Product Design Intern

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

The New York Times is looking for Product Design Interns for our 2026 Summer Internship. You will be introduced to what it is like to work in one the world’s most recognized and trusted news brands, and you will help us design compelling experiences in our efforts to become a daily destination for curious people seeking to understand and engage with the world.

Your Role

As a Product Design Intern, we’ll provide you with an educational experience on what it's like to be a product designer and collaborate with different parts of the organization, such as engineering, product management, and the newsroom. You'll support the Product Design team by working within your team. Our products live across multiple platforms, so you may have opportunities to contribute to iOS, Android, and web projects.

About Our Summer Internships

• The duration is 10 weeks long, starting on June 1, 2026.

• The rate of pay for this role is $30.00 per hour. 

• Interns work 35 hours per week.

• Open to Hybrid work based in our New York office.

Responsibilities:

• Learn about the importance of business and technical constraints and how these factors affect your designs. 

• Learn about the process of implementing a design in code; you'll apply that knowledge by helping review the implemented experiences to ensure the quality of the design.

• Learn about the importance of gathering user insights so that we can find opportunities to better meet their needs. 

• Establish familiarity with product design and the release cycle by supporting work and contributing components that lead to hitting team or company goals.

• Have an opportunity to give a brief presentation of what you worked on over the summer.

Basic Qualifications:

• A portfolio of work that showcases your design process along with finished design work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• You have visual design or interaction design skills.

• You're familiar with making high-fidelity mockups or interactive prototypes.

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The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:

$40 - $40 USD

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all  backgrounds to apply.

We are  an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know

The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable "Fair Chance" laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.