Summer Corporate Center – Client Design Intern

Program Duration:
May 26, 2027 – August 6, 2027

What does our Internship Program offer? Key’s Enterprise Internship is a 10.5-week program that provides meaningful work that matters, offers feedback and coaching, and creates engaging events and conversations that will spark excitement and interest in bringing one’s full-time career to Key. Interns are involved in a host of line of business specific projects that directly impact and benefit Key’s business and strategic pillars.

The program includes networking with Key teammates across all levels of the organization, a series of Learning Labs where internal and external speakers provide insight on Key’s competitive landscape, financial wellness, and professional development best practices, and an assigned mentor who shares knowledge, experience, and advice.

As an Experience Design Intern, you will gain hands‑on experience within the Key Design Studio capability of the Key Experience and Design (KeyXD) team. You will work alongside passionate advocates for Key Bank’s clients and teammates, contributing to transformational experience capabilities across research & analysis, experience strategy, design & development, and employee experience. You will support initiatives that improve and reimagine client and teammate experiences from concept to creation, using our human-centered design approach.

This role offers exposure to the financial sector while developing skills in design thinking, user research, workshop facilitation, and complex systems mapping. This position is ideal for a thoughtful and creative student who is passionate about design and eager to learn new skills and methods while serving as an evangelist for human-centered design and creative processes.

• Support the creation of user flows, journey maps, service blueprints, and personas to inform experience design efforts.
• Assist in producing design deliverables and visual assets using industry-standard design and collaboration tools.
• Contribute to the development of visual materials for workshops and client presentations, ensuring alignment with brand and design standards.
• Participate in user research and competitive analysis to inform product and service design decisions.
• Help translate research insights into visual frameworks, design concepts, and actionable recommendations.
• Engage in all phases of the human-centered design process, including discovery, analysis, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support ideation, prototyping, and validation of design concepts.
• Maintain a professional and strategic approach when working with both design and non-design stakeholders.
• Continue developing knowledge of experience design methodologies, tools, and best practices within a regulated industry.
• Perform other duties as assigned; duties, responsibilities, and/or activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
• Comply with all Key Bank policies and procedures, including acting professionally at all times, conducting business ethically, avoiding conflicts of interest, and acting in the best interests of Key’s clients and Key.

Must have completed at least two years toward a four-year, undergraduate degree program with coursework in Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Writing, Digital Design, Computer Science, Visual Communications, Finance, or related field with an anticipated graduation in or before May of 2028. No prior professional experience required; previous internship or project experience in UX/digital design is a plus.

• Strong product design, visual design, or UX writing skills demonstrated through an online portfolio…