Barstool Sports
Digital Product Design/UX Intern
Hybrid Senior $2.9k/mo
Summary
Barstool Sports is seeking a Digital Product Design/UX Intern to support user-centered digital experiences across its web and mobile platforms. The intern will collaborate with product, engineering, and content teams while gaining hands-on exposure to the end-to-end product development process.
What you'll do
- Support UX design work for web and mobile products, including internal CMS tools and consumer-facing platforms (e.g., barstoolsports.com, Barstool Sports App, Shopify merch store, brand sites).
- Create and assist with wireframes, user flows, and prototypes using Figma (or similar tools).
- Conduct and support user research, competitive analysis, and usability reviews.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure accurate design implementation.
- Help maintain and organize design system components and UI assets with senior designers.
- Identify opportunities to improve user journeys and overall usability.
- Observe and assist with A/B testing efforts and basic performance tracking.
- Stay current on digital product trends, UX best practices, and emerging design tools.
Requirements
- Rising Junior or Rising Senior pursuing a degree in Design, UX/UI, Human-Computer Interaction Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
- Coursework, academic projects, or personal work related to UX/UI or digital product design.
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual design and UI/UX work (e.g., wireframes/prototypes) and showing decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
- Familiarity with Figma or similar design tools.
- Basic understanding of usability principles and user-centered design.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.
- Curiosity to understand the rationale behind work; interest in sports/media/entertainment/digital culture is a plus.
Conditions
- Internship dates:
May 26 to August 30
- Location:
100% based in the New York office
- Pay rate:
$17.00/hr
- Benefits/perks (as listed):
- Medical, dental, vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; commuter benefits
- 4% 401(k) employer match
- Unlimited vacation time, including summer break in July and holiday break in December
- Monthly employer contribution toward cell phone reimbursement
- Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
- Financial wellness benefits through Origin
- Monthly stipend for UberEats