2027 Summer Internship - User Experience

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Internship Overview The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 17 - July 30, 2027, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers. What makes a Great Intern: Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks. Description of the Major/Subject Area: As a UX Design Intern, you will collaborate with a team that defines and designs user interfaces, systems, interaction, visual, motion, and voice design patterns. With passion for interaction and visual design, you can help craft end-to-end experiences to enact cutting-edge retail strategies. Design teams include every flavor of UI, UX, visual, motion, illustration, brand, and marketing design roles—as well as design technologists, researchers, writers, and more. Tasks, responsibilities, and key accountabilities include: Design thoughtful, beautiful, and useful software user interfaces and experiences in a team environment. Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, customer feedback, site metrics, and usability findings. Use business requirements, user and market research to assist in developing scenarios, use cases, and high-level requirements. Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, click-throughs, and prototypes. Work with stakeholders to plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design. Be a passionate and effe