Product Design Intern (Summer 2021)

Product Design Intern (Summer 2021)

About Brave

Brave is on a mission to save privacy on the web. We’ve built a free web browser that blocks creepy ads and trackers right out of the box. As an alternative to invasive digital ad-tech surveillance, we’ve pioneered completely private ads (opt-in!) that directly reward you for your attention. Brave has over 30 million monthly active users.

In more normal times, our roughly 100-person team orbits a “main” office of about 30 in San Francisco, with smaller clusters spread around the world. Our work style combines an in-person culture in the S.F. office with remote-inclusive practices emphasizing live conversations by video call and fast and slow chat on Slack. This has made for a painless transition to fully remote work.

About the Role

Brave is looking for a Product Design Intern, preferably located within 3 or less time zones from San Francisco, to be part of our design team this summer 2021. Over the course of this 8-week paid internship, you’ll be exposed to the full product design and development process at a fast-paced startup. You’ll conduct user research, ideate, prototype, and refine your designs. Mentorship and guidance is embedded into the internship, but you will also be expected to operate independently as a self-motivated and passionate designer. The ideal candidate already possesses a good balance of visual and interaction design skills, with a deep-seated curiosity for understanding users.

Pay: This is a paid internship. You will be paid an hourly rate of $18/hour.

Program length: June 15, 2021 – August 15, 2021 (8 weeks)

Location: Fully remote

Responsibilities

• Design user experiences across various platforms including web, desktop, and mobile, using iterative design methods
• Communicate your ideas and rationale with user flows, static mock-ups, and prototypes
• Translate complex ideas into easily understandable and easy to use experiences ● Conduct and support user research efforts and metrics analysis to inform your designs
• Produce specifications for your own designs
• Participate in and contribute to design critiques
• Adhere to and help evolve Brave’s design system

Required Skills and Experience

• Pursuing a degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Communication Design, Interaction Design, or related program
• A portfolio of product design work that includes process, any completed user research, rationale, prototyped design explorations, and lessons learned
• Knowledge of design fundamentals including layout, color, typography, and tone ● Understanding of the latest design trends and UX best practices
• A user-centric and empathic approach to interaction design and information architecture
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills
• Able to give and receive structured feedback

Nice-to-Have

• Background knowledge or interest in user research methodologies
• Experience with user testing and feedback collection
• Familiarity with current web technologies (HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript) ● Experience using Figma (our primary tool)
• Basic prototyping skills using Figma, Keynote or other tools
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Enthusiasm for Brave’s mission