About the role#
This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027. You will work with the Product Design team at Tinder to help shape the user experience for a global audience. This role is hybrid, requiring in-office collaboration at our West Hollywood office three times per week.
What you'll do#
- Collaborate with product designers on new product development.
- Create UX designs, prototypes, and UI mockups, including wireframes, flowcharts, and components.
- Participate in product design sprints and co-create solutions with partners from Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Data Science.
- Contribute to user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and product strategy.
- Help design components for Tinder’s design system and experiment with new design patterns.
- Brainstorm and ideate product experiences.
- Present your design work for feedback in design critiques and cross-functional reviews.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a university or college program studying Design, Product Design, UX, or HCI.
- Experience in product design, UI design, or UX design.
- Strong product instincts and UX skills.
- Visual design, layout, and typography skills with an eye for simplicity and visual harmony.
- Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools such as Protopie, Adobe XD, Invision, or Principle.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Curiosity about how design decisions impact user behavior and business outcomes.
- Comfort working in ambiguity and iterating quickly.
- Eagerness to learn from feedback and collaborate in a diverse, global team.
Location & details#
- Locations: Los Angeles and West Hollywood, California.
- Term: Summer 2027 (June 1 through August 31).
- Work Modality: Hybrid (three days per week in the West Hollywood office).
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Sponsorship: Not available.
About Match Group
Match Group develops software for online dating and social discovery. Its portfolio includes brands like Tinder, Hinge, Match, and OKCupid. The company operates globally in over 40 languages. It is based in Los Angeles and maintains a workforce between 1,001 and 5,000 employees.
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