Product Design Co-op – International Growth

Ancestry

Product Design Co-op adapting Ancestry’s family-history platform for international growth markets. Designing localized experiments, prototypes, and scalable interfaces across cultures and languages.

Posted 8/5/2026part-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in UX/UI design for international audiences, focusing on cultural nuances and localized behaviors. Proficient in creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs while utilizing design tools like Figma and conducting A/B testing for product optimization.

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UX/UI DesignInternational Audience DesignA/B TestingFigma ProficiencyStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

WireframingPrototypingResponsive DesignUser Experience ResearchInteraction Design

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaborationStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

FigmaDesign Prototyping Tools

Industry Keywords

User ExperienceProduct DesignCultural NuancesLocalized BehaviorsGrowth Optimization

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with International Product, Marketing, Consumer Insights, and Engineering teams to define UX/UI strategy for priority growth markets
Lead product experiments using customer insights, market data, and user behaviors to create localized product offerings
Advocate for international customers by adapting workflows, visual hierarchies, and interaction models to regional and cultural expectations
Create wireframes, rapid prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for A/B tests, localized MVPs, and market-specific feature rollouts
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, UX Research, and Marketing to align priorities and execute pilots and releases
Design scalable UI frameworks for different markets and languages, including text expansion and right-to-left formatting
Use qualitative research and quantitative experiment metrics to validate design decisions and evolve the international user experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

Currently pursuing a Master of Design (MDes), MFA, or PhD in HCI, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Fine Arts, or a related field
Business or Economics candidates with relevant UX/product design industry experience are encouraged to apply
Active graduate student enrolled in an accredited degree program
Prior internship, industry experience, or academic research focused on UX/UI design and/or interactive product experimentation is highly preferred
Expertise designing for international audiences, including cultural nuances, localized behaviors, and language translation impacts on interfaces
Experience with rapid, iterative product experiments, A/B testing, and growth optimization
High proficiency with industry-standard design and prototyping tools such as Figma
Understanding of translating designs into responsive code
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to collaborate with technical and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
Must be available to work part-time for a six-month engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Location-flexible work approach: nearest office, home, or hybrid of both, subject to location restrictions
Part-time six-month engagement
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
Background-check-compliant employment process