[INTERN] UX internship in SF, Intern- Usability Researcher/Analyst

Intern- Usability Researcher/Analyst

 

The Opportunity:

Demandforce is looking for a graduate-level usability researcher/analyst student intern, reporting to the Director of Product. The position will work from the San Francisco office, in an energy-filled startup environment, with a motivated team that is getting results and having fun. This is a paid internship position.

 

The ideal candidate will have a deep interest in research-based methods and principles on user experience. S/He will conduct interviews and gather information needed to create user-centered technology. The student intern will also be involved in evaluating products and designs after they’ve been created, such as usability testing. S/he is comfortable interviewing and observing people interacting with our products.

 

Responsibilities include:

·       Understanding product requirements and design specifications

·       Collecting customer information and distilling it into meaningful data

·       Conducting usability studies on product and marketing websites

·       Analyzing interviews and generating postmortem reports.

·       Editing interview video footage for archiving

 

Qualifications:

·       Strong skills of synthesis and reduction

·       Strong knowledge of product design and development processes and methodology, particularly as applied to Web-based applications

·       Passion for developing great customer relationships

·       Detail-oriented and highly developed organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

·       Strong self-management skills as well as ability to communicate across different functional teams and types of customers

·       BS degree in Instructional technologies, cognitive science, HCI, online learning, IA and UXD preferred

·       List of previous work-related projects or portfolio preferred

 

We’ve got top-notch management, a great team of dedicated and passionate individuals, and we’re back by some legendary players in The Valley who have funded some of the hottest web start-ups you use every day. We are looking for high caliber individuals to join our team as we continue to build on our great momentum.

 

Interested candidates should provide a resume and cover letter to mcohan@demandforce.com.