User Experience Intern - Summer 2026, Atlanta

Job Description

Cox Automotive is looking for a talented and passionate User Experience Designer to intern alongside our team of professionals. In this role, you will be a member of a cross-functional team tasked with designing experiences for the Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book brands. The right candidate for this job is detail-oriented and thorough in thinking through how experiences should work for our consumers. You should be able to design for consumers across devices and advocate for user-centered design techniques and data-driven decision processes.

Cox Automotive offers a highly collaborative work environment where strong communication skills and the ability to build lasting partnerships are essential. You'll join a diverse team that spans design, research, and content strategy, working together in an open and transparent working style. Our UX organization leverages general-purpose LLM tools to analyze and synthesize user behavior, uncover patterns, and prioritize opportunities. We also use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, and development, continuously recommending improvements. Embedded in a scaled Agile environment, our group makes a significant impact on both user experience and business outcomes. If you're eager to learn from the best brands in automotive, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Be an active member of a cross-functional team to analyze consumer, client, and business needs and translate them into high quality design solutions that deliver value for the business

Deliver interactive designs that make complex tasks easier and that align with best practices in the market

Create design deliverables such as wireframes, prototypes, mockups, specifications, process flows, mood boards, user personas, icons, and finished artwork

Work with design system assets, such as icon libraries, reusable app components, style guides, and brand standards

Participate in regular design reviews and clearly rationalize design choices

Support product development by responding to day-to-day questions from developers, product managers, and team leads

Strive to understand technical, business, and time limitations, and design within these constraints

Minimum Qualifications

Major in Human Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, or related field.

A portfolio that demonstrates aptitude designing for digital media (responsive web and mobile apps)

Proficient with Figma

Familiarity with text-to-prototype tools

Ability to partner with Product teams and leverage tools for rapid prototyping for the purposes of research, discovery, and experimentation

Knowledge of AI and agentic design practices, such as model limitations, guardrails, evals, and feedback loops.

Knowledge of current UX design trends across web and mobile platforms

Solid understanding of graphic design principles and best practices

Flexibility and openness to feedback from cross-functional team members

Knowledge of iterative software delivery methodologies like Agile

Excellent time-management skills, including the ability to work on concurrent projects and quickly prioritize competing tasks and responsibilities

Strong teamwork and collaboration skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills including excellent written and verbal communication skills

Independent self-starter

Attention to detail and follow-through on completion of tasks

Understanding of mobile human interface guidelines (Apple's HIG and Google's Material Design) and current possibilities and limitations of hardware and operating systems

USD 23.65 - 35.48 per hour

Compensation :

Hourly base pay rate is $23.65 - $35.48 / hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and / or an incentive program.

Benefits :

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation / wellness days, and / or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.