What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Research - Spring Internship position at Material Bank®?
Material Bank is a fast-paced, high-growth technology company and created the world's largest material marketplace for the Architecture and Design industry, providing the fastest and most powerful way to start and manage a design project. Learn more about us at www.materialbank.com or see below.
Material Bank is seeking a UX Research Intern, to play a vital role in understanding user needs and behaviors. You'll work closely with our design and product teams to conduct user research, analyze data, and generate actionable insights that drive product decisions.
What You’ll Do:
Material Bank is the world’s largest material marketplace for the architecture and design industry, providing the fastest and most powerful way to search and sample materials. Material Bank connects design professionals to hundreds of manufacturers through facilitating brand discovery, rep engagement, and material sampling.
Material Bank has transformed the way an entire industry discovers and samples materials. By removing the friction that exists in the process, we drive business between architects and designers (members) and our Brand Partners (clients).
Our powerful material database and proprietary robotic distribution facility allow members to order samples until midnight (ET) to be delivered free of charge anywhere in the US, in one box, by 10:30 AM the next morning.
Connect with us and discover your career at Material Bank.
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Material Bank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran or disability status or other status protected under any applicable federal, state or local law.
Material Bank is seeking a UX Research Intern, to play a vital role in understanding user needs and behaviors. You'll work closely with our design and product teams to conduct user research, analyze data, and generate actionable insights that drive product decisions.
What You’ll Do:
- User Research:
- Assist in planning and conducting mixed-method user research studies, including user interviews, surveys, concept tests, usability tests, and A/B tests.
- Segment, recruit, and screen participants for research studies.
- Conduct user interviews and moderate usability tests.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify user needs, pain points, and opportunities.
- Data Analysis:
- Analyze user research data to identify patterns, trends, and insights.
- Create data visualizations to communicate findings effectively.
- Develop user personas, jobs to be done (JTBD), and journey maps to represent user needs and behaviors.
- Collaboration:
- Collaborate with other researchers, data analysts, designers, product managers, and engineers
- Present research findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Pursuing a degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Design, or a related field.
- Strong interest in user experience research and design.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Experience with data analysis and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau).
- Proficiency in user research methodologies and tools a plus (e.g., UserTesting, Hotjar, Qualtrics).
- Proficiency with professional design tools a plus (e.g., Figma, Photoshop).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Opportunity to work on real-world projects and contribute to innovative products.
- Mentorship from experienced researchers.
- Exposure to cutting-edge research techniques and tools.
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
Material Bank is the world’s largest material marketplace for the architecture and design industry, providing the fastest and most powerful way to search and sample materials. Material Bank connects design professionals to hundreds of manufacturers through facilitating brand discovery, rep engagement, and material sampling.
Material Bank has transformed the way an entire industry discovers and samples materials. By removing the friction that exists in the process, we drive business between architects and designers (members) and our Brand Partners (clients).
Our powerful material database and proprietary robotic distribution facility allow members to order samples until midnight (ET) to be delivered free of charge anywhere in the US, in one box, by 10:30 AM the next morning.
Connect with us and discover your career at Material Bank.
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Material Bank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran or disability status or other status protected under any applicable federal, state or local law.
