User Experience Design Apprenticeship, January 2025 Start

Minimum qualifications:

• High school degree, GED equivalent, or practical experience.
• Not currently enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree program in a design-related field.
• Less than 1 year of relevant user experience (UX) design experience through personal or professional projects, hobbies, or online coursework (Portfolios will not be collected or reviewed).
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience using Google Workspace or a similar suite of productivity tools.
  
• Experience working with customers and understanding how to address their needs.
  
• Experience or familiarity with a design tool, including but not limited to Figma, Sketch, or Adobe applications.
  
• Ability to comfortably manage multiple competing priorities while finding suitable solutions and seeking help/advice where appropriate.
  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, motivated, positive attitude, and excellent customer service capabilities.
  
• Enthusiasm and passion for new technologies, demonstrated through personal projects and commitment to learning new skills.

About the job

The Google User Experience (UX) Design apprenticeship is a Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program and a structured learning and development opportunity. Apprentices will participate in on-the-job training, related technical instruction, and career development workshops to develop professional and durable skills. Upon completion, apprentices receive a nationally-recognized credential, certified by the United States Department of Labor.

As a User Experience (UX) Design apprentice at Google, you will develop the skills you need to pursue an entry-level career in UX design.

You'll apply your learned skills directly to product design and design language, shaping interactions and solving user needs through new and improved features. The User Experience team gathers user insights and using them to deliver delightful user experiences. You'll learn from multiple UX disciplines such as UX Designers, UX Researchers, UX Writers, UX Engineers, and UX Program Managers to create products and services that are innovative, universally accessible, and useful.

Apprentices are paid hourly for their time split between on-the-job training and related technical instruction, and are required to dedicate 40 hours each week to the program. Apprenticeships begin with an immersive virtual onboarding experience to build a foundational understanding of the profession. Apprentices will then join a Google team to train on-the-job, while continuing to engage in track-specific learnings and career workshops throughout the program. As part of the program, apprentices receive holistic career readiness support, and towards the end of the program will have the time and space to prepare for their next endeavor.

Find more details about apprenticeships and a list of FAQs on g.co/Apprenticeships .

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $51,000-$68,000. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Apply learnings from design training to real projects, empathizing with users, defining pain points and needs, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes and prototypes, and testing designs to get user feedback.
  
• Collaborate with partners from multiple disciplines to understand requirements, and provide creative, thoughtful solutions.
  
• Communicate the user experience at various stages of the design process with wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, and high fidelity prototypes.
  
• Understand the basics of UX research, and integrate user feedback and business requirements into ongoing products and services experience updates.
  

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY

Job ID: Google-84922719014920902

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2024-08-06T12:01:33