previous design internship experience is a plus.
• Experience designing and working in Figma; Claude Code experience is a plus.
• Flexible: able to adapt to fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Strong passion for sports and knowledge of sports landscape.
• Remote internship with some travel to New York City; NYC-based candidates may work on-site.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with product managers to ideate design solutions for defined business problems and goals.
• Develop designs and prototypes at varying fidelity to communicate ideas and user experiences.
• Collaborate with research team as needed.
• Create high-quality, detailed deliverables for engineers to implement.
• Work with engineers to ensure designs are built to spec and address edge cases.
• Participate in product design team meetings and design critiques.

Conocimientos

Design internship experience

Sports enthusiasm

Adaptability

Educación

Undergraduate students (junior or senior)

Herramientas

Figma

Claude Code

Descripción del empleo

About Us

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic’s newsroom of 500+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

The mission of The Athletic’s internship program is meant to attract and develop the industry’s next stars. The intern will help shape our most informative coverage while helping to advance our goal to be the top destination for sports news around the world.

About The Role

The Athletic is accepting applications for its Leon H. Carter newsroom internship, a 12-week program either remote or based in New York City, which will run from June 2027 to August 2027. Dates of internship are subject to change.

The intern will be embedded on our Product Design team, which will expose the intern to every facet of the product development and design process. The mission of The Athletic’s internship program is to attract and develop the industry’s next stars. The intern will help shape our most informative coverage while helping to advance our goal to be the top destination for sports news around the world.

The rate of pay for this role is $25.00 USD per hour.

The application deadline is 11/15/2026.

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers to ideate on design solutions for our defined business problems and goals
• Develop designs and prototypes at various levels of fidelity to communicate your ideas and desired user experiences
  • Work alongside our research team as needed
• Create high-quality, detailed deliverables to hand off to engineers
  • Work alongside the engineering team to make sure your designs are built to spec and identify any edge cases that need to be addressed
• Participate in product design team meetings and design critiques

Requirements

• Undergraduate students who are ideally in their junior or senior year. All undergraduates and post graduates are encouraged to apply however
• Ability to work a 30 to 40 hour work week
• Previous design internship experience is a plus
• Experience designing and working in Figma
  • Experience working with Claude Code is a plus
• Flexibility: ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments where needs and priorities can change quickly
• Deep knowledge of and a passion for sports
• This is a remote internship that will require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

We are excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you are a candidate for a technical role, we will let you know what specific tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.