Product Design Intern (Remote)
About the Role
Since 2002, Brivo has been leading the way globally for the access control and smart home industries. Whether for commercial real estate, multifamily residential, rental properties, or large enterprises, we are making security simpler for millions of people, every day.
Do terms like IoT, kiosks, NFC, and Bluetooth get you excited? Our products range from responsive web applications for administrators to native applications for Android and iOS. We’re growing fast and looking for forward-thinkers to join us as we shape the future of security and smart buildings.
This is a remote or hybrid, paid internship that runs 12 weeks from September to December. As a digital product design intern at Brivo, you’ll be connecting the dots across our platform, creating a simpler, unified experience. You’ll be part of all aspects of the design process from research, discovery, prototyping, to testing and engineering handoff. Our product designers work together, hand-in-hand with industry-leading Product and Engineering teams, and report to the Director of Product Design.
What you’ll do:
- Partner with other designers to create design solutions as part of design and product teams
- Present designs to stakeholders, the design team, and management
- Develop wireframes and prototypes
- Quickly and thoughtfully incorporate team feedback into designs
- Validate designs through testing
- Maintain, update, and improve the existing design component library
- Support the engineering team through launch
We expect you to:
- Have some experience designing native or responsive apps
- Be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD program in Design or a similar field with an anticipated graduation date of December 2022 or May 2023
- Have a portfolio that shows off your product design skills
- Work 20-40 hours a week
- Understand the basic design workflow
- Be comfortable getting feedback
- Solve problems quickly, creatively, and collaboratively
- Understand the basics of design systems and accessibility
- Clearly communicate designs and recommendations
- Participate in user research and testing, and deciphering web analytics
- Feel comfortable using design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
- Be excited to learn something new!
Extra Credit
- A bachelor’s degree or military experience
- Native mobile design (iOS and Android) and SAAS experience is strongly preferred
- Experience with HTML and CSS
- First-hand knowledge of access control, physical security, or smart home products
About Us
Brivo is the global leader in mobile, cloud-based access control for commercial real estate, multifamily residential, and large distributed enterprises. Our comprehensive product ecosystem and open API provide businesses with powerful digital tools to increase security automation, elevate employee and tenant experience, and improve the safety of all people and assets in the built environment. Having created the category over twenty years ago, our building access platform is now the digital foundation for the largest collection of customer facilities in the world, trusted by more than 25 million users occupying over 300M square feet of secured space in 42 countries.
Our dedication to simply better security means providing the best technology and support to property owners, managers, and tenants as they look for more from buildings where they live, work, and play. Our comprehensive product suite includes access control, smart readers, touchless mobile credentials, visitor management, occupancy monitoring, health and safety features, and integrated video surveillance, smart locks, and intercoms. Valued for its simple installation, high-reliability backbone, and rich API partner network, Brivo also has the longest track record of cybersecurity audits and privacy protections in the industry.
Brivo is privately held and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more at www.Brivo.com
Brivo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer