UX Researcher Intern

MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you’ll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more.

About this Opportunity

MillerKnoll’s Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

As a User Experience (UX) Research Intern, you will assist in generating and distributing actionable insights gathered through research into the users and stakeholders of our digital products and services. You will help articulate and amplify the needs of our users to add value to both the users and MillerKnoll.

What You'll Do

• Assist with design research activities throughout project lifecycles.
• Help prepare and facilitate workshops.
• Support user-centered design by championing the needs of users.
• Communicate findings verbally, visually, and in written form to project teams and stakeholders.
• Contribute to identifying trends and behaviors through data and analytics.
• Assist in creating user journey maps and service design blueprints to address customer needs.
• Help optimize user experiences through iterative testing.
• Perform additional tasks as requested to support business objectives.

What You'll Do
You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you...

• Enthusiasm for UX research and user-centered design.
• Basic knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods (training provided).
• Ability to synthesize research findings into actionable insights (with guidance).
• Strong communication skills—verbal, visual, and written.
• Willingness to collaborate with teams and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with office software and tools (or a willingness to learn).
• Currently enrolled and pursuing a four-year Bachelor’s degree in UX Research, Product Design, Information Systems, Graphic Design or a related field from an accredited college or university, and able to provide transcripts upon request.
• You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program. 
• Must have satisfactorily completed basic coursework in the chosen degree program.  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. 
• Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations.

Our Values

Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work.  

We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good.

We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to helping everyone reach their full potential.

We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger.

At MillerKnoll, when we come together—as a family of brands or as an individual work team—the whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. As our values state, “We are better together” when we welcome everyone to the table, keep our commitments to one another, and work and win as one.  This idea expresses our spirit of accountability, friendly competition, and inclusivity. A culture of inclusion is critical to our success—both because it makes us better and because it's the right thing to do.

We wish you success in your MillerKnoll journey!

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

A starting compensation range for this role is $15.05 - $18.65. Relevant salary considerations will include candidate qualifications and experience, other business/organizational needs and market factors . You may also be eligible to receive a geographic premium, annual discretionary incentive and equity awards which are subject to the rules governing these programs. The company offers a full spectrum of benefits including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Vacation and Parental Leave), Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our associates.