Product Design Intern at Autohive · Wellington

About Autohive

Autohive is the hub where people and agents work together. Low effort, real processes, hours returned.

The Opportunity

At Autohive, interns don't sit on the sidelines. As a Product Design Intern, you'll contribute to real product and marketing work designing interfaces, building prototypes, and creating assets that ship. We're after a creative, detail-obsessed intern who cares deeply about how things look and how they work.

You'll work across both product and marketing, gaining rare cross-disciplinary experience in a fast-moving AI-powered startup. If you love crafting polished visuals, care deeply about user experience, and want to have an impact in a modern, AI-forward environment, this is the role for you.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to product interface design across web and mobile
• Build wireframes and interactive prototypes, progressing toward high-fidelity mocks
• Actively contribute to the Autohive design system learning it, using it, and suggesting improvements
• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure design intent is faithfully implemented
• Explore and adopt AI-assisted design and prototyping tools allowing you to ship what you design
• Design and iterate on marketing assets: landing pages, emails, banner ads, and campaign visuals
• Champion brand consistency across every touchpoint, from product UI to marketing campaigns

What We're Looking For

• Enrolled in or recently completed a design-related degree (Product Design, Graphic Design, or similar)
• Curious and passionate about AI, actively exploring how AI tools can make you a better designer and incorporating them into your everyday design process
• A portfolio that shows design thinking and strong visual sensibility demonstrating how you approach problems, not just how things look
• Enthusiasm for brand, typography, and visual design craft
• A keen eye for detail and a commitment to pixel-perfect outcomes
• Self-starter mindset, you ask questions, take initiative, and manage your own tasks
• Interest in SaaS products and the intersection of design and AI tooling
• Collaborative and adaptable across a cross-functional team

• Have studied or be studying at a New Zealand tertiary education institute (note: students who have completed study overseas are not eligible).
• Be studying at NZQA level 6-10, or if study has been completed, the closing date of the last semester must be less than 12 months ago.
• Be studying science, technology, engineering, design or business.
• Be legally permitted to work in New Zealand.
• Not have been previously employed by the company unless part-time or temporary.
• Not have undertaken more than two Experience Grant internships with the company.
• Be available to work in office at our Wellington CBD HQ.

• An unlimited AI budget. No token caps, no usage anxiety. Run experiments every day.
• A real internship with real ownership your work ships and your results are visible.
• A front-row seat in one of the most interesting product categories of the decade.