UX​/UI Designer Intern

Position Summary

The Conair Summer Internship Program is designed to provide exceptional students interested in a career in CPG with a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the diverse business operations se selected will gain invaluable work experience through challenging project assignments and on the job learning experiences.

The Conair Summer Internship Program is designed to immerse exceptional students in the exciting world of product innovation and consumer experience. As a UX/UI Designer Intern on the Cuisinart Innovation Team
, you’ll explore how people cook, share, and experience food—and translate those insights into intuitive, delightful, and trend-forward digital experiences.

We’re looking for a curious, positive, and design-obsessed thinker
—someone who lives and breathes creativity, follows the latest social and design trends, and loves connecting great design with real-life moments around food and home.

• Design for
  
  Experience:
  
  Help craft engaging and intuitive digital touchpoints for Cuisinart’s connected appliances, apps, and brand experiences.
• Research Curiosity: Participate in user interviews, social media trend spotting, and usability testing to uncover consumer insights that inspire new ideas.
• Prototype & Play: Create wireframes, prototypes, and visuals using tools like Figma, Adobe XD, or Sketch—and bring your ideas to life through storytelling and motion.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, engineers, culinary experts, and marketers to bring fresh digital concepts to market.
• Innovate & Inspire: Track emerging trends in design, social media, technology, and food culture—and share ideas that could shape next generation of Cuisinart experiences.
• Evolve Design Systems: Contribute to Cuisinart’s evolving digital design system and help refine a consistent, beautiful, and functional design language.

• A rising senior or graduate student studying UX/UI Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Industrial Design (with a UI focus), or a related field.
• Interested in designing user interfaces for physical products and small kitchen appliances
  —such as displays, buttons, knobs, touch panels, lights, and sounds—
  not websites or mobile apps
  .
• Comfortable creating simple, intuitive interfaces for small screens and limited controls
  , where clarity and ease of use matter more than visual complexity.
• Curious about how people actually use products in real kitchens
  —with wet hands, limited time, and lots of distractions.
• Thoughtful about usability, ergonomics, feedback, and error prevention when designing physical interfaces.
• Proficient in Figma (or similar tools) for wireframes, flows, and interaction concepts, with a portfolio that shows clear thinking about how users interact with physical products
  .
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and excited to see designs become real products that people use every day
  .
• Passionate about finding the latest design trends with an innate curiosity to want to learn more about user experiences.

At Cuisinart
, we believe design is at the heart of every great product experience—from the tactile feel of a handle to the way a digital interface guides a user’s journey. You’ll be part of a team that values creativity, celebrates bold ideas, and empowers you to make real impact.

• You should be a current college student, entering your senior year in the fall of 2026.
• The internship program will run from June 1, 2026, through August 7, 2026. Interns will work Monday through Friday on a 37.5-hour work week schedule, which includes a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.
• We require candidates to maintain excellent academic standing.
• Demonstrated strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential for success in this role.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel and PowerPoint, is a must.
• As part of our hybrid work model, interns are expected to be present in the office 4 days a week with Friday being a work from anywhere day. Please note that Conair does not provide housing for summer interns.
• Compensation for all internship positions is set at $25 per hour, and the internship is based out…