Expedia Group brands power global travel for everyone, everywhere. We design cutting-edge tech to make travel smoother and more memorable, and we create groundbreaking solutions for our partners. Our diverse, vibrant, and welcoming community is essential in driving our success.
Why Join Us?
To shape the future of travel, people must come first. Guided by our Values and Leadership Agreements, we foster an open culture where everyone belongs, differences are celebrated and know that when one of us wins, we all win.
We provide a full benefits package, including exciting travel perks, generous time-off, parental leave, a global hybrid work setup (with some pretty cool offices), and career development resources, all to fuel our employees' passion for travel and ensure a rewarding career journey. We’re building a more open world. Join us.
*Note: Applications will remain live for at least 5 business days when the role is posted. The post will be removed when application targets are met.
By joining the Expedia Group 2025 Global Summer Internship Program as a User Experience Design Intern you’ll fully integrate into our inclusive community and gain a well-rounded experience of life at Expedia Group. Our global program offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to business-critical projects by developing your skills through tailored learning and training, providing ongoing support, and offering insightful intern-specific events to build knowledge and community. We’re building a more open world. Join us.
Internship Program Highlights:
- Onboarding: Connect with your cohort, receive support, and set up for success in your first week
- Intern Bootcamp: Role-specific technical and professional skills learning, both in-person and virtual, delivered in your first week to help you get set up for success
- Meaningful work and projects: Interns join a variety of Expedia Group teams and directly contribute to business workstreams and priorities; at the conclusion of the internship interns present their work to team members and senior leadership
- Learning Series: Interactive workshops delivered by our Learning team to build professional & soft skills, and support development, including topics such as personal branding and presentation skills
- Leadership Series: Exclusive intern-only events with our Travel Leadership Team leaders to learn about their career journeys, hear their views on industry and company trends and ask questions!
- Social events: Regular fun events organized for each regional cohort so you can get to know others, enjoy the Expedia Group culture, and enjoy some downtime!
- Mentorship: Mentors are assigned to each individual intern to support your development and learning throughout the program and are also a great way to build your understanding and network at EG.
- Support: Coaching and advice, provided by managers, team navigators (buddies) and a specific point of contact per region from Emerging Talent & Careers.
What You’ll do:
- Seek guidance and input from team members to understand the problem or needs statement and the high-level product strategy.
- Participate in discussions about project tasks, timelines, and priorities, providing input based on project status.
- Develop an understanding of user and business requirements, associated metrics, and how team goals relate to broader Expedia Group goals.
- Learn how to identify customer problems and market opportunities and share insights with Product Managers (PMs).
- Leverage the internal research library to become familiar with users' needs, personas, journeys, and existing solutions.
- Participate in research observation, create artifacts to be tested, and capture notes for iterative improvement.
- Attend sessions for research synthesis and learn how to identify and appropriately document insights.
- Learn how to apply basic research and test findings to generate concepts and inform design decisions.
- Understand basic principles of user interaction and apply them in design; demonstrate foundational writing skills.
- Consider basic accessibility principles in design decisions and explore ways to address the needs of diverse populations.
- Create flows, journeys, and prototypes to clearly communicate and visualize design concepts and narratives.
- Collaborate with developers to understand basic constraints, feasibility, and implementation requirements.
- Demonstrate a learning mindset to develop awareness of design tools, technologies, and best practices.
- Become familiar with all components of the Expedia design system and adhere to basic brand guidelines and principles in design work.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic design methods and approaches, particularly Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles, to ensure a strong focus on users.
- Establish awareness of timelines and project review cycles, and complete assigned tasks within specified timelines.
- Participate in collaborative discussions and contribute ideas; document decision-making rationale.
- Seek out and act upon feedback on design and methodology choices within the UX group; present and participate in design reviews.
Who You Are:
We know that many potential candidates can be hesitant to apply for a job if they aren't sure that they meet all the criteria shared. If you meet all the criteria labelled ‘Must’ and are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply!
- Must be available to commit to the full program dates below: May 19-July 25, 2025 OR June 23-August 29, 2025
- Must be graduating with an undergraduate or master’s degree in a technical subject between December 2025 and July 2026
- Must be willing to relocate to city of job location if outside commuting distance
- Must commit to full time hours every week
- Must be graduating from university in the same country of internship location
- Must have no more than 2 years of professional experience in a similar role
- Must have working knowledge of Figma
- Helpful to have basic knowledge of presentation tools such as PowerPoint, Keynote and/or Google Slides
What We Offer:
Successful candidates will receive a competitive compensation package including the benefits below and others:
- The total cash range for this position in Seattle is $45-51 per hour. Pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location and degree level.
- Opportunity to receive a full-time permanent offer after graduation and 12 months of customized support from our Emerging Talent & Careers team
- Community support through Expedia Group’s Inclusion Business Groups
- Relocation support (if eligible)
