User Interface Design Internship, Skilllab
1000 EUR per month to candidates living in/relocating to Amsterdam. 700 EUR per month to candidates based remotely
Career exploration platform
Job no longer available
Career exploration platform
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
1000 EUR per month to candidates living in/relocating to Amsterdam. 700 EUR per month to candidates based remotely
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower people to turn their skills into careers.
Role
Who you are
- You have a background in Graphic design, UI design and/ or UX design
- You are familiar with Figma, User flows and Wireframing
- You have a demonstrated interest in User Interface design, Visual design, Prototyping, Usability testing, User experience and/ or User-centered design
- You would like to focus mostly on UI and get some exposure to UX and research by following a user-centric approach
- You are eligible to work in the Netherlands. We don’t support visa applications for applicants outside the EU
- You are currently enrolled as a student or graduated within the last 12 months
- You are able to commit to a six-month full-time (40 hour/week) internship
Desirable
- You have experience working in a product development environment
- You have experience with a user-centered approach and techniques
- You have worked with advanced Figma functionality (prototyping, buliding component libraries, maintaining design systems)
What the job involves
- You will experience the culture of a technology start-up with a social mission and collaborate with team members from +28 countries
- You will gain hands-on experience in User Interface (UI) work in a product development environment
- You will collaborate closely with our Senior Designers in order to improve your UI design skills and understand UX techniques and the Design Thinking mindset
- You will interact with the whole product team, like UXR, development and product management and you will understand how we evaluate designs and implement our design work based on the product roadmap prioritisation
- You will work closely with and report to Giulia who is one of our Senior Product designers, bringing with her extensive UI experience and knowledge in both Amsterdam and Italy.
- You will join the User Experience (UX) team
- You will gain real-world understanding of how UI can support product work from a multidisciplinary design team to the larger product development lifecycle
- You will be the UI owner of a key piece of our product offering and improve its design
- Your will be involved in user testing and iterate your design work based on the feedback gathered
- You will help us structure a design system and identify the basic system components
Application process
- We accept applications on rolling basis and we envision a start date in July
- You apply for the role and we review your profile
- We will invite you for a short screening call
- We will invite you for a 60min interview if we find that you are a good fit. The interview will involve you preparing a short assignment
- We will offer you the internship and discuss logistics, if we think that you are the ideal candidate for the role
Our take
Founded with a focus on the integration of refugees into European labour markets, SkillLab is now a technology company assisting all job seekers that are in need of career support.
Using artificial intelligence, SkillLab helps people discover their skills and connects them to relevant careers and education. Founded in Amsterdam, the company operates in over fifteen countries and has grown its market position after its innovative use of AI was recognised with the Google AI Impact Award.
Despite expanding its services to cater to all job seekers, it hasn’t forgotten its original focus on work with social impact, recently partnering with Humans in the Loop to improve the employment and education prospects of forcibly displaced people in seven different countries.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2021
$1.8m
SEED
Total funding: $1.8m
Company benefits
- Join our bi-annual offsite events for the whole company
- Easily access your learning budget to invest in your personal development
- Access to mentors & coaches (SkillLab is part of the Google for Startups SDG accelerator)
- Learn from your colleagues during company-wide lunch learning exchanges
- Receive feedback from your peers and team lead at least twice per year
- Contribute to various digital or physical company-wide events through the year
- Work flexibly from our office in Amsterdam, or remotely with intermittent trips to Amsterdam
- Get relocation support, incl. visa, 30% ruling application, to move to Amsterdam
- Get work equipment and commuting support if you don’t live in Amsterdam
- Work in a team with people from 12 countries, using English as their shared language
- Enjoy 25 paid vacation days per year, and additional leave (e.g. parental leave)
- Regularly interact with our users and see our impact on their lives
Company HQ
Oude Pijp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Ulrich Scharf
(Managing Director)Previously co-founded rootAbility and Maastricht University Green Office, serving there as Sustainability Project Coordinator. Experience as Director of IT and Analytics for GRESB and as a Bank Clerk for Commerzbank AG.
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