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IA Collaborative is seeking a Summer Experience Designer to join our team during Summer 2026 for a 10-week immersive experience in the world of innovation, where you’ll work on real client projects as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
Job Responsibility:
Collaborate with our researchers, data & technology strategists, product, and business strategists to translate research insights and business problems into tangible user experiences
This may include brainstorming concepts, sketching, wireframing and creating other systematic artifacts
Assist in the crafting of client presentations
Participate in both exploratory and evaluative research where you will live design problems and uncover insights to solve them
This may include assisting with research and stimuli design, going into the field, and synthesizing observations
Develop prototypes of varying levels of functionality and fidelity for projects or validation research
Support IA Collaborative’s overall business by exploring future possibilities for the organization, including new offerings and capabilities, thought leadership, and other business growth-oriented activities
Requirements:
Currently within the first or second year in a Master’s program with a concentration in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design, Design Engineering, or equivalent experience
Clear interest in design and user-centered design philosophy
Comfort working in cross-functional teams and working on ambiguous problems
Ability to work with teams to translate opportunities into defined user experiences and digital interfaces
adept at designing and prototyping digital interfaces and interactions
Possess the ability to think conceptually about products and services, constantly exploring new and differentiated ways to design for users
Experience using AI-powered tools to support the design process, in addition to a willingness to experiment with nascent tools
Possess strong presentation and storytelling abilities
Strong visual design skills: typography, layout, hierarchy, and pattern
Comfort working with and contributing to design systems
Understanding of core UX principles: heuristics, mental models, and choice architecture
Ability to work from our downtown headquarters in Chicago, 3 days per week for the duration of the internship
Nice to have:
Minimum one year of work experience where you’ve conducted user research, participated in stakeholder interviews, created journey maps, ideated concepts, and designed solutions through concept sketches, user flows, information architecture, and dev-ready design artifacts
Experience communicating design intentions and problem-solving with engineering teams