UI/UX Designer Intern (Unpaid Role)

**About Mentora Health** Mentora Health is a mental health startup building a digital wellbeing ecosystem for schools, students, parents, teachers, and mental health professionals. We are making support more **accessible, prevention-forward, and coordinated** , especially for young people. We are looking for a UI/UX Designer Intern to take ownership of real product problems, develop portfolio-worthy work, and learn how digital products are designed and developed within a startup. **What Makes This Internship Different** • **Real product ownership:** Work on actual features, screens, and user journeys for a platform currently in development, with contributions that may reach real users. • **Portfolio development:** Where appropriate and subject to confidentiality, turn your work and design process into meaningful case studies. • **Guidance and feedback:** Work closely with the founding and product team, receive regular feedback, and understand the reasoning behind design decisions. • **A defined experience:** A 3-month internship with clear responsibilities, deliverables, and expectations. • **Recognition:** An internship certificate on successful completion, with a personalized letter of recommendation for strong contributors based on performance. **Key Responsibilities** Depending on your skills and the product requirements, you may: • Design mobile and web experiences for students, parents, teachers, counsellors, and schools. • Translate product requirements into information architecture, user flows, and intuitive well-being workflows. • Create low-fidelity wireframes, high-fidelity UI screens, and interactive Figma prototypes. • Develop responsive layouts, reusable components, and consistent design systems. • Improve accessibility, usability, and age-appropriate engagement through thoughtful micro-interactions. • Refine existing screens through feedback and iteration. • Collaborate with developers on handoff, implementation, and product reviews. **How We Will Work** You will receive defined product problems and participate in discussions about user needs, possible solutions, and edge cases before designing screens. For larger features, the process may include: **Problem definition and context → User flow → Wireframe → Feedback → UI design → Prototype → Developer handoff → Product review** **MENTORA HEALTH | UI/UX DESIGNER INTERN** **Who Should Apply** This role suits college and design students, self-taught or early-career designers, graphic designers moving into UI/UX, and professionals considering a career change into product design. **Previous professional UI/UX experience is not required.** We value your thinking, visual sense, curiosity, consistency, and willingness to improve. **Skills and Qualities We Are Looking For** • Basic Figma skills and an understanding of UI/UX fundamentals. • An eye for layout, visual hierarchy, typography, color, and spacing. • Familiarity with components, design consistency, and user-centered thinking. • Curiosity about user behavior and attention to detail. • Openness to feedback and willingness to explore and iterate on ideas. • Clear communication of design decisions, ownership of tasks, and dependable follow-through. **A professional portfolio is not mandatory.** College or personal projects, Figma experiments, app redesigns, Behance projects, concept work, and case studies are all welcome. **What You Will Gain** • Practical experience working on a real digital product in a startup. • Stronger UI/UX skills and an understanding of the broader product-design process. • Experience designing for multiple user groups and collaborating with developers. • Regular professional feedback and direct interaction with the founding and product team. • Potential portfolio case-study material, subject to confidentiality and your contribution. • Potential consideration for future paid roles as Mentora Health grows; these opportunities are not guaranteed. **Internship Structure** • **Duration:** 3 months. • **Work arrangement:** Remote • **Schedule:** Flexible and deliverable-oriented, with clearly agreed expectations. • **Compensation:** **Unpaid; no stipend.** • **You’ll receive an internship certificate upon successful completion and a personalized letter of recommendation for strong performers.** This opportunity is intended for people prioritizing practical experience, portfolio development, and guidance. Consistent availability, communication, and ownership of agreed work are expected. **How to Apply** Please include: • Your resume and a portfolio, Behance, Dribbble, or Figma link, if available. • **You can apply even if your portfolio is still a work in progress.** We want to understand your potential, design thinking, and willingness to learn through real product work. OR **Mail to: [email protected]**