User Experience Internship (Summer 2026 HybridIn-Office)
User Experience Internship (Summer 2026 HybridIn-Office)
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Job Description
With a career at The Home Depot you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.
Internship Overview
The Home Depots Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 week period from May 18 - July 31 2026 interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain Marketing e-commerce Technology Finance Operations Merchandising Pro Home Services Human Resources etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.
What makes a Great Intern:
Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency high energy and enthusiasm
Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details
Collaboration: Intern contributes to the groups efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others
Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems using both successes and failures as learning fodder
Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience
Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.
Preferred Skills:
Excel Proficiency: Using Excel for data entry analysis and visualization by creating charts and applying data validation.
PowerPoint Proficiency: Using PowerPoint to create and deliver effective presentations.
UX Understanding: Using user experience (UX) skills to research user needs develop journey maps and implements UX design principles for business processes.
Presentation Abilities: Delivering clear and persuasive presentations to various audiences.
Research: Researches and collects data to address business questions.
Description of the Major/Subject Area
As a UX Design Intern you will collaborate with a team that defines and designs user interfaces systems and interaction visual motion and voice design patterns. With passion for interaction and visual design you can help craft end-to-end experiences to enact cutting-edge retail strategies. Design teams include every flavor of UI UX visual motion illustration brand and marketing design rolesas well as design technologists researchers writers and more.
Tasks responsibilities and key accountabilities include:
Design thoughtful beautiful and useful software user interfaces and experiences in a team environment.
Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis customer feedback site metrics and usability findings.
Use business requirements user and market research to assist in developing scenarios use cases and high-level requirements.
Develop conceptual diagrams wireframes visual mockups click-throughs and prototypes.
Work with stakeholders to plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design.
Be a passionate and effective advocate for design with non-design audiences.
Experience with consumer brand experience design and an understanding of storytelling.
Visual design expertise demonstrated through mockups and style guides.
Additional design skills in related fields including film-making motion design and prototyping.
Experience in designing interactions for voice led devices.
Experience in designing cross platform experiences.
Ability to extract complex concepts and quickly turn around rigorous flows and mock-ups reflecting a range of options.
Ability to proficiently present design solutions to stakeholders in design product management and engineering.
Ability to drive the design review cycle and close on design requirements independently
Able to use best practices for mobile and web-based information architecture and design as well as knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Currently pursuing relevant degree
0-1 years of relevant work experience
Previous design internship(s) and/or project experience in design.
Experience working in a collaborative team environment to deliver high-quality design solutions.
Experience in a variety of design wire-framing and prototyping tools.
Preferred GPA 3.0 or above
Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time)
At The Home Depot our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship here are some examples of early career roles for interns with a background in UX:
User Experience Designer
User Experience Researcher
Location: Interns will be expected to work in-person at the Atlanta Corporate Office (Store Support Center) four days a week (Monday-Thursday) and will work remotely one day a week (Fridays) during the 11-week program. Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
