Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the USA is looking for a graduate student in the capacity of UX Design Intern to help inform and advance the existing Digital User Experience Strategy. The DUX Strategy is driving the organizational-wide digital end-to-end experience of millions of girls, their caregivers and troop leaders within 111 independent Girl Scout Councils around the country as we support digital products and services designed to support girl leadership development. The intern will report directly to the Director, Digital Customer Experience at Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA).
About the Internship
Position Responsibilities Might Include:
● Develop Personas
● Develop Journey Maps
● Develop Experience Maps
● Collaborate with other GSUSA interns
● Support/Develop other on-going CX/UX activities
Process
Intern will work offsite for at least three days per week, supervised and collaborating closely with the Director, Digital Customer Experience on all tasks.
Qualifications
● Graduate student studying in the fields of Instructional Design/Technologies, User Experience, Education, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
● Experience with CX/UX tools, products and processes (wireframing, developing personas, creating journey or experience maps, performing a market comp, working with business requirements, etc.). Actually, experience with personas is a requirement.
● Detail orientation, with strong time management, prioritization skills, and project management.
● Experience with InDesign, Figma, or related tools a plus.
● Self-motivated, willing to learn, and interested in working in a team environment.
● A high level of flexibility, persistence and dependability.
● Strong spoken and written communication skills.
● Desire to improve and uplift the lives and voices of girls.
Commitment
This is a fall 2020 placement, beginning September and running until December/January. Intern will be expected to work at least three days per week.
About GSUSA: When she’s a Girl Scout, she’s also a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™.
When you think Girl Scouts, you might think cookies, but there’s so much more to it!
Girl Scouts are big thinkers, groundbreakers, and role models. Every day, Girl Scouts unleash the power of G.I.R.L. to make amazing things happen.
● We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls.
● Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
● Girl Scouts has always emphasized the importance of being civically engaged.
● We’re introducing Girl Scouts of every age to science, technology, engineering.
Girl Scouts of the USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class
Compensation
None at this time.
Apply
If interested, please send your:
● MANDATORY: Sample of work related to any of the “Position Responsibilities” detailed above.
● MANDATORY: Cover letter (including why you are interested in this position and how it aligns with your interests and skills).
● MANDATORY: Please email your CV and/or portfolio to Maaike Bouwmeester at mb262@nyu.edu and Janelle Viruet at jv770@nyu.edu. - Subject Line: User Research Intern Application
Deadline is August 7, 2020 (but don’t wait – we review and interview on a rolling basis)