Product Design; Apprentice

Position: Product Design (Apprentice-to-Hire)
Location: California

About Sleeper

Sleeper is building the leading platform to connect friends over sports. Fans can check scores, play games, chat, share memes, and more. We have over 10 million fans worldwide and continually add new games and social features to expand the ultimate digital playground for sports fans.

Hybrid and Remote Locations

• Hybrid (2 days per week):
  San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle
• Remote:
  California (non‑SF), Washington (non‑Seattle), Oregon, or PST hours, with willingness to relocate for full‑time

About the Design Team

We’re an agile group of designers passionate about building high‑quality, intuitive experiences. We’re also a tight‑knit group that likes to have fun, pick up a new sport or try out computer games together for research, work hard and play hard, and see design everywhere and every day with annual trips to design workshops.

You'll Hit the Ground Running

• Design user experiences across all of our platforms – iOS, Android, Web, Tablet
• Collaborate frequently with other designers in ideation sessions and receive feedback and mentorship from more senior designers
• Take ownership in aspects of design execution and create high‑fidelity mockups and prototypes so engineers can ship your pixel‑perfect designs
• Create design solutions that utilize design systems, and contribute to the development of our design system
• Be part of a small but mighty design team pushing the boundaries of innovation

We're Scouting for Team Players Who Have

• A graduation date of Summer 2026 or earlier; or graduates with some entry‑level experience
• A strong portfolio, deck, or sample work showcasing your passion and foundations in design
• Ability to collaborate and work cross‑functionally with Product, Engineering, and other partners in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong attention to detail with an understanding of the fundamentals of UX, interaction, and visual design
• May not know everything about product design, but are passionate about learning and growing

Extra Points If You

• Have a degree in one of the following majors or related fields: HCI, web/media design, human‑centered or UI/UX design
• Have experience with fantasy sports, daily fantasy, or sports betting—or just a serious passion for football or basketball

More About the Internship

• Join a small cohort of interns collaborating with mentors and senior team members
• Get onboarded to our design process and ramp up to full projects, including a capstone
• Completing the 12‑week program gives you priority for our open full‑time roles

Compensation and Benefits

For this role in those locations, a reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for new hires is $20 USD to $32 USD per hour. No overtime work is allowed, and the internship will be for 12 weeks or otherwise negotiated; salary upon potential, full‑time conversion will be adjusted and further negotiated.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The policy of Sleeper is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Sleeper is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to jobs.

Legal Requirements

Sleeper believes in quality over quantity and intentionally keeps our team small. In past roles, our team members found it very hard to make a big impact when companies grow too large in size, which has a detrimental effect on the product and the impact any single individual can have. Our team includes designers, engineers, product experts, and finance & operation focused on one thing – connecting people over sports.

We believe in fair and equitable pay. Certain locations in the United States require job postings to include a reasonable estimate of the base salary range and/or a general description of benefits and other compensation applicable to the role.

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