Ameritas is seeking a User Experience (UX) Intern to enhance our customers’ digital experiences by researching user experience across our digital platforms.
Position Location:
This is a hybrid role (Cincinnati, OH or Lincoln, NE) working partially in-office and partially from home.
Position Start Date:
This internship will begin in May 2027.
What You’ll Do:
- Design intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences that align with project goals and customer needs.
- Translate complex challenges into clear, user-centered solutions.
- Conduct and analyze UX research to uncover insights and inform design decisions.
- Create prototypes and design deliverables that effectively communicate ideas to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with product owners, developers, and designers to ensure a seamless process from concept to launch.
- Partner with UI developers to align design intent with implementation.
- Support ongoing product iteration based on research, user feedback, and performance data.
- Contribute to design system consistency, accessibility standards, and current UX best practices.
- Participate in project meetings and advocate for the user perspective in cross-functional discussions.
- Explore ways to integrate AI tools into the design process (e.g., generating design variations, analyzing feedback, enhancing accessibility).
- Stay curious about emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can elevate the design process and user experience.
What You Bring:
- Must be enrolled in a Master’s degree program at least half-time as defined by your institution studying Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related field for the entire duration of the internship.
- Able to commit to a full-time, 3-month summer internship.
- Full-time hours: 40 hours per week
- Prior experience in UX or digital product design (academic, internship, or personal projects).
- Familiarity with design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Basic understanding of front-end development (HTML, CSS); exposure to AI-assisted design techniques is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to translate requirements into interactive solutions.
- Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams.
- Awareness of accessibility guidelines, design systems, and web standards.
- Interest in applying AI tools and data-driven insights to improve design outcomes.
- Experience with generative AI tools and workflows is a strong advantage.
- Possess a growth mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, open to feedback, and eager to learn.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities within Agile/Scrum teams.
- Online portfolio or sample projects showcasing creative thinking and problem-solving skills required. Please submit link with resume.
What we offer:
At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.
- Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
- Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
- We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Application Deadline
This position will be open for a minimum of 3 business days or until filled.
This position is not open to individuals who are temporarily authorized to work in the U.S.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled at least half-time in a master's degree program in Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related field throughout the internship
- Availability for a full-time, three-month summer internship beginning May 2027
- Ability to work 40 hours per week
- Prior experience in UX or digital product design through academic, internship, or personal projects
- Familiarity with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Basic understanding of front-end development, including HTML and CSS
- Ability to translate requirements into interactive solutions with strong attention to detail
- Clear communication and effective cross-functional collaboration skills
- Awareness of accessibility guidelines, design systems, and web standards
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities within Agile or Scrum teams
- Online portfolio or sample projects demonstrating creative thinking and problem-solving
- Exposure to AI-assisted design techniques
- Experience with generative AI tools and workflows
- Growth mindset, comfort with ambiguity, openness to feedback, and eagerness to learn
Ameritas Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ameritas and has not been reviewed or approved by Ameritas.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage—especially dental and vision—is portrayed as robust, with broad in‑network access and plan features that can increase value when providers participate. Options like lifetime deductible designs and an expanded PPO footprint are highlighted as meaningful advantages.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, personal time (e.g., “Thrive days”), and employer‑provided volunteer time create multiple avenues for time away from work. Flexibility around time and location is emphasized as part of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, plus backup child, elder, and pet care illustrate comprehensive family support. These elements are positioned as standout components of the offering.
Ameritas Insights
What We Do
You may know Ameritas as an insurance, employee benefits and financial services company, but we’re in the business of fulfilling life. What’s fulfilling life? It’s helping people like you plan for the future and protect what you cherish most. It’s getting the most out of life — even at work. It’s making a difference. This kind of work can be gratifying, and it could be right for you.
