• Internship
• Mexico

UI design intern

When I was 18 years old, I didn’t really know what to do with my life. Should I go to university, should I study graphic design? Or should I become a programmer? I wasn’t terribly good at maths, but also not really an “artist”.

After some traveling, I eventually I found a book called Web design with Web Standards, and it changed everything for me. By learning HTML and CSS, and having some pre-existing Photoshop skills I landed my first web design job.

I learned so much in the first months, from coding websites, to what a CMS actually was, to diving deeper into graphic design. The company mission at the time was to work on making the web a better place, and I worked hard to make it a reality.

I never stopped learning from that point on. From learning to code, to teaching myself to be better at icon design, to designing complex business software. The industry evolved and I evolved along with it. Apps became a big thing. Responsive design came and was there to stay. These days, AI unlocks new workflows.

Today, I am embarking on my second run to build an agency. After the succesful run with Mono, where we built a high-quality agency that ran for seven years, I am going to do it again, but this time bigger and better.

I want to give someone a chance to get started in the world of web design, UI design and front-end development.

Some people I’ve mentored in the past went on to have a succesful career: one person went from design intern to eventually being a senior designer, landing a job at Autodesk; two people who made the jump from being an employee to a design freelancer with a filled client roster, earning a great living.

This is not just a job for anyone. You need to be a highly motivated individual willing to put in the work. Doing this right will require a combination of self-study, a willingness to experiment, and the ability to learn project by project.

You will get a combination of real and fictional work to up your skillset in order to become a working designer.

About Obra Studio

We’re a new design studio, aiming to become a reference in UI and digital product design. Currently led by Johan in Mexico City, we are actively looking to grow quickly in 2025. To achieve this, we are looking for multiple profiles.

Location

This is a remote position, but we are currently only looking for people based in either Belgium or Mexico.