Product Design Intern

About the Role

Product Design Intern at To & Fro. This is a dynamic role instrumental for team growth and scaling.

Key Responsibilities

• Translating brand values, creative concepts, UX/UI documentation, and user stories into functional design solutions.
• Going above and beyond the original brief to push creative and technical possibilities.
• Shaping the platform by bringing fresh ideas, and putting a spin on content and interaction to elevate the experience.
• Independently taking charge of small tasks and taking on bigger jobs with little supervision.
• Presenting work to founders, pitching new projects, and proposals for production.
• Improving work on both an aesthetic and functional level with an articulate understanding of design fundamentals such as typography, interaction design, and usability.
• Understanding how designers work and think, with a feel for advertising politics and production pitfalls.
• Contributing to a fun, inspirational, and collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• English business-level proficiency.
• Figma skills up-to-date with a high sense of organization for efficient collaboration across files, layers, and folders.
• Experience with interactive prototyping tools: Marvel, InVision, Framer, or Figma.
• Articulate understanding of grid systems, white space, aspect ratios, typography, and color theory, with obsessive attention to detail.
• Ability to judge the quality of the user experience and explain improvements.
• Ability to sell designs to colleagues, with experience running workshops and presentations or the desire to learn.
• Mindful of time and schedule, flexible, and willing to put in the time and dedication needed for project success.
• Strong collaborator, able to work closely with cross-disciplinary, international teams.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and self-discipline.
• Eager to learn, unlearn, inspire, and get inspired.
• Natural desire to create a better world, future-oriented, unafraid to speak their mind, and actively listens to the community.

Qualifications

• Completed studies in the field of design, UX, or comparable studies or training.
• Resume AND portfolio and/or website link in application with strong examples of work. Preference for projects showing goal, approach, impact, and opportunities to improve.
• Strong social and professional skills.
• Confident in tackling high-end projects in line with client needs.
• Portfolio demonstrates presentation, research, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.