Designer - Intern

Introduction
Thomas J. Watson said it best: “Good design is good business.” Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together work the same and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson Blockchain IoT and Security excite you?  If so read on!

Your Role and Responsibilities

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into solutions.

Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious we are a team dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research Software and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM where growth and innovation thrive

Your Role and Responsibilities

Join IBM’s worldwide design organization for AI Applications where our mission is to empower users to do their best work through intuitive and visually engaging interfaces. As a Designer you’ll play a crucial role in creating end-to-end customer experiences for AI-enabled solutions that help businesses make informed data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Translate Insights into Designs: Convert actionable insights from the design research team into low and high-fidelity mock-ups patterns prototypes and development-ready specifications.

• Create Visual Assets: Develop high-fidelity mock-ups graphics design patterns prototypes and demos to enhance user interfaces.

• Pattern Collaboration: Participate in discussions regarding common patterns assets and efficiencies within the product space.

• Collaborative Development: Work closely with design team members and developers to build update and modernize software product user interfaces using agile methodologies.

• Scenario Design: Design business process scenarios and flows for user interfaces and demonstrations.

• Feedback Loop: Share work-in-progress designs and actively engage in giving and receiving constructive critique.

• Business Context: Understand business problems across our customer base to provide context for deliverables.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with various stakeholders such as design researchers content designers developers product owners etc. across worldwide teams.

• Design Thinking Workshops: Plan lead and moderate virtual and in-person design thinking workshops.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• UI Problem Solving: Ability to solve complex user problems through user interface design creating mock-ups prototypes and documenting interaction patterns.

• Design Tools Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with design tools such as Sketch InVision Adobe Creative Cloud etc.

• Visual Design Skills: Proficient in creating visually compelling artifacts icons high fidelity mock-ups and other graphical elements for user interfaces.

• Design Principles: Knowledge of design principles including typography layout imagery colour theory and creating efficiencies in visual design workflows.

• Communication Skills: Proven communication skills and the ability to understand and address customer requirements effectively.

• Dynamic Environment: Comfortable working in a dynamic team-based environment.

• Portfolio Presentation: Must have a portfolio showcasing previous design work.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Design Trends Awareness: Understanding of modern design thinking and design trends including responsiveness and accessibility.

• Attention to Detail: Appreciation for detail ensuring every pixel and interaction is meticulously crafted.

• Workshop Facilitation: Knowledge in planning and moderating design thinking workshops.