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Entry Level UX Research Apprenticeship

6 months ago
Anywhere
Internship
Entry Level
UX Researcher
Design and User Experience
Design Systems Prototyping UX Design Wireframing
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Ideate Innovation Labs

Ideate Innovation Labs

Ideate Innovation Labs offers specialized training courses in UI/UX design aimed at empowering individuals, particularly women, to develop the skills necessary for successful careers in the tech industry, with a focus on achieving high-paying positions...

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Description

  • Work through the end-to-end UX design and UX research process for a chosen startup idea from 0-1.
  • Lead product and feature scoping and manage the entire project lifecycle for your startup idea.
  • Identify target market and position the product for launch, and develop a scalable business model.
  • Plan and run discovery research: manage user recruitment, create research plans and interview guides, conduct 8–16 discovery interviews, and synthesize insights.
  • Create and present a UX design and business pitch using qualitative and quantitative evidence to justify the problem and solution.
  • Produce user storytelling artifacts such as user types, personas, stakeholder maps, journey maps, process maps, and service blueprints.
  • Design visual deliverables including ideation matrices, sketches, wireframes, UX workflows, prototypes, and a custom design system (components, style guide, branding).
  • Lead user testing of wireframes and prototypes, iterate on usability, and refine the solution based on feedback.
  • Analyze direct and indirect competitors to articulate product differentiators and innovation potential.
  • Consult with startups to create scopes of work and deliver UX research, UX design, product design, and service design work according to scope.

Requirements

  • Open to new graduates and career changers interested in UX research, UX design, product design, or service design.
  • Willing to commit 5–10 hours per week to complete program deliverables.
  • Willing to attend 2–3 hour weekend lectures OR complete online video course modules.
  • Open to receiving feedback from mentors and demonstrates willingness to revise design work.
  • Ability to lead user recruitment and conduct 8–16 discovery interviews as part of research activities.
  • Submit an application with a LinkedIn profile and resume and answer why you are interested (no UX resume or portfolio required).
  • Program runs for 7 months and is remote/online; applicants are considered on a rolling basis and will be contacted for interview if shortlisted.
  • Applicants should expect that parts of the hiring process may use AI tools to assist review; final decisions are made by humans.

Benefits

  • Program participation is fully sponsored (free) for selected apprentices for the 7-month cohort.
  • One-on-one mentorship throughout the 7-month program.
  • Remote participation allowed (accepts applicants from anywhere in the world).
  • Access to weekend lectures or online video course modules and ongoing UX tips and challenges via email.
  • Opportunity to build a complete end-to-end UX project and portfolio to attract hiring managers.
  • Career coaching and support aimed at helping apprentices land six-figure UX roles; alumni report salaries of $85,000–$130,000 after completion.
  • Experience consulting with startups and producing real-world deliverables that can be shown to employers.

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