Job Description About us: Our startup has members from all over the world with an emphasis on open values and sustainability. Those are no paradoxes in a luxury lifestyle brand. With those values in mind, we focus on agro-tourism, villa rentals, gastronomy, and creating a community to benefit Sicily’s image and reputation.   Position Description: As a UI/UX Design Intern, you will get the chance to manage a team, you will be responsible for delivering the best online user experience, which makes your role extremely important for our success and ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty. This internship will be on-site in Sicily for 3-6 months. We will allow you to implement your previous theoretical/practical experience in your field into practice. Kindly only apply for this position with an English CV, Cover Letter and attached portfolio link. Responsibilities: * Providing direction for UI/UX design teams * Plan and implement new designs * Optimize existing user interface designs * Test for intuition and experience * Communicate with clients to understand their business goals and objectives * Develop technical and business requirements and always strive to deliver intuitive and user-centred solutions * Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements * Create prototypes for new product ideas * Work closely with the development team to realize prototypes * Assist the graphic design team Requirements * Completed or currently pursuing education in a design-related field (UX, UI, Graphic Design, Media Design, etc.). Note that a Google UX certificate or similar online certification does not apply to this requirement. * Consistent portfolio with at least 3 UX/UI-related projects (school, personal or real client). * Proven experience as a designer, UI Designer, UX Designer or a similar role. * High proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe XD and medium proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. * Good understanding of Microsoft VS Code, Adobe Dreamweaver, or similar code editor. * Basic understanding of GitHub is a plus. * Experience with setting up and editing HTML5 & CSS3 code. * Basic understanding of Java and/or jQuery is a plus. * Strong knowledge of UX/UI workflows, including mood boarding, wireframing, High/Low fidelity prototyping, etc. * Willingness to improve and learn about both (UX & UI) design skills and (HTML & CSS) coding. * Open attitude towards improving graphic design skills. * Strong communication skills and a team-building spirit. * Exceptional attention to detail. Benefits What we offer: A practical experience with real-life tasks and responsibilities The opportunity of improving your skills while creating real products Perfect opportunity for your career development. A truly international, English-speaking team. Experienced in UI/UX Design for startups. Great experience in your field. Learn in a challenging and friendly working environment. An opportunity to grow into an important role. NOTE: As payment, we participate in the Erasmus internship program. Requirements * Completed or currently pursuing education in a design-related field (UX, UI, Graphic Design, Media Design, etc.). Note that a Google UX certificate or similar online certification does not apply to this requirement. * Consistent portfolio with at least 3 UX/UI-related projects (school, personal or real client). * Proven experience as a designer, UI Designer, UX Designer or a similar role. * High proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe XD and medium proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. * Good understanding of Microsoft VS Code, Adobe Dreamweaver, or similar code editor. * Basic understanding of GitHub is a plus. * Experience with setting up and editing HTML5 & CSS3 code. * Basic understanding of Java and/or jQuery is a plus. * Strong knowledge of UX/UI workflows, including mood boarding, wireframing, High/Low fidelity prototyping, etc. * Willingness to improve and learn about both (UX & UI) design skills and (HTML & CSS) coding. * Open attitude towards improving graphic design skills. * Strong communication skills and a team-building spirit. * Exceptional attention to detail.