Product Design Intern

at Udemy

Istanbul, Turkey

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Our mission is simple: to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they’re picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.

Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home.

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About you

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates with a design background focusing on UX, design thinking and visual design. 3rd/4th year students or Bachelor’s Degree in Human and Computer Interaction, Web Design, Interactive Design, Graphic Design, or equivalent practical work experience.

About this role

The Product Design and Research team at Udemy creates exceptional learning experiences for over 70 million learners and 16,000 organizations worldwide. As a Product Design Intern, you'll report directly to our Senior Manager of Product Design in Dublin and work closely with our Senior Product Designer in Istanbul.

The Udemy internship will be a 10-week paid program for undergraduate or post-graduate students from 8th June until 10th August.
As a Product Design intern, you will design high quality products as part of the product life cycle, covering discovery, exploration, iteration, and sharing design specifications with the team.
You will work alongside a cross-functional team of seasoned industry professionals every day.

What you'll be doing:

Collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Drive the design process, taking solutions through multiple iterations and rounds of feedback with your team, stakeholders, the design group and the potential users.
Participate in design reviews making sure that the user experience is well designed, exploring various options & planning validation.
Facilitate your team's effort to solve priority problems and opportunities through workshops and other ideation methods.
Validate solutions through research and customer feedback, evaluate and understand the impact, gaps and opportunities to improve.

Ideal candidate will have:

Background or experience in product design, operations, business, communications,
or related fields.
Interest in product design, user experience, software development.
Familiarity with collaborative tools like Figma, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Google Suite,
or similar platforms.
Strong organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.

About your Skills

Problem Solving: Both creative and analytical problem-solving.
Design skills: Design functionality that directly solves customer problems and visual design skills with ability to use Figma (or similar).
Communication skills: Ability to discuss approach and decision making with engineers, product managers etc and presentation skills.

Additional competencies that will help you succeed in this role

Resume and portfolio demonstrating your skills.

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!

Why work here?

You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.

You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?

Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.

Our Benefits Start with U

Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US Benefits, pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.

Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

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