Product Design Intern at The New York Times

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.

The New York Times is looking for Product Design Interns for our 2027 Summer Internship. You will be introduced to what it is like to work in one the world’s most recognized and trusted news brands, and you will help us design compelling experiences in our efforts to become a daily destination for curious people seeking to understand and engage with the world.

Your Role

As a Product Design Intern, we’ll provide you with an educational experience on what it's like to be a product designer and collaborate with different parts of the organization, such as engineering, product management, and the newsroom. You'll support the Product Design team by working within your team. Our products live across multiple platforms, so you may have opportunities to contribute to iOS, Android, and web projects.

About Our Summer Internships

The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 7, 2027.
The rate of pay for this role is $40.00 per hour.
Interns work 35 hours per week.
This is a hybrid role based in our New York City office.

Responsibilities:

Learn about the importance of business and technical constraints and how these factors affect your designs. Learn about the process of implementing a design in code; you'll apply that knowledge by helping review the implemented experiences to ensure the quality of the design.
Learn about the importance of gathering user insights so that we can find opportunities to better meet their needs. Establish familiarity with product design and the release cycle by supporting work and contributing components that lead to hitting team or company goals.
Have an opportunity to give a brief presentation of what you worked on over the summer.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

A portfolio of work that showcases your design process along with finished design work.

Preferred Qualifications:

You have visual design or interaction design skills.
You're familiar with making high-fidelity mockups or interactive prototypes.

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Compensation and Benefits For This Role:

In addition to base salary, this role is also eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$40—$40 USD

Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

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