Reports to: Associate Product Designer
Role Overview
We are recruiting for a UI/UX Designer Intern who is highly motivated to learn, create, and grow within a real startup product design environment.
This is a structured, hands-on internship designed to accelerate your design skills through:
- Real-world product design experience
- Guided mentorship from experienced designers
- External structured learning programmes
- Continuous design reviews and feedback sessions
This is an unpaid internship; however, a monthly data stipend will be provided to support connectivity. High-performing interns may be considered for future paid roles within the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn and contribute to the design of mobile and web applications using Figma
- Receive structured training in UI design, UX principles, user research, and design systems
- Create wireframes, user flows, low-fidelity concepts, and high-fidelity prototypes
- Work across multiple live and in-development applications within the company portfolio
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other designers throughout the product lifecycle
- Participate in user research, usability testing, and feedback sessions to improve product experiences
- Learn to build and maintain scalable design systems and reusable UI components
- Present design concepts and progress during weekly review sessions
- Develop documentation skills by maintaining design specifications and handoff documentation
- Continuously learn and apply modern design tools, accessibility standards, and UI/UX best practices
Learning & Development
- Access to external professional training platforms
- Structured mentorship from experienced product designers
- Exposure to multiple production-grade mobile and web applications
- Practical understanding of the complete product design lifecycle
- Continuous feedback and design critiques to accelerate professional growth
- Opportunity to build a strong portfolio using real-world commercial projects
- Clear pathway to future paid opportunities based on performance
Requirements
- Passion for UI/UX design and creating great user experiences
- Strong willingness to learn and continuously improve
- Basic computer literacy and confidence using common software applications
- Interest in mobile applications, web applications, and digital product design
- Creative mindset with an eye for detail
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to receive feedback positively and apply it to improve
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Access to a laptop, stable internet connection, and consistent availability
Desirable (Not Required)
- Basic familiarity with Figma or any design software
- Personal design projects, coursework, or online learning in UI/UX design
- Interest in user psychology, accessibility, or digital product design
Work Structure
- Fully remote role
- Minimum commitment: 6 hours per day (tracked via time management tools)
- Use of collaboration and productivity tools such as Slack and ClickUp
- Structured weekly design reviews, mentorship sessions, and progress presentations
Additional Information
- All intellectual property created during the internship remains the sole property of FianderApp.
- Strict confidentiality of company projects and information is required.
- Either party may terminate the internship with appropriate notice.
- Internship is expected to last up to 6 months.