Who we are
Founded in 1923, W. W. Norton is the oldest and largest independent and employee-owned publishing house, publishing works of Nobel laureates, master teachers, and Pulitzer Prize winners. For a century, Norton has been dedicated to achieving a common goal: to bring to readers and students enduring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as high-quality textbooks and digital learning tools.
About the internship
W. W. Norton is looking for interns to participate in our twelve-week internship program. Our internship program provides participants with an engaging, supportive, and hands-on learning experience in publishing that includes educational lunch sessions and networking within the intern class. Your work if you become a Norton intern with the UX Design team may include the following:
- Collaborate closely with UX design colleagues on Norton Digital Products.
- Create sketches, wireframes, user flows, design mocks, prototypes and other UX documentation.
- Conduct user research.
- Present designs in design reviews to designers, stakeholders, and development teams.
Why you’ll be a great fit
We are excited to add interns who bring diverse perspectives to Norton. The ideal candidate is curious, hardworking, and eager to learn more about the different facets of publishing. Here are some skills and qualities we look for in candidates:
- You are a college junior, senior, recent graduate, or someone looking to make a career change.
- You are eager to improve your verbal and written communication skills.
- You enjoy collaborating and working in a group to solve challenges.
- You have a passion for learning and ideas.
- You have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Academic background and/or course work in Interaction Design, User Experience, Graphic Design or other related field.
- Enthusiasm for learning and applying user-centered design principles.
- Familiarity with design tools such as Figma.
- Visual design skills (typography, color, layout, UI design) are encouraged, but not required.
- A digital design portfolio is strongly encouraged.
Internship details
- Interns are paid $16 per hour, subject to applicable law, and work a maximum of 20 hours weekly.
- Internship period is twelve weeks from 2/3/25 – 4/25/25.
- Our workday is 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time; specific work hours are flexible to accommodate an intern’s schedule.
- This internship is entirely remote.
- Eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
