Intern, UX/UI Design - Summer 2025

At Hootsuite, our Product Design team is focused on creating intuitive and effective experiences for our users in the B2B SaaS space. As a UX/UI Intern, you’ll work closely with designers, developers, and product managers to support design projects and gain hands-on experience in a professional setting.

You’ll be paired with a mentor and contribute to real projects, helping to improve the usability and design of our platform while learning about the UX/UI design process in a collaborative environment.

• Design Support: Assist in creating wireframes, mockups, and UI components using tools like Figma.
• Research Participation: Help plan user research sessions, observe research activities, and assist in compiling findings into reports.
• Design Documentation: Help maintain and organize design files, guidelines, and feedback for future reference.
• Collaboration: Work with UX designers, product managers, and developers to support ongoing projects.
• Iterate & Improve: Make small design refinements and contribute to discussions about usability and accessibility.
• Design System Support: Assist in updating and maintaining Hootsuite's Design System to ensure consistency across products.
• Agile Workflow: Participate in team meetings, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and design critiques.

• Currently pursuing a degree/diploma in a related field (UX/UI Design, Human-Computer Interaction, etc.) or some proven relatable work experience.
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma (or similar).
• Interest in UX/UI principles, including usability, accessibility, and interaction design.
• Good attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
• Strong communication skills for working with a cross-functional team.
• No portfolio required, but it's great to have if you want to showcase your work.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: works with others to deliver results, meaningfully contributing to the team and prioritizing group needs over individual needs
• Creativity and Innovation: seeks new and better ways of doing things, generates original and imaginative ideas, products, or solutions
• Courage: steps up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding

At Hootsuite, we design our compensation packages based on internal equity and external competitiveness. Every role at Hootsuite is analyzed, evaluated and mapped to a salary range. As a general guideline, the salary for new hires and promoted employees is determined based on an individual's skills & capabilities required for the role and their ability to contribute as per the expectations outlined in the job description.

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Today, Hootsuite is the social media performance engine that helps organizations unlock the value of their social media relationships, by turning social insights into clear action and measurable business impact.