Product Design Intern, Patreon
$47.00 per hour
In-office Monday and Wednesday
2 days a week in office
Funding platform for creatives
Open for applications
Funding platform for creatives
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$47.00 per hour
In-office Monday and Wednesday
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To put creators in control of their work and their futures by strengthening the bond between them and their communities.
Role
Who you are
- Currently studying Interaction Design, HCI, Product Design, UI/UX, or a related field (BA or Master’s)
- Foundation in visual design, interaction design, and prototyping
- Experience bridging thoughtful product strategy with design execution through user-centered design
- Strong communication skills, with curiosity and a problem-solving mindset
- You’re Motivated By:
- Learning the craft of product design through real-world product work
- Growing through feedback and mentorship
- Designing thoughtful experiences that make a difference for creators and their communities
What the job involves
- As a Product Design Intern, you’ll join one of our cross-functional product teams, collaborating with designers, engineers, product managers, and researchers
- You’ll work on real projects that improve the experience for creators and fans, while sharpening your design craft with mentorship and feedback along the way
- This is a hands-on role where you’ll gain exposure to the entire product development process — from early research and idea exploration through to design, testing, and launch
- You’ll contribute meaningful design work that reaches millions of people, while developing the skills and confidence to take your next step as a product designer
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and senior designers to design features that improve creator and fan experience aligned with business needs
- Create intuitive user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes that bring ideas to life
- Partner with researchers and data analysts to test and iterate on your designs
- Contribute to our design system to help ensure visual/interaction consistency across the product
- Present your work in design critiques and participate in team feedback sessions
- Experience the full product development lifecycle, from ideation to launch
Our take
Creatives face two major struggles in the online space: getting eyes (or ears) on their work, and getting paid for it. Patreon was founded to solve both problems with a platform that would provide a space for creators to host and promote their work, and offer supporters a way to show their support through a regular paid subscription.
Patreon has been a leader in the content subscription space since its founding, but recently has come under pressure from newer rivals such as Substack and Ko-fi. It has maintained its position by shifting its focus from being primarily a marketplace for supporters to find creatives that interest them to being a toolbox for content creators to promote their work. While the site's creatives value this approach it remains to be seen whether Patreon will be able to return to the growth it was enjoying in previous years.
Despite the inroads made by competitors and a troubling global economic outlook making finances tougher for content creators and their supporters, Patreon is still a leader in its space, with over 250,000 active creators having made $3.5B through the platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$155m
SERIES F
Sep 2020
$90m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.1m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans are available to our US employees and their dependents. Our plans have a nationwide network and we also cover a primary care concierge membership.
- Balance & Wellness: We offer a generous Flexible Time Off policy, in addition to days throughout the year where everyone takes the same day off to recharge our batteries. Employees and their dependents also have access to therapy, coaching, and Employee Assistance Programs services.
- Family Planning: We provide 20 weeks of paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits, as well as an annual stipend for new additions to your families (including pets!).
- Lifestyle & Learning: You’ll have stipends to fund your personal lifestyle and to support your favorite creators on Patreon, as well as an annual stipend for learning and development.
- Hybrid Work: Our offices are in San Francisco, New York, and Porto. Plus, we have more teammates working remotely around the world.
- Financial Support: We offer employer matching for our retirement plans and Health Savings Account (HSA), as well as access to 1:1 financial guidance with a Certified Financial Planner.
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jack Conte
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a degree in Music. Created musical content on Youtube as Pomplamoose before founding Patreon.
Sam Yam
(Co-Founder, CTO & President)Worked in Analytics and Engineering roles at Yahoo, Ning and Loopt. Previously founded mobile advertising company AdWhirl, which was acquired by Google.
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