Summer 2026 Corporate Center – Client Experience Design Intern

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Program Duration: May 27 2026 August 7 2026

What does our Internship Program offer

Keys Enterprise Internship is a 10.5-week program that provides meaningful work that matters offers feedback and coaching and creates engaging events and conversations that will spark excitement and interest in bringing ones full-time career to Key.

Interns are involved in a host of line of business specific projects that directly impact and benefit Keys business and strategic pillars. The program includes networking with Key teammates across all levels of the organization a series of Learning Labs where internal and external speakers provide insight on Keys competitive landscape financial wellness and professional development best practices and an assigned mentor who shares knowledge experience and advice.

Job Summary

As an Experience Design Intern you will gain hands-on experience within the Key Design Studio capability of the Key Experience and Design (KeyXD) team. You will work alongside passionate advocates for KeyBanks clients and teammates contributing to transformational experience capabilities across research & analysis experience strategy design & development and employee experience.

You will support initiatives that improve and reimagine client and teammate experiences from concept to creation using our human-centered design approach. This role offers exposure to the financial sector while developing skills in design thinking user research workshop facilitation and complex systems mapping.

This position is ideal for a thoughtful and creative student who is passionate about design and eager to learn new skills and methods while serving as an evangelist for human-centered design and creative processes.

Essential Functions

• Support the creation of user flows journey maps service blueprints and personas to inform experience design efforts.
• Assist in producing design deliverables and visual assets using industry-standard design and collaboration tools.
• Contribute to the development of visual materials for workshops and client presentations ensuring alignment with brand and design standards.
• Participate in user research and competitive analysis to inform product and service design decisions.
• Help translate research insights into visual frameworks design concepts and actionable recommendations.
• Engage in all phases of the human-centered design process including discovery analysis ideation prototyping and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support ideation prototyping and validation of design concepts.
• Maintain a professional and strategic approach when working with both design and non-design stakeholders.
• Continue developing knowledge of experience design methodologies tools and best practices within a regulated industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned; duties responsibilities and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Comply with all KeyBank policies and procedures including acting professionally at all times conducting business ethically avoiding conflicts of interest and acting in the best interests of Keys clients and Key.

Education

• Must have completed at least two years toward a four-year undergraduate degree program with coursework in Human Computer Interaction Interaction Design Writing Digital Design Computer Science Visual Communications Finance or related field with an anticipated graduation in or before May of 2027.

• No prior professional experience required; previous internship or project experience in UX/digital design is a plus.

Skills

• Strong product design visual design or UX writing skills demonstrated through an online portfolio or PDF showcase.
• Experience with design and collaboration tools including Figma Miro Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Blue-sky thinking balanced with pragmatic approach to achieving business goals.

Preferred Skills

• Experience creating journey maps user personas or service blueprints.
• Familiarity with UX research methods (qualitative and quantitative).
• Interest in financial services or regulated industries.
• Experience with design thinking workshop facilitation.

Physical Demands

• General Office: Prolonged sitting ability to communicate face to face in-person or on the phone with teammates and clients frequent use of PC/laptop occasional lifting/pushing/pulling of backpacks computer bags up to 10 lbs.

Location

The internship is open to placement in Cleveland or New York City.

Compensation and Benefits

This position is eligible to earn an hourly rate of $23 per hour. Compensation also includes a $2000.00 Summer Internship Sign-on Bonus.

KeyBanks Internship and Analyst positions are not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g. H-1B visa). This includes for example situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g. CPT OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Please note: While a base pay range is referenced above this position is compensated at a fixed rate of $23 hourly and is eligible to receive a $2000 sign-on bonus.

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