Dolby Careers UX Research Intern
About The Position
Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. The Dolby U internship program offers impactful, project-based work experience in a collaborative, creative environment where you work side by side with industry leaders. Amplify your insatiable curiosity by implementing real-world solutions that revolutionize how people communicate and how entertainment is created, delivered, and enjoyed worldwide. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work. For any student seeking to gain invaluable expertise through meaningful, personal contributions, we invite you to join us in continuing to design a future where technology meets entertainment! Dolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices. About the Role: We are seeking a motivated UX Research Intern to join our User Experience team. This role is designed for an undergraduate student interested in learning and contributing to real-world UX research practices. The intern will assist in executing ongoing research projects and help create tools and materials that enable non-researchers to conduct lightweight research.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program (Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Design, or related field).
- Basic understanding of UX principles and user-centered design.
- Familiarity with qualitative research methods (interviews, usability testing) is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively.
- Comfortable with common productivity tools (e.g., Office, Teams)
- Interest in learning and applying UX research practices in a professional setting.
- Working towards a Bachelor's in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Design, or related field; recent grads who are within 6 months of graduation are also eligible to apply.
- Must be available to work full-time Monday – Friday for 6 months between May/June 2026– August/September 2026.
- Start dates for the internship are as follows: (note this date is not flexible) Monday, May 18, 2026 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Monday, June 15, 2026
Nice To Haves
- Coursework or projects related to UX research.
- Experience with tools like Figma, Miro, survey platforms (optional).
- Located in the San Francisco Bay Area for potential in-person collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Competitive analyses
- Heuristic evaluations
- Site maps/user flow maps
- Programming surveys/unmoderated tests into research platform
- Run simple evaluative studies/simple interviews once comfortable
- Draft research plans/session guides and participant recruitment screeners
- Support participant selection and scheduling
- Note taking live sessions
- Assisting data analysis/synthesis
- Support creating artifacts (personas, journey maps, etc.) and report writing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
