UX Product Design Intern

About the Role

WebstaurantStore is looking for a UX Product Design Intern for the Summer of 2027. This internship offers exposure to user experience design within a large e-commerce organization, with rotations through teams responsible for the WebstaurantStore app and website and TheRestaurantStore.com. Interns will engage in real project work, design critiques, and collaboration with product managers and engineers. Mentors will provide guidance throughout the internship.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to real design work, including wireframes, prototypes, and UI.
• Participate in design critiques and incorporate feedback.
• Partner with product owners and engineers to understand requirements and design solutions within technical constraints.
• Support user research and usability efforts, translating insights into design decisions.
• Learn and apply the team's design system, patterns, and tools.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or related program.
• Examples of your design work are required (link or PDF).
• Familiarity with Figma or a comparable design tool.
• Access to a reliable and secure high-speed internet connection (75mbps download/10mbps upload preferred).
• Access to a home router and modem.
• A dedicated, noise- and distraction-free home office space with strong wireless or wired Ethernet connection (wired preferred).
• A valid, physical address (PO Boxes not supported).
• Ability to work and communicate with team members via chat, webcam, etc.
• Legal resident of one of the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY.

Physical Requirements

• Work performed while sitting/standing and interfacing with a personal computer.
• Ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
• Regular use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights (up to 50lbs).

Education

• This role does not require a degree.

Desired Traits & Skills

• Curious and eager to learn how design decisions connect to business and customer outcomes.
• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
• Adaptable, willing to learn multiple teams' tools and patterns.
• Collaborative communicator.
• Detail-oriented with a genuine interest in design.