Product Design Intern

About the Role:

We are seeking a talented and motivated Product Design Intern who is best in class with a high IQ plus a high EQ and. This role presents an exciting opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment within a rapidly growing team, with abundant prospects for career advancement. Also someone who’s excited to learn, experiment, and help shape the future of Sezzle’s web and mobile experiences. If you love crafting intuitive interfaces, have an eye for motion and micro-interactions, and are curious about where AI meets design, you’ll fit right in. You’ll work closely with product managers, engineers, and designers to ship thoughtful, user-centric work that makes people’s lives easier.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with product managers and engineers to design user-friendly features across Sezzle’s platforms
• Create wireframes, visual designs, prototypes, and interaction flows that balance clarity, aesthetics, and usability
• Contribute to our design system by building and documenting reusable components in Figma
• Ensure consistency of design & UI patterns, language, and branding elements across all product components
• Participate in user research and testing to inform and refine your work
• Present design work and rationale to design team and stakeholders while gathering feedback to iterate and polish your solutions
• Explore illustration, motion design, and micro-interactions to elevate the experience

What We Look For:

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or a related field
• Some hands-on experience in UI/UX or product design for digital products (through internships, coursework, freelance, or personal projects)
• Strong communication skills in English
• Proficiency in Figma for interface design and prototyping
• Demonstrated experience working with Claude or equivalent large language model tools is required; candidates must be comfortable leveraging AI to enhance productivity, research, and communication.
• Familiarity with modern product design trends and basic design principles
  • Experience: Some prior exposure to designing for web or mobile (internships, freelance, coursework, or personal projects count)
  • Craft & Tools: Strong Figma skills for interface design and prototyping; curiosity about testing and validating with users
  • User Focus: Passion for building accessible, inclusive experiences
  • Design Systems: Understanding of scalable UI systems, from color and typography tokens to components
  • Component Management: Experience creating and updating UI components in Figma
  • Adaptability: Comfortable juggling multiple projects and deadline while maintaining quality
  • Collaboration: Clear communicator and team player who’s open to feedback
  • Technical Bonus: Familiarity with HTML/CSS/React is a plus, not a requirement
• Portfolio Requirements:
  • Please include a link to an online portfolio or PDF that showcases:
    • 3-4 of your best digital design projects
    • Clear explanation of problem and project requirements
    • Your design process

    Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with animation or motion tools (After Effects, Lottie, Rive)
• Interest in designing interactive components and motion-enhanced micro-interactions
• Curiosity about how AI can support and accelerate the design process