Content Design UX Writing Intern
Content Design UX Writing Intern
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Role/Programme:
As a Content Design Intern youll join our Design team in the summer. This is an exciting opportunity to kick start your career and make a meaningful impact. You will be joining us for 10 weeks in the summer (23rd June 29th August 2025).Youll be onboarded with the global internship cohort in one of our offices and learn the basics of being a Wiser.
In 2023 we founded a Design Interns programme and were delighted to welcome new talent to our awardwinning team for a third season.
We are looking for rising stars to join our Design team. Design at Wise is a multidisciplinary team and we sometimes call it capital D Design. While our craft is varied humancentred design and design thinking unite us.
Are you:
- Able to explain complex ideas simply and elegantly
- A linguistics student who is passionate about language and its close connection with behavioural psychology and sociology
- An English literature student who understands and applies writing techniques to create interesting and accessible content
- A media or journalism student who knows how to identify target audiences and shape engaging content for them
- A student who proactively finds ways to use your writing skills such as working for a student magazine or blog
And have you ever thought:
I love what Im studying but I have no idea how to turn it into something I get paid for.
May we introduce you to content design a super exciting internship opportunity at Wise.
Whats content design
Content design (also known as UX writing) is about surfacing the right information at the right time in a way that customers understand. Youll often find content designers working for the government or tech organisations: think Google Meta Government Digital Services (GDS) etc.
It combines writing skills user research and design thinking all into one role. Gov.uk has a great blog explaining what this career is all about.
Youll collaborate with product designers and managers user researchers engineers and analysts.
Your work will be varied. One day you might be interviewing customers to understand their needs. Next you may be rewriting some copy to make a part of the customer experience clearer. Or you might be sketching some ideas for an entirely new experience altogether.
Lots of experienced content designers have a background in journalism copywriting or marketing. So if youre studying something related to these fields and youre interested in a career in the digital sector love writing and want to collaboratively solve problems then content design could be a great career for you.
What does a content design internship at Wise involve
Youll be matched with a Wise sponsor in Design collaborating with other Wisers and fellow interns on crossfunctional projects. We plot our moves every quarter and your exact project will be mapped out with your sponsor closer to when you start. Youll have plenty of room to help define your scope.
How Youll Make an Impact: In this role you will:
- Youll get to know Wise customers building empathy and deep understanding of their needs.
- Youll be learning about and practising content design in a collaborative environment.
- Youll be connecting with your sponsor fellow interns and the broader design community to inject fresh creative thinking into the business.
Qualifications :
About you:
- You are graduating in 2026
- You are able to start a 10 weeks internship from June 23rd 2025
- The ability to contextualise and build a narrative around your work
- Analytical assessment and problem solving skills youre a proactive problem finder not just a problem solver
- An open attitude to feedback and willingness to learn
- Foundational knowledge of the discipline you are applying for (we dont expect you to know everything but you need to have enough skill to navigate the organisation and work)
- Eligible to work in the United Kingdom
What Youll Bring:
- Youve got a selection of work that shows how youve designed clear accessible and inclusive content to solve a problem this could be UX writing or longform content. This showcases how you approached the problem your thought process any learnings and the impact you made (if applicable).
- Youre familiar with style vocabulary and tone of voice guidelines. You know when to ramp it up or tone it down. You might have a case study to demonstrate this.
- You think big and think small youve got a keen eye for detail but always consider the big picture user journeys and how your words impact them.
- You know the importance of asking the right questions and using data and research to get down to the real problems.
Heads up this is a UX/productfocused role so wont be suitable if youre looking for experience in creative copywriting or marketing.
Additional Information :
You will have flexibility in how and where you work. We understand everyone needs a little something different so well do our best to make it happen but we recommend coming to the office as much as possible in your first weeks!
Weekly office lunch and breakfast coffee tea and snacks!
Gross Salary from 28000 GBP/year (prorata)
Fun and creative offices with social activities
Be part of a global team with a global mindset.
Have a real impact. Solve real customer problems.
For more details on locationspecific benefits please check here.
If you are excited about this opportunity and youre confident in your abilities but dont hit every mark on our list we still want to hear from you! Dont hesitate to apply by submitting your updated resume and Portfolio!
For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.
Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
