Job Description

This is a 12-week full-time summer internship based in Sunnyvale, Mountain View, San Francisco, or New York.  

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to the office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.  

Are you looking to have fun, make meaningful relationships, and have an impact on our products? LinkedIn was built to help our members achieve more in their careers, and everyday millions of people use our products to make connections, discover opportunities and gain insights. Being embedded directly with our Design team means you might have the next great idea that changes the way our members use our platform!   

LinkedIn’s Design organization is made up of talented and supportive teammates. We’re passionate about designing an equal, fair, and accessible platform that’s modern, engaging, and responsible. A trusting, open environment helps us do our best work and we have fun together!   

We are looking for enthusiastic Product Design Interns who want to work on real products while continuing to grow and learn.    

Responsibilities:  

• Effectively communicate conceptual ideas, design rationale and the specifics of user-centered design process   

• Create holistic design solutions that address business, brand and user requirements   

• Work with web developers, engineers, and user experience researchers to deliver final products  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:  

• To be considered for this position, you must include your portfolio, website or other samples of work.  

• Currently pursuing BA/BS degree or higher in design, design communication, human-computer interaction or related field 

• Currently enrolled in a college or university program and returning to school the term following your summer internship 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience working with cross-functional teams (including user research, product management and engineering)   

• Experience participating in the complete product development lifecycle of web and/or software applications   

• Demonstrate a clear visual balance and hierarchy and showcase attention to detail 

• Ability to present cohesive design approaches to a non-design audience (including business, product and technology teams)   

• Ability to create information architecture diagrams, wireframes, prototypes and screen flows   

• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision   

• Ability to grasp multiple product requirements with careful attention to detail  

Suggested Skills:  

• Visual Design

• Product thinking 

• Cross-functional collaboration 

• Problem solving

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.   

The pay range for this role is $55 to $65 USD per hour. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.