Job Description
About Sun Country Airlines We’re not your average airline. We’re agile, resilient, and full of unique opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable.
With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places.
UX Intern Overview: Our 10-week internship program provides aspiring professionals with the opportunity to take flight in their careers by providing a dynamic and immersive experience that goes beyond traditional learning. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering creativity, and empowering individuals to develop their skills. Our interns receive hands-on experience, mentorship, a collaborative environment, career coaching, professional development, and networking opportunities.
As an intern, you will make an impact on the company by contributing to hands-on projects and critical business needs. You will own a project from start to finish with a goal to make a real business impact on Sun Country’s operations. Upon successful completion of the summer internship program, you may be considered for employment opportunities within Sun Country.
The Summer 2026 Internship Program dates are June 2, 2026 – August 13, 2026. Essential Roles and Responsibilities: As a UX intern, you will:
- Collaborate with UX teams throughout the entire design process for digital media projects and be responsible for asset creation
- Assist UX Designers with pushing concepts/wireframes to higher fidelity designs
- Participate in the design and discovery process for upcoming development projects
- Assist in UX research planning and execution, from study setup to observing sessions and taking notes
- Help conduct competitive research to identify design opportunities and industry trends
- Assist with maintenance of the design style guide and component library
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members (Product Managers, QA Analysts, Developers)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Qualifications: - Must be currently enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a college (at time of application)
- Pursing a degree in a design-related field, such as Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, UX Design, Graphic Design, or Computer Science
- Strong foundation in design principles
- Familiarity with design tool software such as Figma, Adobe Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Familiarity with online collaboration software, such as Miro or Figjam
- Interest in UX research
- Strong attention to detail and a passion for creating intuitive, usable designs for end-users
- Proficient on a Mac
- Proficient in Microsoft Office – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Qualified candidates must pass a criminal history background check
- Able to complete the full 10-week internship program (June-August 2026)
Preferred Qualifications: - Preferred graduation date in 2026 or 2027
- On- or off-campus leadership experience
- Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Proven project coordination skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and establish priorities
- High degree of organization, self-motivation and creative thinking
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
Compensation: $20.00 USD per hour. This is the base compensation hiring range for this role.
Classification: Full-time, Non-exempt
Work Location: This position is open onsite in Minneapolis, MN.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AAP/EEO Statement: It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
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