Interaction Design (UX/UI) Internships
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timeline
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January 7, 2025Program start
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April 19, 2025Program end
Program
2/2 project matches
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Canada
Any company type
Any industries
Program scope
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Website development Mobile app development Software development UI design UX designSkills
user experience (ux) design ui/ux research ui/ux wireframing ui/ux planning ui/ux design systems ui/ux strategy mobile ux design user interface (ui) design figma (design software) prototypingThis 2024-25 academic year we have students from the Interaction Design Program at George Brown College's School of Design who are trained to help with tasks such as:
- Creating wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to illustrate design ideas for web & mobile applications
- Designing user interface (UI) elements to provide interactive, informative, and engaging experiences
- Developing user personas, journey maps, information architecture, user flows, etc.
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative research (surveys, interviews etc.) to inform and validate design decisions
- Performing usability tests to gain feedback and provide insights that help enhance user experiences -- George Brown College has state-of-the-art user testing facilities
- Creating 2D & 3D visuals for concept development of digital products, systems, and services
- Identifying and troubleshooting user experience (UX) problems (e.g., responsiveness, accessibility etc.)
- Creating animated graphs or charts for walkthroughs of datasets for various digital visualization projects
- Participating in design jams/sprints using knowledge of design tools such as card sorting, empathy maps, storyboarding etc.
3.5 or higher GPA students are eligible for an optional Field Placement (part-time for up to 120 hours) to gain industry experience within their respective field of study.
Learners
Learners
Diploma
Beginner, Intermediate levels
24 learners
Project
120 hours per learner
Coordinators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
We are seeking trusted employers who are able to offer work-term opportunities that support the following program learning outcomes:
- Collaborate in a team environment with various stakeholders to design multi-disciplinary products and services.
- Apply the appropriate tools that allow for designing, building, visualizing and programming digital interactive experiences.
- Assess the requirements of a complex interactive media project.
- Plan the development and execution of an interaction design project in response to resource and budgetary requirements.
- Design a complex media project (interface, navigation, graphics, text treatment) using best practice design and development principles, and applying conceptual and theoretical frameworks.
- Make interactive products, environments, systems and services using appropriate technologies, materials and manufacturing methods.
- Perform all work in compliance with regulations, legislation, security policies, industry standards and codes of ethics.
- Use research skills to assess and inform optimal digital user experience within interactive interfaces.
- Apply creative and innovative thinking techniques to manage change and solve design problems.
- Make recommendations based on human-computer interaction design guidelines to improve user experiences with interaction design.
- Design an interactive product or service that delivers a usable interactive experience.
- Contribute to a variety of interactive platforms and environments, incorporating the principles and elements of design.
- Create a design solution in accordance with strategies, recommendations and state-of-the art methodologies.
Project timeline
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January 7, 2025Program start
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April 19, 2025Program end
Project examples
You can find examples of past student work here to get a sense of what types of projects our Interaction Design students can develop: https://yes.schoolofdesign.ca/.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:
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Main contact

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Timeline
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January 7, 2025Program start
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April 19, 2025Program end