Design Intern

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

To protect yourself from recruitment scams, please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message, please do not respond and report it immediately to us.

Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full Time Internship (June 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026)

The Role

We are looking for a motivated Design Intern with strong visual sensibilities who enjoys tackling a variety of design challenges. From exploring user interactions to crafting visual assets, you will support our team by creating designs that help users discover and enjoy active experiences on Nex Playground. If you have good ideas and good taste, let’s work together.

What You'll Learn

• How to turn ideas and briefs into real visual deliverables, from ideating, iteration, to final production handoff.


• How to collaborate with Product, Engineering, Game design, and Marketing teams in a real production environment.


• Fundamentals of design systems, layout patterns, and asset management.


• How to balance aesthetics and functionality in design decisions.

What You'll Do

• Develop the visual language of our digital experiences across a variety of touch points, from the product itself to marketing visuals.


• Join creative brainstorms and share visual and interaction ideas.


• Help organise and maintain a shared asset library (icons, illustrations, layouts, basic design system components) for easy reuse across the team.


• Support UI layout work under existing guidelines, such as simple screens, in-game banners, or event sections.


• Iterate on your work based on feedback from designers and other teammates, learning to refine designs through multiple rounds.

Requirements

• We welcome people from all creative backgrounds who bring fresh thinking to challenge conventional paradigms, even if you don’t have traditional UX/UI training. If you are visually strong with interesting ideas about digital experiences, we’re interested in hearing from you.


• A strong interest in design in general: you care about composition, color, typography, and creating visuals that communicate ideas with clarity and impact.


• Comfortable with at least one design tool: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, or similar.


• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and ask questions.


• Good communication and collaboration skills — you enjoy working with others to complete a project.


• Interest in user interaction design (past experience not required)

Nice to Have

• Interest in games, animation, anime, or interactive experiences, especially experiences that get kids moving and active.


• Experience creating brand visuals, logos, key visuals, or event/marketing campaigns.


• Interest or basic experience in motion graphics, UI animations, or simple 2D animation.

Application Requirements

• A portfolio of projects that showcase your design thinking, visual craft, and creativity.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.


• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.


• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.


• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.

We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!

Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.