Product Design Intern (Summer 2027)

Who We Are

Notion is the collaborative AI workspace where teams and agents think together. We're building one place where your knowledge, projects, meetings, and AI tools live side by side, so work is faster, clearer, and less fragmented. Millions of individuals, small teams, and large companies run their work on Notion.

Notinos (our employees) are customer zero in bringing this future of work to life. We care about craft, building things that last, and the belief that great work is still fundamentally human. Our goal isn't to ship the next feature. Each and every team of Notinos is working to set the standard for how humans work together in the AI era. From building a business's system of record to making and managing AI agents to automating away the busy work, we care deeply about giving our customers more time for their life's work.

What You'll Achieve:

• Ship a feature to production and design product concepts that balance complexity with simplicity, flexibility, and practicality.
• Help craft details of new product features, from initial ideas to visual design.
• Shadow designers, product managers, and engineers to learn about the product development process.
• Participate in meetings with our Customer Experience, Sales, and Customer Success teams to understand user needs and preferences.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to brainstorm ideas for storytelling across various platforms.
• Learn about and contribute to our design system, focusing on creating intuitive and practical patterns.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or another related field. Must graduate before Summer 2028.
• This internship will take place from May 24 - August 13 or June 14 - September 3 (based on your summer schedule) and you will need to be able to work out of our NY office during this time.
• Previous internship experience.
• You are able to problem-solve and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fluent in Figma; comfortable working with coding agents (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code).

Skills You'll Need To Bring

• You're enthusiastic about product design and eager to learn. No specific years of experience required.
• You have a good eye for aesthetics and can create visually appealing interfaces.
• You can decompose and synthesize complex problems into intuitive ideas or concepts.
• You're interested in understanding how design decisions impact business needs and user satisfaction.
• You're open-minded and receptive to feedback. You work well in collaborative environments and are eager to learn from others.
• You enjoy communicating ideas through both visual and written means.

Nice to Haves:

• You're eager to learn about designing and building tools in a collaborative environment.
• You bring a fresh perspective and are excited to contribute your unique ideas to the team.
• You have a basic understanding of HTML and CSS, and are interested in learning more about how design and code intersect. (Knowledge of JavaScript or AI is a bonus, but not required!)
• You're curious about how different tools work together and are interested in exploring ways to improve user experiences.
• You're enthusiastic about technology and design, and are keen to learn about influential figures in computing history.
• You have a passion for the arts or a general interest in building and creating, which you're excited to apply to software toolmaking.

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in New York City, the estimated hourly range for this role is $57/hr for Bachelors and $61/hr for Master's.

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A Note on AI

You don't need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement - when that's the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don't treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

We hire talented people from a wide range of backgrounds. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every bullet, we still encourage you to apply. Notion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected characteristic. Consistent with applicable law, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Notion provides reasonable accommodations during the application process; if you need one, please let your recruiter know.

Notion is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Notion considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notion is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.