About the role#
As a Product Design Intern at Zillow, you will contribute to a scoped design project while working alongside experienced designers. This program runs for nine weeks during the summer of 2027. You will gain hands-on experience by defining customer problems, exploring potential solutions, and refining designs. Interns participate in learning and community experiences with their intern cohort while contributing to real projects.
What you'll do#
- Define a customer problem and develop user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and refined interface designs.
- Partner with designers, product managers, engineers, and research or content partners to balance customer needs and technical constraints.
- Improve navigation, interactions, and information clarity using established design system components and patterns.
- Review existing research and customer feedback to support usability testing.
- Share work in design critiques and refine solutions based on feedback.
- Document design intent and support implementation review.
- Learn how to incorporate AI tools into your design work.
- Present your recommendations, process, and learnings at the end of the internship.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field.
- A design portfolio demonstrating foundational UX/UI skills, user-centered problem solving, and your design process.
- Foundational understanding of interaction design, user flows, wireframes, and prototyping.
- Experience using Figma or a comparable design tool.
- Interest in understanding customer needs and inclusive design.
- Ability to communicate clearly and manage scoped tasks with guidance.
- Ability to collaborate respectfully with cross-functional teams.
Location & details#
- This internship is based in Seattle, Washington.
- The role follows a hybrid schedule, with interns generally working in person Tuesday through Thursday.
- This is a full-time, paid position.
- We do not offer visa sponsorship for this role.
About Zillow
Zillow operates in the real estate sector. It provides services related to home values, mortgages, and listings for sale or rent. The company began in 2006 and maintains its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. It employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people. Employees work under a distributed model called Cloud HQ.
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