Experience Design Intern (Summer 2027)

HP IQ
San Francisco, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to creative communication students working in AI and product storytelling, with a focus on collaboration and adaptability in a dynamic, human-centric environment.

Best fit for

  • Creative communication students with a focus on AI and product storytelling
    — “This internship is intended for a student who can contribute from a background in brand strategy, brand design, film, web, content creation, digital product design, design systems, or a related communication arts and design discipline.”
  • Candidates who can simplify complex concepts while preserving their meaning
    — “Simplify complex concepts so they are easier to understand without removing their meaning.”
  • Individuals interested in merging narrative and design thinking with AI and technology
    — “Apply narrative and design thinking to AI experiences and product storytelling.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires strong communication and presentation skills for case studies and creative explanations
    — “Present one or two projects or case studies, explaining the ideas, decisions, and execution behind the work.”
  • No technical background is required, but adaptability to evolving briefs is essential
    — “Ability to work with broad or evolving briefs and connect individual disciplines to product needs.”

How to stand out

  • Showcase projects that demonstrate creative storytelling and product experience communication
    — “Develop written, filmed, or designed materials that communicate product experiences.”
  • Emphasize your ability to explain creative decisions clearly and concisely
    — “Ability to clearly explain creative decisions, interests, and execution.”
  • Highlight experience with visual storytelling, prototypes, or experience spaces
    — “Create or support experience videos, product image captures, visual worlds, prototypes, or experience spaces.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • contributes to product positioning
  • develops creative materials
  • presents projects
Typical background
degree program in communication arts, design, film, web, brand strategy, product design

Skills & requirements

Required

Brand StrategyBrand DesignFilmWebContent CreationDigital Product DesignDesign Systems

Preferred

AI ExperiencesEmerging Communication Methods

Stack & domain

Brand StrategyBrand DesignFilmWebContent CreationDigital Product DesignDesign SystemsCommunicationCreativityTeamworkAIProduct Design

About the role

Original posting from HP IQ via Greenhouse

Who We Are

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About The Role:  

HP IQ’s Narrative and Design team works across Experience Design and Narrative Design to help explain and shape product experiences. The team connects invention with product launch and deployment through product positioning, visual storytelling, experience videos, product imagery, and other creative work. As HP’s innovation lab, HP IQ also explores AI experiences and emerging ways of communicating new products. This internship is intended for a student who can contribute from a background in brand strategy, brand design, film, web, content creation, digital product design, design systems, or a related communication arts and design discipline. 

What You Might Do: 

Contribute to product positioning, product vision, visual attributes, and visual affordances.  

Develop written, filmed, or designed materials that communicate product experiences.  

Create or support experience videos, product image captures, visual worlds, prototypes, or experience spaces.  

Apply narrative and design thinking to AI experiences and product storytelling.  

Present one or two projects or case studies, explaining the ideas, decisions, and execution behind the work.  

Collaborate across varied creative and product perspectives within an evolving experience and narrative design practice.  

Simplify complex concepts so they are easier to understand without removing their meaning. 

Preferred Skills 

Currently enrolled in a degree program in communication arts, design, film, web, brand strategy, product design, or a related creative discipline.  

Portfolio containing one or more projects demonstrating writing, filming, design, content creation, or another relevant creative practice.  

Ability to clearly explain creative decisions, interests, and execution.  

Interest in applying creative work to product experiences, AI experiences, or technology-oriented design.  

Ability to work with broad or evolving briefs and connect individual disciplines to product needs.  

No specific industrial design, mechanical engineering, technical engineering, or coding background is required for this role. 

Hourly Pay Range: $40.00–$50.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, qualifications, and experience.

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off policies, including; 

4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure

11 paid holidays

Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why HP IQ?

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

Innovative Work

Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.

Autonomy and Agility

Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.

Meaningful Impact

Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.

Flexible Work Environment

Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.

Forward-Thinking Culture

We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) Statement

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

If you’d like more information about HP’s EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law – Supplement

Source: HP IQ careers (Greenhouse)

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