Design System Intern

Summary

Join Kiva's Design Team as a Design System Intern for a 6-month, part-time, remote volunteer position (July 2025-December 2025). You will contribute to the evolution and maintenance of Kiva's cross-platform design system. Collaborate with designers, engineers, and product managers to ensure consistency and cohesion across Kiva.org. This role involves auditing, designing, and documenting UI components and patterns. The internship offers professional development, networking opportunities, and a modest stipend. Kiva values impact, ownership, curiosity, inclusion, integrity, and kindness.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age or older by July 15th, 2025
• Able to commit to the full 6-months term
• Strong foundation in visual design and systems thinking
• Experience or coursework in building and maintaining Figma libraries
• Familiarity with tokens, component variants, and auto layout in Figma
• Understanding of atomic design principles and accessibility best practices
• Comfortable navigating design documentation and writing clear usage guidelines

Responsibilities

• Assist in auditing, designing, and documenting UI components and patterns in Kiva’s design system
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure consistency and accuracy across Figma libraries and code components
• Contribute to system-level explorations: color, typography, spacing, motion, accessibility, and responsiveness
• Maintain clean and organized design libraries in Figma, including naming conventions and documentation
• Participate in design system rituals (e.g., weekly design system critiques, triage meetings, contribution reviews)

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with basic front-end technologies (HTML, CSS) to communicate effectively with engineers

Benefits

• Professional development and skills workshops
• Access to Kiva’s network of Kiva Fellowship and Internship Alumni
• Optional participation in Kiva’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and social activities such as happy hours and coffee chats
• References are gladly given for successful participants
• Kiva will provide a modest stipend of $800 a month (before taxes) to its volunteers