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User Experience UX roles in the United States are available to international professionals through the J-1 Trainee or Intern program category, depending on your career stage. A U.S. Department of State-designated sponsor organization issues your DS-2019 and provides formal sponsorship while your host employer guides your day-to-day work.
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Roadie, a UPS company, is a leading logistics and delivery platform that helps businesses tackle the complexities of modern retail with unmatched delivery coverage, flexibility and visibility. Reaching 97% of U.S. households across more than 30,000 zip codes — from urban hubs to rural communities — Roadie provides seamless, scalable solutions that meet a variety of delivery needs.
With a network of more than 310,000 independent drivers nationwide, Roadie offers flexible delivery solutions that make complex logistics challenges easy, including solutions for local same-day delivery, delivery of big and bulky items, ship-from-store and DC-to-door.
As a UX Design & Research Intern, you'll work alongside our UX team to help build and grow Baseline, our design system and the foundation of every consistent, thoughtful experience across our platform.
From day one, your work will influence our product experiences. That means researching, designing, and documenting components that help our designers and engineers build with confidence. If you're someone who finds satisfaction in making things clearer, more cohesive, and more human- keep reading.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do:
- Audit existing components and patterns for usability, consistency, and accessibility compliance
- Design and refine components in Figma, working closely with engineers to make sure what you build can ship
- Use various research methods to inform and validate design system decisions
- Turn insights into clear, practical improvements that make the system stronger
- Write clear documentation that helps designers and engineers work more efficiently
- Collaborate with stakeholders across design, product, and engineering to ensure what you design can actually ship
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in HCI, ID, CS, or a related field
- Curiosity about how people interact with products
- Hands-on experience with Figma; familiarity with Storybook is a bonus
- Interest in UX research methods and enthusiasm for putting them into practice
- Systems thinking: you enjoy organizing, structuring, and improving how things work
- Genuine interest in accessibility and inclusive design
- Clear communicator who welcomes feedback and uses it to improve
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What You'll Get:
- Mentorship from senior UX designers
- Hands-on experience with a real, actively used design system
- Portfolio-worthy work you actually shipped
INTRODUCTION
Roadie, a UPS company, is a leading logistics and delivery platform that helps businesses tackle the complexities of modern retail with unmatched delivery coverage, flexibility and visibility. Reaching 97% of U.S. households across more than 30,000 zip codes — from urban hubs to rural communities — Roadie provides seamless, scalable solutions that meet a variety of delivery needs.
With a network of more than 310,000 independent drivers nationwide, Roadie offers flexible delivery solutions that make complex logistics challenges easy, including solutions for local same-day delivery, delivery of big and bulky items, ship-from-store and DC-to-door.
As a UX Design & Research Intern, you'll work alongside our UX team to help build and grow Baseline, our design system and the foundation of every consistent, thoughtful experience across our platform.
From day one, your work will influence our product experiences. That means researching, designing, and documenting components that help our designers and engineers build with confidence. If you're someone who finds satisfaction in making things clearer, more cohesive, and more human- keep reading.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
What You’ll Do:
- Audit existing components and patterns for usability, consistency, and accessibility compliance
- Design and refine components in Figma, working closely with engineers to make sure what you build can ship
- Use various research methods to inform and validate design system decisions
- Turn insights into clear, practical improvements that make the system stronger
- Write clear documentation that helps designers and engineers work more efficiently
- Collaborate with stakeholders across design, product, and engineering to ensure what you design can actually ship
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
What You Bring:
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in HCI, ID, CS, or a related field
- Curiosity about how people interact with products
- Hands-on experience with Figma; familiarity with Storybook is a bonus
- Interest in UX research methods and enthusiasm for putting them into practice
- Systems thinking: you enjoy organizing, structuring, and improving how things work
- Genuine interest in accessibility and inclusive design
- Clear communicator who welcomes feedback and uses it to improve
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What You'll Get:
- Mentorship from senior UX designers
- Hands-on experience with a real, actively used design system
- Portfolio-worthy work you actually shipped
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship in User Experience UX
Build a portfolio that shows U.S. design standards
Host employers reviewing J-1 Trainee applications want evidence you understand U.S. user research methods and accessibility guidelines like WCAG. Structure your portfolio around measurable outcomes, not just visual deliverables, to pass early screening.
Confirm your program category before applying
You qualify as a J-1 Intern if you're currently enrolled in a degree program abroad. If you've graduated and have relevant UX work experience, the Trainee category applies instead. Applying under the wrong category delays your DS-2019 issuance.
Search for J-1-aligned UX roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter for host employers who have previously worked with J-1 exchange visitors in design and technology roles. Targeting employers with that history shortens the negotiation around DS-2019 logistics significantly.
Get your training plan approved before your start date
Your designated sponsor, such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT, requires a detailed Training Plan outlining your UX learning objectives, supervision structure, and weekly activities. Employers unfamiliar with J-1 often underestimate how granular this document needs to be.
Check whether your role triggers the two-year home residency requirement
UX Trainee placements funded by your home-country government or certain international organizations can trigger the two-year home residency requirement under INA Section 212(e). Confirm your funding source with your sponsor before accepting an offer.
Use O*NET to align your job title with your training objectives
Designated sponsors verify that your stated UX training objectives match a recognized occupation profile. Referencing the O*NET entry for User Experience Designers when drafting your training plan reduces back-and-forth with your sponsor's compliance team.
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Find User Experience UX JobsUser Experience UX J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a User Experience UX professional?
The right category depends on where you are in your career. If you're currently enrolled in a UX, design, or HCI degree program, the J-1 Intern category applies. If you've already graduated and have professional UX experience, the J-1 Trainee category is the correct fit. Both categories require a designated sponsor organization to issue your DS-2019, not your host employer.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for UX roles, the employer or someone else?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as Cultural Vistas, AIPT, or IIE, not your host employer. The host employer provides the UX role and supervises your work, but the designated sponsor issues the DS-2019, signs your training plan, and monitors program compliance. These are two separate entities with two separate responsibilities.
How do I find host employers who are open to J-1 exchange visitors in UX?
Search on Migrate Mate to identify U.S. employers in design, tech, and product companies that have hosted J-1 exchange visitors in similar roles. Many host employers in the UX space are familiar with the training plan and DS-2019 process, which makes the onboarding conversation faster. Targeting those employers specifically reduces friction compared to approaching companies with no prior J-1 experience.
Does a J-1 UX Trainee placement count toward a future work visa application?
U.S. work experience gained on J-1 status can support future visa applications, including H-1B or O-1, by demonstrating specialized UX expertise and documented professional development in the United States. The training plan your designated sponsor approves also serves as a formal record of your skill progression. Consult an immigration attorney before assuming J-1 time automatically qualifies you for any specific visa category.
What is the two-year home residency requirement and does it apply to UX Trainees?
Some J-1 exchange visitors must return to their home country for two years before qualifying for certain U.S. visas, including H-1B and green cards. UX Trainees are most likely to trigger this requirement if their program was funded by their home government or a designated international organization. Your designated sponsor will tell you whether the requirement applies before they issue your DS-2019.
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