Product Design Intern

**About Autohive** Autohive is the hub where people and agents work together. Low effort, real processes, hours returned. **The Opportunity** At Autohive, interns don't sit on the sidelines. As a Product Design Intern, you'll contribute to real product and marketing work designing interfaces, building prototypes, and creating assets that ship. We're after a creative, detail-obsessed intern who cares deeply about how things look and how they work. You'll work across both product and marketing, gaining rare cross-disciplinary experience in a fast-moving AI-powered startup. If you love crafting polished visuals, care deeply about user experience, and want to have an impact in a modern, AI-forward environment, this is the role for you. **What You'll Do** * Contribute to product interface design across web and mobile * Build wireframes and interactive prototypes, progressing toward high-fidelity mocks * Actively contribute to the Autohive design system learning it, using it, and suggesting improvements * Collaborate with Engineering to ensure design intent is faithfully implemented * Explore and adopt AI-assisted design and prototyping tools allowing you to ship what you design * Design and iterate on marketing assets: landing pages, emails, banner ads, and campaign visuals * Champion brand consistency across every touchpoint, from product UI to marketing campaigns **What We're Looking For** * Enrolled in or recently completed a design-related degree (Product Design, Graphic Design, or similar) * Curious and passionate about AI, actively exploring how AI tools can make you a better designer and incorporating them into your everyday design process * A portfolio that shows design thinking and strong visual sensibility demonstrating how you approach problems, not just how things look * Enthusiasm for brand, typography, and visual design craft * A keen eye for detail and a commitment to pixel-perfect outcomes * Self-starter mindset, you ask questions, take initiative, and manage your own tasks * Interest in SaaS products and the intersection of design and AI tooling * Collaborative and adaptable across a cross-functional team **Requirements** * Have studied or be studying at a New Zealand tertiary education institute (note: students who have completed study overseas are not eligible) * Be studying at NZQA level 6-10, or if study has been completed, the closing date of the last semester must be less than 12 months ago * Be studying science, technology, engineering, design or business * Be legally permitted to work in New Zealand * Not have been previously employed by the company unless part-time or temporary * Not have undertaken more than two Experience Grant internships with the company * Be available to work in office at our Wellington CBD HQ **Benefits** * An unlimited AI budget. No token caps, no usage anxiety. Run experiments every day * A real internship with real ownership your work ships and your results are visible * A front-row seat in one of the most interesting product categories of the decade