Design + Research Intern

Coforma is looking for two Design + Research Interns to join our distributed team. The Design team at Coforma is looking for a part-time summer 2022 intern to work from mid-June to late August (approximately 10-12 weeks at 20-30 hours per week). This is a paid internship opportunity. 

Coforma is looking for two creative, curious, and thoughtful interns to collaborate with one another and members of our diverse design department to organize and optimize our processes, practices, and methodologies while supporting our distributed team. The selected candidate(s) will learn about how Coforma integrates all types of design into the creation of crucial digital services, while helping to bring about operational process efficiencies and improvements.

Interns will report to and receive support and training from the Senior Manager, Design Operations and will work closely with internal stakeholders at various levels of experience and expertise. 

Interns may be responsible for various tasks associated with supporting our team, including helping to document our processes, methodologies, and workflows, researching software and tooling, and helping to build out our knowledge base. 

If you want to learn about how human-centered design and technology are designed and delivered, and you’re passionate about improving lives through digital products and services, Coforma is a great place for you, and we encourage you to apply to join us this summer.

Pay: $30 Hourly Time Frame: mid-June to late August

We're Coforma We use creativity to get results for clients and the communities they serve.

We’ve honed a modern, agile, user-centered approach that elevates human needs through thoughtfully-designed systems and products.

From connecting families in crisis at the US border to improving the way governments consume COVID-19 mobility data through a more accessible and user-friendly tool, we’re dedicated to improving people’s lives through thoughtful technology products and services. Together. Our cross-functional team works closely with each other and with our government, nonprofit, and commercial partners to research, design, and build better products and services.

Coforma employs over fifty talented creators. Our leadership has decades of experience in improving government digital services from a civic service mindset, and a strong record of developing innovative technology solutions for government, enterprise, and nonprofits.

We thoughtfully integrate design into product development. We are experts in leading the design and development of products to meet business goals, build alignment, and deliver value through technically feasible and iterative design activities.

Business objectives and human beings are at the center of our work. We work very closely and collaboratively with our partners, from solicitation through to delivery, to ensure that the solution provides a high level of value to the business. Accessibility is never overlooked in our work, and our iterative approach validates the utility and delight of the final product.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusive Workplace Coforma is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. As a federal government contractor, all employees of Coforma are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 4, 2022. Background checks and other security clearances may be required for some roles as it relates to the nature of our client work.

Our team and our office aims to be an accessible and hospitable place to work. We welcome applicants, contractors, and employees who are committed to improving our culture and practices.

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