Title: Intern UX Design - Think Tank Team
Company: Samsung Research America (SRA)
Design Lab: Think Tank Team (TTT)
Location: Mountain View, CA
Lab Summary
The Think Tank Team is an interdisciplinary collective of researchers, designers, scientists and engineers located in Mountain View, CA. Our mandate is to explore what’s next for Samsung through a unique mix of creativity, research, and early product development. We have a strong track record of driving concepts to production. Our team members represent a diverse skillset, including electrical engineering, computer engineering, signal processing, machine learning, computer vision, visual design, interaction design, industrial design, optics, physics and more from top-notch institutions such as MIT, Stanford, Cambridge University, Berkeley, CMU and others. You can learn about some of our work at http://thinktankteam.info/
We strive to create products that will impact the lives of millions, and we believe that the first step on the path is to show real prototypes. We work on a wide variety of time scales, advancing science to working technology, developing new products, and creating new experiences. We believe that design and creativity are core duties of every member of our team. We work on problems that are as diverse as they are challenging: e.g. robotics, development of novel sensors and appliances, virtual reality environments, and the development of techniques to allow us all to better interact with the world around us.
Position Overview
The UX Design Intern will be responsible for creating convincible UX storytelling and making visual, video and graphics, for the story and scenarios across a wide array of devices and technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s Degree preferred in related field
- Document, visualize results of story, scenarios and new ideas with high fidelity
- Ability to present and defend ideas to the internal team, and help critique and push the rest of the team to achieve better work
- Clear, concise and transparent communication style
- Action-oriented, diligent and flexible
- A clear understanding of design-centered processes and proven methodologies for identifying and solving problems
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize, document, visualize and develop ideas for experiences and products to take them from germinal to shippable
- Work on storytelling, experience, products and features in close collaboration with other stakeholders
- Crafting stories, scenarios and visuals that optimally accomplish appropriately set goals
- Crafting ideas that turn the complex and confusing into the simple and understandable
Additional Information
Work Hours
Incumbent must make themselves available during core business hours.
Physical Requirements
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, and reach with hands and arms.
EEO Statement
Samsung is committed to encouraging a diverse workplace and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
