Product Design Intern - Summer 2026 (new York)

Asana Asana · Enterprise · New York, NY · Internship

Asana is seeking a Product Design Intern for Summer 2026 in New York. The intern will collaborate with experienced designers and cross-functional teams to develop and ship user-centered solutions for Asana's product. Responsibilities include exploring concepts, ideating, creating final designs in Figma, and contributing to strategic discussions. The role requires current enrollment in a design-related degree program, a strong portfolio, and experience with design tools like Figma. A curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies is also mentioned.

What you'd actually do

  1. Pair with our experienced designers, who will significantly enhance your collaboration skills and grow your ability to identify and transform complex problems into intuitive, human-centered solutions
  2. Be actively involved in the end-to-end design process by exploring concepts, ideating on solutions in jams, and creating eng-ready final designs in Figma
  3. Contribute to everything from broad strategic discussions to the specifics of a component interaction
  4. Work across the organization to ship experiences that are cohesive within the broader Asana product experience, ensuring your design scales
  5. Collaborate with seasoned designers to learn new methodologies for divergent thinking and understand its impact on end users

Skills

Required

  • Currently enrolled in a degree program in a design-related field
  • Portfolio with a solid foundation in human-centered design practices that showcases strong interaction and interface design skills
  • Ability to express ideas via rich stories and prototypes
  • Aptitude to come up with novel, simple solutions
  • Ability to think systematically and work through challenging problems
  • Passion for creating a high-quality user experience, down to those little details that matter
  • Experience with Figma or similar design tools
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, curiosity, and eagerness to learn and grow

Nice to have

  • Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making

What the JD emphasized

  • human-centered solutions
  • end-to-end design process
  • human-centered design practices
  • challenging problems
  • user experience