REMOTE UI/UX Designer Internship
Sports Media, Inc., we believe games should not only look great — they should feel great. As a UI/UX Designer Intern, you’ll help craft the player experience across educational games, sports simulations, and interactive platforms including our Money Smarts, EVOC, and Flight & CDL Driving Simulators.
This is more than designing menus — it's about understanding human behavior, user flow, and building intuitive systems that connect our audiences to powerful game mechanics, esports competitions, and learning tools. Whether you're creating mobile-ready interfaces or immersive simulator dashboards, your designs will bring clarity and creativity to life.
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What You'll Do:
- Collaborate with designers, artists, and developers to design intuitive and engaging UI layouts
- Translate gameplay and training requirements into clear, accessible interfaces
- Design wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma or Adobe XD
- Work with engineers to ensure UI is implemented accurately in Unity or Unreal
- Analyze feedback and user data to iterate and refine interfaces for usability and flow
- Integrate AI tools to speed up design prototyping and A/B testing
You’ll Learn To:
- Apply design systems and UI style guides consistently across game interfaces
- Build accessibility into design, including for educational and simulation users
- Understand player psychology and how it shapes decision-making and interaction
- Streamline UI for simulator hardware and mobile deployment
- Collaborate in agile development environments
- Use AI tools to assist in layout planning, UX behavior prediction, and real-time UI adaptation
Requirements:
- Strong interest in interface design, wireframing, or interactive user experience
- Familiarity with UI/UX tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision)
- Desire to work with game engines such as Unity or Unreal
- Ability to think critically about layout, hierarchy, and player behavior
- Studying Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Game Design, or a related field
- Available to attend virtual meetings:
- Mondays @ 9:00 AM MST
- Wednesdays @ 10:00 AM MST
- Fridays @ 8:00 AM MST
- (Thursdays @ 9:00 AM MST for SkillBridge participants)
Bonus Skills (Not Required, But Valued):
- Experience designing for games, mobile apps, or learning systems
- Familiarity with motion graphics, transitions, or animation in UI
- Interest in gamified dashboards or performance tracking
- Exposure to esports or competitive gaming environments
Benefits & Perks:
- Real-world experience building UI/UX systems used in training simulators and esports programs
- Collaborate with AI, simulation, and storytelling teams
- Learn how to wireframe for different platforms: mobile, PC, console, and simulator
- Build a strong UI/UX portfolio tied to meaningful, applied projects
- Opportunity to transition into our apprentice pipeline post-internship
👉 Shape the look. Define the flow. Build interfaces that deliver performance, clarity, and emotion.
Apply now to become a UI/UX Design Intern at Sports Media, Inc.
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Check with your school's Internship Coordinator BEFORE accepting the hiring offer to determine if this position satisfies the criteria for receiving academic credit.
Location: Remote
Internship Duration: 180-day minimum, up to 365 days
Apprenticeship: Available based on performance
Start Dates:
January 1–5 (Winter)
April 1–5 (Spring)
June 1–5 (Summer)
August 1–5 (Fall)
October 1–5 (Winter II)
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