Join YouTube's dynamic User Experience (UX) team as a UX Design Intern for Summer 2027. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a global platform used by billions, shaping experiences across mobile, web, and emerging technologies. Our mission is to make video universally accessible, engaging, and valuable, fostering connections and amplifying diverse voices through thoughtful design.

This internship immerses you in real-world product challenges, offering hands-on design ownership and direct collaboration with product managers, engineers, and researchers. You will be an integral part of a core product domain, receiving dedicated mentorship from a senior designer to foster your professional development in designing for scale.

As a UX Designer Intern, you will create user flows, wireframes, visual specifications, and interactive prototypes that effectively address user pain points and align with strategic product goals. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including Product Managers, Engineers, and UX Researchers, to validate design concepts, incorporate feedback, and ensure technical feasibility. A key aspect of this role involves utilizing and contributing to YouTube’s comprehensive global design system, ensuring a consistent user experience across all touchpoints. You will also present design concepts and their underlying rationale clearly and persuasively during design reviews to team members, stakeholders, and leadership.

This internship is designed for individuals currently pursuing a full-time degree program in Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design/Interaction Design, or a related field, with an expected graduation in 2028. Applicants must be returning to their program post-internship. Essential qualifications include experience with user interviews or surveys, practical application of user-centered design principles in an academic or project setting, and proficiency with design tools such as Figma or Framer Studio. A strong design portfolio showcasing technical design principles is also required.