Summer Internship @ Spotify

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Internship

Summer Internship

Posted on 3/20/2023

Spotify

10,001+ employees

Global audio streaming service with 70M tracks

London, UK

Required Skills

Communications

Graphic Design

Product Design

Requirements

You are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree or a bootcamp certification in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study
You have a graduation date of 2023 or 2024
You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2023
A great communicator. You have the communication skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts
You are constantly looking to hone your design instinct through user feedback, whether through hands-on user research or by designing options for an A/B test
You have an online portfolio or PDF that you can share with us and have some projects that you can tell us about

Responsibilities

Work on design projects across the entire product lifecycle. Let users lead the way. Our users inform where we are going. Our teams focus on listening to users and letting their needs guide us to the best solutions. It's important for us to know we are solving for real people and not just the loudest voice in the room
Work with small multi-disciplinary teams. You'll partner closely with engineering, product, and business folks to find elegant but practical solutions to craft challenges. You'll supply ideas to develop the right product strategy. Together, you'll tackle problems and come up with solutions that delight our users
Produce concepts and prototypes; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes

The Freemium R&D team oversees the entire user journey on Spotify and ensures we engage with people in innovative ways, every step of the way. Our team grows Spotify’s audience by finding future listeners around the world and delivering the right value to them, at the right time. With research, product development, product design, engineering, and marketing all collaborating in one organization, we’re able to quickly create meaningful features and services for millions of people around the world, resulting in joyful, long-lasting relationships with Spotify.

Freemium design is here to take Spotify to the people, by making it better and more relevant, around the globe. We do this by making the customer journeys magnificent, or coming up with new value that fits into people’s lives.

We are looking for a Product Design Intern to Join the Band this Summer. You are someone who is passionate about developing strategies based on insights of real people, is interested in mastering your craft to turn insights into incredible experiences, and encourage others by showing/prototyping what is possible. In this key role, you might work on unlocking commerce at Spotify, enabling our listeners and creators to buy or earn new, exciting products and services through Spotify; or crafting a visionary, world-class customer service experience.

What you’ll do

Work on design projects across the entire product lifecycle. Let users lead the way. Our users inform where we are going. Our teams focus on listening to users and letting their needs guide us to the best solutions. It’s important for us to know we are solving for real people and not just the loudest voice in the room.
Work with small multi-disciplinary teams. You’ll partner closely with engineering, product, and business folks to find elegant but practical solutions to craft challenges. You’ll supply ideas to develop the right product strategy. Together, you’ll tackle problems and come up with solutions that delight our users.
Produce concepts and prototypes; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and prototypes.

Who you are

You are pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or a bootcamp certification in Graphic Design, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.
You have a graduation date of 2023 or 2024.
You currently have valid work authorization to work in the country in which this role is based that will extend from June to August 2023.
A great communicator. You have the communication skills to help set up frameworks and brainstorm initial design concepts.
You are constantly looking to hone your design instinct through user feedback, whether through hands-on user research or by designing options for an A/B test.
You have an online portfolio or PDF that you can share with us and have some projects that you can tell us about.

Where you’ll be

We are a distributed workforce enabling our band members to find a work mode that is best for them!
Where in the world? For this role, it can be within the EMEA region in which we have a work location and is within working hours.
Working hours? We operate within the Central European and GMT time zones for collaboration and ask that all be located that time zone.
Prefer an office to work from home instead? Not a problem! We have plenty of options for your working preferences. Find more information about our Work From Anywhere options here.

Our paid summer internships last for 10-13 weeks and start at the beginning of June. The last day to apply is April 11th, 2023 at 12 PM GMT.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.

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Spotify, a premier global audio streaming service, offers an enriching work environment that promotes both personal and professional growth. With a vast user base of 365 million across 178 markets, the company excels in providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Employees benefit from working with high-profile projects and cutting-edge technology, improving their skills and advancing their careers in the booming digital media industry.

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$3.1B

Headquarters

Norrmalm, Sweden

Founded

2006

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -2%

1 year growth

↑ 8%

2 year growth

↑ 26%

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse

Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub

Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events

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