Intern Mobile App User Experience Designer, Autodesk Gallery
Job Number: 13WD12929
Apply To: www.autodesk.com/careers in the “interns and new grads” portal
Direct Link: http://autodesk.taleo.net/
Eligibility: Full-time student pursuing a graduate degree in User Experience Design, Computer Science Interaction Design, Computer Science, Human-computer interaction, or related field at an accredited program in the United States with at least one academic term to complete post internship to be eligible for internship participation
Internship Description
Spend your summer working with the brand experience team that drives the award-winning Autodesk Gallery, which has been named a top destination by both Wired magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle. With 20+ exhibits, interactive displays, and a scholar-in-residence studio, the Gallery is a truly unique marketing asset that communicates how Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and create a better world.
Learn more: www.autodesk.com/gallery; www.facebook.com/
Do Something Great
In this internship role, you will enhance the gallery visitor experience by creating a new mobile application proposal that will help to expand the reach of the Autodesk story.
For this project you will:
· Start with a brainstorming exercise: How can the gallery visitor experience be enhanced with digital/mobile tools, such as a self-guided tour on a phone or tablet? What apps are other museums and galleries creating and using to enrich visitor experiences?
· Conduct market research and gather research on existing programs/apps in order to create a plan for an asset that both enhances the in-gallery visitor experience and translates into an engaging online experience
· Collaborate with software architects, product designers, product managers, test engineers, brand creative and others to develop a design proto-type for a high-quality application
· Research vendors that can partner with Autodesk to build and deploy the mobile application.
· Document process for deploying asset and activating the experience for our visitors
· Integrate process for user testing, debugging and solving defects in implemented software asset
· Incorporate a strategic long term content plan for maintaining and updating asset
Preferred Qualifications:
· Full-time student pursuing a graduate degree in User Experience Design, Computer Science Interaction Design, Computer Science, Human-computer interaction, or related field at an accredited program in the United States with at least one academic term to complete post internship to be eligible for internship participation
· Prior experience in developing content for mobile apps for the iPad/iPhone and/or Android platforms.
· Strong communication skills, ability to talk to multiple types of audiences ranging from managers, customers, partners and software development folks
· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to convey complex information in a polished, clear, concise, and professional manner
· Ability to work in team environment and successfully build collaborative relationships throughout the Company
· Approaches projects analytically and creatively
Bonus Qualifications:
· Experience with mobile app design on multiple mobile platforms such as iOS and Android
· Background in digital media
If this sounds like you, apply TODAY!