Designer Intern

Introduction

We are seeking a creative and collaborative Designer to join our product team. In this role, you will help shape intuitive, user-centered experiences for enterprise software solutions by combining user research, interaction design, visual design, and design thinking practices. You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Research, and Customer Success teams to create products that are both useful and delightful for users.

The ideal candidate is passionate about understanding user needs, solving complex problems, and translating insights into compelling experiences. This role requires strong communication skills, creativity, and the ability to balance user needs with business and technical requirements.

Your role and responsibilities

User-Centered Design

• Apply design thinking methodologies to identify and solve user problems.
• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Advocate for user needs throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Design intuitive experiences that improve usability, accessibility, and customer satisfaction.

User Research & Discovery

• Participate in user interviews, usability studies, and customer feedback sessions.
• Analyze user behavior, pain points, and workflows to inform design decisions.
• Translate research findings into actionable design recommendations.
• Collaborate with researchers to validate design concepts and solutions.

Product Design & Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Managers and Developers to define product requirements and user experiences.
• Contribute to product strategy by bringing a user-centered perspective to planning discussions.
• Facilitate design workshops, brainstorming sessions, and collaborative ideation activities.
• Ensure design solutions align with business goals and technical constraints.

Visual & Interaction Design

• Create engaging, accessible, and consistent visual experiences.
• Develop interaction patterns that support user productivity and efficiency.
• Contribute to and maintain design systems, style guides, and reusable components.
• Ensure designs meet accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Design Skills

• Strong understanding of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design principles.
• Experience creating wireframes, journey maps, prototypes, and design specifications.
• Ability to solve complex user problems through thoughtful design solutions.
• Strong visual design skills, including typography, layout, color, and hierarchy.

Design Tools

• Proficiency with modern design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, or equivalent.
• Experience with prototyping tools and design collaboration platforms.
• Familiarity with design systems and component-based design methodologies.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Designer Intern

Date posted

24-Aug-2026

Job ID

130084

City / Township / Village

Austin

State / Province

Texas

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Design & UX

Employment type

Co-Op (Fixed Term)

Contract type

Internship

Projected Minimum Salary per year

61,200.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

112,200.00

Position type

Internship

Travel required

No Travel

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No