It Intern – Ux Designer

Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

Works with stakeholders to identify solutions that support their business requirements.

Works independently and within a team environment.

Pays attention to detail, self-motivated with the ability to follow instructions and complete assignments on time.

Learns and applies new concepts, processes and tools.

Takes initiative to solve problems and multi-tasks by prioritizing projects and deadlines.

Communicates effectively with team members, stakeholders and all levels of management.

Assists with planning and conducting quantitative/qualitative user research; interpret data; create user stories, personas; determine information architecture; create sitemaps, prototypes, wireframes; and conduct usability testing.

Uses a variety of iterative design methods to drive thoughtful design decisions including sketches, process flows, wireframes, and interactive simulations/prototypes

REQUIRED

Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Possess good organizational, time, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, and stay well organized.

Must be maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Must be students currently enrolled in an IT undergraduate or graduate program at a community college, college or university or a recent graduate.

Empathy, passion, and drive to ensure all customers have access to, and the ability to use Costco websites and apps.

Excellent task management and organizational skills; ability to work collaboratively with multiple groups or self-directed as needed.

Strong presentation and facilitation skills to clearly communicate assistive technology needs and design decisions to multiple stakeholder groups .

Recommended

Experience designing user interfaces in an enterprise environment.

Able to work with both Mac and PC platforms.

Experience with front-end development technologies (HTML/CSS).

Costco warehouse, Ecommerce or retail experience is a plus.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

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Pay Range: $18.50 - $28.45

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected]

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas .