Our Mission at LearnVest:

LearnVest is redefining the American approach to personal finance. Our planners leverage financial technology to create simple, affordable, realistic plans for anyone who wants to feel confident about their money and optimistic about the future.

Since launching in 2010, LearnVest has been one of the premier financial technology companies in the country, helping thousands of people make progress on their financial goals. LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in 2015 and is now scaling its technology and personal finance approach to help millions of people across both the LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual brands.

Description: 

The User Experience Intern can analyze tough problems, think though design challenges in a systematic way, and has experience completing basic UX deliverables. This designer is familiar with UX best practices, and also brings fresh ideas to the table. This designer has a natural empathy for our users, and passion for the products and tools we are building.

Responsibilities: 

• Work with senior designers to think through product features and flows.
• Use an iterative design process to wireframe, prototype, and validate design ideas.
• Participate in user research, product definition, sprint planning, and QA as needed.
• Contribute to the larger design team through by sharing UX-related interests and ideas.
• Collaborate with other interns on an internal project.

Qualifications:

• Currently in the junior or senior year of undergrad, or a graduate student.
• Studying a UX related field such as interaction design, HCI, graphic design, industrial design, architecture, or computer science.
• Basic knowledge of the fundamentals—visual design, user-centered design, brand development, and how products are put together.
• An extreme passion for understanding the user, and a strong communicator of the user’s perspective throughout the design process.
• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, Invision and anything else needed to get the job done.
• A strong online portfolio available for viewing.

Things that we value:

• Curious minds and an appetite for learning
• Passion for the craft
• A strong point of view with a healthy dose of humility
• A collaborative mindset, thick skin and a great sense of humor
• A sensitivity to the basics of visual design.
• Finesse to know when to be evolutionary and when is the right time for a revolution
• A personality that thrives in a agile/nimble environments
• Willingness to take risks and fail (and fail again. And again)
• A belief in our vision