Product Design Intern (Summer 2021)

Job Description

At Gusto, we design warm and sophisticated products that help small businesses hire, grow, and pay their teams. If you're looking for a user-centric, creative, and collaborative environment where you have the chance to participate in the full design process, join us and help change the way small businesses support their teams.

About Gusto

Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 100,000 businesses nationwide.

Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life, and it starts right here at Gusto. That’s why we’re committed to building a collaborative and inclusive workplace, both physically and virtually. Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy .

Gusto is looking for Product Design Interns to join our team for Summer 2021. This position will be remote. Based on fit, there is potential for a full-time position, located in San Francisco, New York, or Denver. As a Product Design Intern, you'll work and learn alongside design team members, engineers, and product managers, and apply your design skills to real-world problems.

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• You’ll be embedded directly in one of Gusto’s product teams, and drive your own project in close collaboration and with support from other designers and cross-functional partners.
• Take ownership of your own projects ; communicate, present, & share work in progress
• Exercise the product development process from early concept to market launch using a full range of design and research skills.
• Utilize Gusto’s design system and actively design with existing components and make recommendations for improvements.
• Explore different ways to solve problems and identify viable solutions through qualitative and quantitative feedback

Here’s what we're looking for:

• Graduating or a recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the area of User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field with a focus on design or research. Bootcamp experience is also welcome.
• Familiar with designing and prototyping in tools such as Figma or Sketch
• Knowledge of visual design fundamentals including layout, color, and typography
• Strong presentation, storytelling, and communication skills
• Self-motivated and able to deliver high-quality work on short timelines
• A web portfolio featuring examples of your interaction design work
• Passion for Gusto’s mission and the impact we can have on the world

Bonus points if you:

• Have experience or interest in building and working with design systems

Deadline to apply is 11:59pm PST on Sunday, February 14th, 2021.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto.

Gusto is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Gusto considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gusto is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].