Microsoft

UX Designer : Opportunities for University Students

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University students from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

UX Designers define specific product needs based on user insights; create and develop design concepts and specifications that optimize the emotional and functional experience of a product, software, device, or service; produce visual designs from concept through delivery and sustainment, and support interaction designs for hardware and/or software-based experiences. This opportunity will allow you to create and communicate compelling product stories and narratives for different audiences.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, or related field by June, 2024
    • OR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems).

Product Design IC2 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,400 – $151,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $100,300 – $165,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to visual designs from concept to delivery. Create wireframes, journey maps, user jobs and scenarios, task flows, and personas in support of interaction designs for hardware and/or software-based experiences
  • Focus on end-to-end user experiences, empathizing and balancing experiences with business and technical tradeoffs.
  • Contribute to broader design system, increasing its adoption and consistent usage.
  • Drive cross-team collaboration with the world’s best UX researchers, program managers, product planners and developers from the early stages of planning through implementation.
  • Research and analyze customer feedback for incorporation into product enhancements, new product designs, and overall design language and strategy.
  • Produce and validate product design specifications and production requirements.
  • Negotiate design solutions in relation to business goals.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

LOCATION

USA

EXPERIENCE

JOB TYPE

Full Time

SALARY

DESIGN TEAM

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