Job Title: UI/UX Intern

About Holly: Holly is on a mission to empower the public sector with the workforce it deserves. We are building a purpose-built platform that helps public sector organizations recruit the workforce of tomorrow. Our tool brings business process automation, AI, and performance management to hiring, making sure that no balls are dropped and public sector staff are able to meet their hiring goals efficiently.

The Role: We are seeking a motivated and creative UI/UX Intern to join our team and contribute to the design and development of our user-centric hiring platform for the public sector. In this role, you will work closely with our engineering and product leads to enhance the overall user experience and create intuitive interfaces that make the hiring process seamless for our users. This is a fully remote role for fall 2024. This internship is unpaid with the possibility of a small stipend as funding becomes available.

About us: Holly was founded in summer 2023 by Brendan Hellweg and Cherie Chung, MBA / MPP ‘24. Our founders have grown teams from zero to 275 employees and scaled products through 10x revenue growth to serve over 5 million customers. Brendan is a former city government official in the Baltimore Innovation Team, while Cherie brings govtech experience as the 8th employee at Propel, a Forbes Fintech 50 company that builds tools for low-income Americans.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the co-founders to understand project requirements and user needs
• Conduct user research, including usability testing, surveys, and interviews with public sector stakeholders
• Participate in ideation and brainstorming sessions to improve UI/UX design
• Assist in wireframing, prototyping, and visual design of user interfaces
• Ensure consistency in design standards and branding across our platform
• Assist in documenting design decisions and creating design specifications

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies
• Proficient in design software such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar tools