Host My Pet is a P2P marketplace that connects pet owners with qualified and trusted pet sitters. Pet owners can find qualified and trustworthy pet sitters among hand-reviewed pet sitters. Pet sitters get extra income by doing what they already love: taking care of a furry friend. Safety and security are our core values, peace of mind guaranteed. Take a look and register today at http://www.hostmypet.fi
We are looking for students and graduates who would like to enter the industry and practice in solving real cases. This internship is flexible, which means that you can continue your studies while doing this internship and work remotely.
ACTIVITIES.
The internship is about learning industry-essential skills and getting hands-on experience. We expect the candidate to be self-direct, creative and proactive, who will pursue the following tasks:
- Create elegant and simple digital experiences and manifest them in digital UI’s across different platforms (mobile, desktop, on-board, etc.)
- Conduct user research and requirements analysis, task and concept modeling, information architecture and interaction design, and concept/usability testing.
- Refine user experience via comprehensive A/B testing.
- Design interactions using an iterative process, based on evidence from deep customer insight, and gathered through interviews, studies, analytics, usability testing and more.
- Create user experience specifications, personas, user journeys, interactive prototypes and information architecture tools such as site maps and navigation models.
- Create designs for web, print and other media.
- Work closely with development team to ensure the UX specification is successfully translated into visual design and code.
REQUIREMENTS.
- The only skill requirement is your ability to learn new skills and implement them in your work.
- Knowledge of Photoshop/Illustrator (GIMP/Inkscape) is required.
- Knowledge of Wordpress is desirable.
- Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
WHY THIS INTERNSHIP IS COOL.
- International. Our company is very small, but the team consists of people with different backgrounds and from different places. It is a truly international environment.
- Hands-on experience. You will get tasks which are directly related to implementing our projects.
- It is remote, you are free to work from home or school as long as you do your reports (tasks completed, time spent, time estimated).
- Flexible schedule. You can do your studies at school while being an intern.
- Work on things that matter. If you want to work on projects with some real social impact, Host My Pet is the right place to do that.
- We will teach you to work and to manage. It’s not just about learning how to do your position-related tasks under our supervision. You will also have an opportunity to learn how to manage a team in order to prepare yourself for higher level positions in the future.
- Your voice can be heard. The more experience you will accumulate over time, the more freedom in decision making you will get.
- We can help you to fix your thesis (Bachelor’s or Master’s). If you happen to have an issue finding a company for your BSc/MSc thesis, we could help you with that.
- Your CV will become better. You will be able to enhance your CV with a real experience in the industry.
- We will provide references. We would be glad to give references to your future employers upon your request after you end this internship.
- A possibility for a full-time employment. Although not guaranteed, a successful internship increases your chances to be hired by our company.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Working in a 2nd hottest startup in Finland according to http://startup100.net/.
- Steep learning curve with the international team.
- Lovable product and concept.
- There is no compensation for the internship.
- Although Host My Pet is very small, the experience of working at Host My Pet helped a lot for our former interns to land jobs in well-known companies.
- Our formal headquarter is in Helsinki, but the team members live and work remotely from different parts of the world.
- This internship is 100% remote. It means that as an intern you would have to work alone in front of your computer. Some people do not like when there are no opportunities to socialize in the office and therefore we usually recommend candidates to consider the remote factor thoroughly before applying.
- Since the internship is remote, the working hours are very flexible. The main requirement is the reports which should be done on agreed basis.
- If an intern wishes to, an internship agreement can be signed between the company and the intern. The agreement regulates all the aspects of the internship.
- The internship is built around testing the self-learning skills of the intern, as well as his/her ability to be a reliable part of the team.
- Depending on the intern’s performance, the intern might be proposed a full-time position relevant to his area of expertise at the end of the internship period.
We are a team with a flat organizational structure with each team member doing tasks he or she really enjoys doing. If you feel like you can be the part of our team, know that you have these skills above and if you believe in yourself, then we are waiting for you!