{"id":7903,"date":"2026-10-29T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:30:31","slug":"experience-research-lab-2026-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/2026\/10\/29\/experience-research-lab-2026-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience Research Lab 2026 Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Seattle, WA | Primarily in-person at our Ballard studio<br \/>\n<strong>Commitment:<\/strong> Part-time, up to 20 hours\/week | Minimum 3 months<br \/>\n<strong>Compensation:<\/strong> Paid, starting at Seattle minimum wage<br \/>\n<strong>Timing:<\/strong> October &#8211; January (3-4 months)<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Experience Research Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experience Research Lab (ERL) is an artist-led design studio creating spaces, artwork, and experiences that tell stories. Our work spans environmental graphics, public art, installations, brand experiences, murals, wayfinding, and custom fabrication.<br \/>\nWe are looking for a Design + Media Content Intern to join our Seattle studio and work alongside our design team on both client projects and ERL&#8217;s own creative initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a multidisciplinary internship for someone interested in both design and storytelling. You&#8217;ll assist our team with graphic design, visual research, presentations, project production, and content creation while gaining exposure to how projects move from early ideas through fabrication and installation.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on current projects and your interests, responsibilities may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting graphic design, environmental graphics, artwork, and<br \/>\ninstallation projects<\/li>\n<li>Creating mood boards, visual research, concepts, and presentation materials<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with production files, mockups, and project documentation<\/li>\n<li>Developing graphics and content for ERL&#8217;s website, newsletter, and social channels<\/li>\n<li>Photographing and filming projects, studio work, fabrication, and events<\/li>\n<li>Editing short-form video, photography, and behind-the-scenes content<\/li>\n<li>Helping develop project case studies and portfolio materials<\/li>\n<li>Researching artists, materials, precedents, vendors, and creative<br \/>\nopportunities<\/li>\n<li>Supporting public art submissions, RFPs, and RFQs<\/li>\n<li>Assisting with studio installations, events, fabrication, and other hands-on projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who We&#8217;re Looking For<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re interested in students studying graphic design, visual communication, architecture, interior design, industrial design, media, photography, or related creative fields.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to know everything. We&#8217;re looking for someone who is curious, visually minded, organized, and excited to learn.<\/p>\n<p>Experience with Adobe Creative Suite is preferred. Photography, video editing, motion graphics, 3D software, or fabrication experience are all a plus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Initiated Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond day-to-day studio work, we want every intern to leave ERL with something they can truly call their own.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we&#8217;ll identify a self-initiated project based on your interests and the opportunities within the studio. This could be an artwork, installation, short film, publication, experimental fabrication project, event, or something we haven&#8217;t thought of yet.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is simple: take an idea from concept to completion and leave with something meaningful for your portfolio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You&#8217;ll Gain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll get real-world experience inside a working multidisciplinary design studio, with opportunities to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contribute to active client and studio projects<\/li>\n<li>Learn how ideas move from concept through design, fabrication, and installation<\/li>\n<li>Work alongside designers, artists, fabricators, photographers, and creative partners<\/li>\n<li>Build portfolio-worthy work<\/li>\n<li>Receive mentorship and creative feedback from the ERL team<\/li>\n<li>Experience the less glamorous, but equally important, realities of making ambitious creative work happen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Send your <strong>resume, portfolio or work samples, and a short introduction<\/strong> telling us about yourself and why you&#8217;re interested in ERL to <strong>hello@experienceresearchlab.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please use &#8220;<strong>Design + Media Intern \u2013 [Your Name]<\/strong>&#8221; as the subject line. We&#8217;re less interested in a perfectly polished portfolio than we are in seeing how you think, what you&#8217;re curious about, and what you like to make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Seattle, WA | Primarily in-person at our Ballard studio Commitment: Part-time, up to 20 hours\/week | Minimum 3 months Compensation: Paid, starting at Seattle minimum wage Timing: October &#8211; January (3-4 months) About Experience Research Lab Experience Research Lab (ERL) is an artist-led design studio creating spaces, artwork, and experiences that tell stories. 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