UX Research Intern – Summer 2025

As a UX Research Intern at Blink, you will play a crucial role in our user-centered design process. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with designers and stakeholders, conducting user interviews, creating study plans, and analyzing qualitative data. You’ll also be involved in building client presentations to showcase your work, ensuring that you contribute meaningfully to various projects. Throughout this summer internship, you will gain hands-on experience in different aspects of UX research, empowering you to make impactful design recommendations.

To qualify for the UX Research Intern position at Blink, applicants should showcase a digital portfolio that reflects experience with core UX research methodologies. A fundamental understanding of UX research and the design process is preferred, ideally obtained through college-level coursework or relevant experience. Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills are essential for effective collaboration with team members and project stakeholders. If you have a passion for learning and a proactive attitude, you might be the perfect fit!

The pay rate for the UX Research Intern role at Blink is $25 per hour. This competitive rate is designed to reflect the value you will bring to our team while also providing you with a rewarding summer internship experience. Additionally, our internship program emphasizes career development and growth opportunities, allowing you to make the most of your time with us.

The application deadline for the UX Research Internship at Blink is Friday, March 7th, 2025, at 5 pm PST. We encourage aspiring interns to submit their applications before this date to ensure consideration for this exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic design environment during the summer!

The project duration for the UX Research Intern position at Blink spans 12 weeks, starting on June 2nd and concluding on August 22nd, 2025. During this time, you will fully immerse yourself in various user-centered design projects, allowing you to gain invaluable experience and insights that will propel your career in the field of UX research.

When discussing your experience with user interviews, share specific examples where you conducted interviews, the methods you used, and what insights you gathered. Highlight your ability to prepare interview questions that elicit valuable feedback and showcase how you analyzed the data to inform design decisions.

To effectively prioritize tasks across multiple projects, emphasize your organizational skills and ability to assess project deadlines. Describe how you use tools like to-do lists or project management software to keep track of tasks and how you communicate with team members to align project goals and expectations.

Effective UX research is a combination of thorough planning, user empathy, and continuous iteration. Discuss the importance of understanding user needs through methods like surveys and interviews, and how applying insights leads to better design solutions. Illustrate your answer with examples of how you've applied this understanding in past projects.

When sharing about a project, highlight your specific role and contributions. Explain how your research findings shaped the design decisions made and supported the project's goals. This could include any recommendations you made based on user feedback and how those changes improved the final product.

Express your openness to constructive criticism and detail how you view feedback as an opportunity for professional growth. Describe your approach to revising your findings based on feedback and your willingness to engage in discussions with stakeholders to enhance understandings.

Be sure to mention specific methodologies such as usability testing, surveys, contextual inquiry, or diary studies. Talk about any hands-on experiences with these techniques and your ability to choose the appropriate method based on research objectives and user needs.

Discuss the importance of tailoring your communication style and presentation format to your audience. You might want to use visual aids, storytelling, or concise summaries to convey insights effectively. Highlight any experience you have in creating presentations or reports for stakeholders.

When answering this question, reflect on Blink’s values and commitment to user-centered design. Discuss your eagerness to learn from experienced mentors in a collaborative studio environment and how you aim to contribute meaningfully through innovative ideas and a fresh perspective.

Outline your process for integrating user feedback at every design stage. Discuss how you gather user insights, conduct research, and incorporate those findings into design iterations, ensuring that the end product meets user needs and expectations.

Share a specific example that demonstrates your conflict resolution skills, where you can highlight your approach to communication, understanding differing viewpoints, and working towards a compromise that benefits the project outcome. This showcases your adaptability and teamwork abilities.