UI/UX Designer Intern
CoinGecko is a global leader in tracking cryptocurrency data. Operating since 2014, CoinGecko has built the world's largest cryptocurrency data platform, tracking over 10,000 tokens across more than 400 exchanges, serving over 300 million page views in more than 100 countries. We are proud to have played a major part in mainstream awareness, adoption, and education of cryptocurrency globally. We at CoinGecko believe that cryptocurrency and blockchain will define the future of finance, bringing greater financial and economic freedom around the world. In anticipation of that future, CoinGecko is building the foundation to scale cryptocurrency market data to serve billions. Please note that for all internship openings, we are only accepting candidates based in Malaysia and Singapore who are either pursuing a Bachelor's degree or are fresh graduates within one year of their graduation date. Note : Please take note that we are only accepting local candidates from Malaysia & Singapore. What You Will Be Doing Product Design: Collaborate with other Product Designers, Engineers, UX Researchers, and Product Managers to to define problems, iterate through solutions while keeping the users and the business in mind. Develop and execute UI/UX design solutions that solve user and business problems and take them to market. Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering. Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas. Collaboration: Communicate design proposals and key milestones to peers and team members. Research: Collaborate closely with UX Researchers to uncover insights through participating in tests and interviews with our GLUE research group . Design System: Assist to maintain our design system, ensuring the work that you and the wider team are delivering aligns to the platform and development practices. Analytics: Support data-driven decision making through experimentation, measurement, and analysis. Reporting: Assist to monitor users' reactions and measure metrics after launching new features. Documentation: Assist to maintain design guidelines, standards, and templates. You are required to support any ad hoc tasks as required by the company. What We Look For In You Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s degree in UI/UX design, computer science, human computer interaction, or related fields. You have a portfolio of UI/UX design work which showcases your process and solutions and not just the finished product. Relevant past internship experience in UI/UX design is a plus. Product Knowledge: Strong desire and passion to learn about the blockchain/cryptocurrency industry and the problems faced by users. Design Principles Knowledge: Demonstrated basic understanding of design principles (typography, composition, hierarchy, proportion, patterning, color theory, etc.), knowledge of UX research methods, usability testing, prototyping, knowledge of visual design, user-centered experience design, interaction design and creative process. Design Tools: Familiarity with how a design system can be used on Figma. User-focused: Analytical and can articulate design decisions very well. Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative usability measurement methodologies. People Skills: Communicate clearly and have experience working with other individuals in a team towards achieving a common goal. Leadership: Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision after 3 months. Has a strong sense of self-leadership, curious & creative on finding ways to improve existing projects & workflows. Problem Solving: Passionate about solving problems faced by stakeholders together with strong user empathy. Growth mindset: You love delving into new technologies and new ways of doing things. Software Development Knowledge: Familiarity with front-end development languages such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, as well as frameworks such as Tailwind or Bootstrap is a plus. Prototyping Knowledge: Familiarity with prototyping with v0, claude or chatGPT. Even better if you know how to style with Tailwind or build UI with React. You have keen interest in cryptocurrency, NFT, web3, memecoins, and metaverse topics. Some of the perks while at CoinGecko : • For Malaysia-based internships, the allowance is RM2,250 (RM1,500 Monthly Allowance + RM150 Parking Allowance + RM600 Meal Allowance). • For Singapore-based internships, the allowance is SGD1,500 (SGD1,000 Monthly Allowance + SGD100 Parking Allowance + SGD400 Meal Allowance). • Remote Work Flexibility : Work wherever you feel most productive. • Annual Company Offsite : We gather once a year to meet each other in person, reflect on the year, and partake in social activities! • Learning Opportunities : Gain insights into blockchain and cryptocurrencies from one of the pioneering companies in the industry. CoinGecko is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Interested in being a Gecko? 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