Product Design Student Intern, Summer 2027 (Remote)

Responsibilities

• Work with product managers to ideate on design solutions for our defined business problems and goals.
• Develop designs and prototypes at various levels of fidelity to communicate your ideas and desired user experiences.
• Work alongside our research team as needed.
• Create high-quality, detailed deliverables to hand off to engineers.
• Work alongside the engineering team to make sure your designs are built to spec and identify any edge cases that need to be addressed.
• Participate in product design team meetings and design critiques.

Requirements

• Undergraduate students who are ideally in their junior or senior year. All undergraduates and post graduates are encouraged to apply however.
• Ability to work a 30 to 40 hour work week.
• Previous design internship experience is a plus.
• Experience designing and working in Figma.
• Experience working with Claude Code is a plus.
• Flexibility: ability to adapt to fast-paced work environments where needs and priorities can change quickly.
• Deep knowledge of and a passion for sports.
• This is a remote internship that will require some travel to New York City. Candidates based in New York City have the option of working on-site in the New York office.

Application Directions

• Submit a resume.
• Submit an essay between 500 to 700 words explaining why you should be considered for this internship, including but not limited to your main area of interest - Product Design.
• Submit 2 letters of recommendation. Letters can be added directly to the application or emailed to careers@theathletic.com.
• Submit a portfolio of at least 5 relevant samples showcasing strong Web and App Product Design skills.