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UX Design Intern

CompanyEmma – The Sleep Company
LocationLisbon
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 21, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the design of Emma's global online store experience and contribute to UX research initiatives. They will also participate in designing user flows, wireframes, and interface concepts.
Internship Type
internship
Company Size
1235
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
We are Emma - The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve grown into the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day. At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities, working across our offices in Frankfurt, Lisbon, Manila, and Mexico City, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture.
About the Role

Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?


We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve become the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day. 

  

At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities and offices across multiple regions, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture. Ready to shape the future of sleep with us? Let’s make it happen!



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What you'll do:
  • You will support the design of Emma’s global online store experience, helping us become the world’s leading sleep brand through intuitive, joyful, and high-performing user journeys.
  • You will contribute to UX research initiatives — from user interviews and usability tests to heuristic evaluations and competitor analyses — to uncover insights that guide product decisions.
  • You will participate in designing user flows, wireframes, and interface concepts that help customers confidently choose the right sleep products.
  • You will support the setup, execution, and analysis of A/B tests to optimize conversion rates and improve key business KPIs.
  • You will collaborate closely with product managers, developers, analysts, and other designers as part of an agile, empowered product team.
  • You will help maintain and evolve our design system by creating new components, improving documentation, and ensuring visual consistency.
  • You will gain hands-on experience working with a modern e-commerce design workflow across research, UX, UI, experimentation, and cross-functional collaboration.


Who we're looking for:
  • You are available to start 1st of March 2026
  • You are currently pursuing or have recently completed a degree in UX/UI Design, Human–Computer Interaction, Digital Product Design, Psychology, Communication Design, or a related field.
  • You have a solid foundation in UX design principles, user-centered design methods, and digital product design processes.
  • You have basic hands-on experience with design tools such as Figma (or similar) and feel comfortable creating wireframes, prototypes, and UI layouts.
  • You are genuinely curious about user behavior, research methodologies, and data-informed design decisions.
  • You ideally have some initial exposure to A/B testing, analytics tools, or CRO practices, or you show a strong willingness to learn them.
  • You are open-minded, creative, and motivated to collaborate within a cross-functional product team.
  • You are able to receive feedback openly, iterate on designs, and adapt quickly to new insights.
  • You have strong attention to detail and a clear motivation to continuously improve your design skills through hands-on experience.


What we offer:
  • Projects where you have ownership and will make decisions.
  • Impact from day one: we want all your new and innovative ideas - this is what shapes our company DNA. And be fearless, It’s ok to fail, you will try again until you make it.
  • To work and learn from brilliant people and experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.
  • Competitive salary of 965€ per month, Coverflex benefits, and meal allowance.
  • In-house Portuguese classes.
  • Employee discount on Emma products for yourself, friends and family.
  • Private health insurance including dental care.


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Become an Emmie


Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up. ​


We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.


Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

Key Skills
UX DesignUser ResearchWireframingPrototypingUI LayoutsA/B TestingAnalytics ToolsCRO PracticesCollaborationFeedback ReceptionAttention to DetailDesign SystemsUser-Centered DesignDigital Product DesignCuriosityCreativity
Categories
Creative & MediaTechnologyMarketingRetailConsulting
Benefits
Health InsuranceMeal AllowanceEmployee DiscountIn-house Language Classes