UI/UX Design Intern

About Autumn
Autumn is a Shopify-focused commerce and technology company helping leading brands build, scale, and optimize their digital experiences. We work at the intersection of engineering, commerce, and innovation, delivering high-quality solutions for global and enterprise brands.

About the Role
We're looking for creative and visually driven Design Interns with a strong interest in UI, visual design, and graphics. You'll work with our design and project teams to create engaging, user-friendly, and visually polished digital experiences for e-commerce projects.

If you enjoy experimenting with layouts, creating graphics, and turning ideas into beautiful interfaces, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Design user interfaces for web and mobile experiences, with a strong focus on visual quality and usability.
• Create wireframes, user flows, mockups, and high-fidelity UI designs.
• Create graphics, banners, visual assets, and other digital creatives for e-commerce brands.
• Work on layouts, typography, colour, spacing, imagery, and visual hierarchy to create polished designs.
• Create designs that are both visually appealing and easy to use.
• Explore different design directions and concepts based on project requirements.
• Conduct design research and gather inspiration from current UI, graphic design, and e-commerce trends.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and project teams to bring designs to life.
• Improve existing interfaces and experiences based on feedback and usability principles.
• Maintain visual consistency across projects and design systems.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh creative ideas.

Requirements

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Design (B.Des or equivalent).
• Strong interest in UI design, visual design, and graphic design.
• Good understanding of UI/UX principles and design thinking.
• Strong visual sense with an eye for typography, colour, composition, spacing, layouts, and aesthetics.
• Ability to create engaging and visually appealing interfaces and graphics.
• Experience with Figma and familiarity with tools such as Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar design tools.
• Understanding of responsive web design and basic design principles for different screen sizes.
• A portfolio or design projects demonstrating your UI, visual, or graphic design skills is highly preferred.
• Good communication skills and willingness to learn and experiment.
• Ability to work across UI/UX and graphic design requirements and adapt designs based on project needs.

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience working on real-world digital products and e-commerce projects.
• Exposure to Shopify, D2C brands, and digital commerce.
• Experience working across UI/UX, visual design, and graphic design.
• Mentorship from experienced designers and cross-functional teams.
• Opportunity to build a strong portfolio with real-world and live projects.
• A collaborative environment where you can experiment, learn, and grow as a designer.

If you’re someone who notices when a button is 2 pixels out of place, gets excited about a good layout, and loves turning ideas into designs that look and feel great, we’d love to meet you!