Kontinentalist is a data storytelling studio and web publication committed to growing Asia’s voice in global conversations. Our award-winning digital stories blend data visualisation, narrative, design, and code, helping our clients and non-profit partners communicate data in engaging and memorable ways. Passionate about empowering Asia’s data storytellers and helping them find belonging with one another, we create educational content (workshops, talks, social media) as well as opportunities and supportive communities for data storytelling professionals and enthusiasts in the region.
Kontinentalist is hiring a Design Research Intern to join our product development team. You’ll work closely with our design and research team to help uncover needs, surface usability and accessibility gaps, and generate insights that shape how we build Lapis, our data storytelling platform.
You will be mentored directly by experienced designers and gain hands-on experience across a range of research methodologies in a real product environment.
This internship is limited to candidates based in Singapore. We appreciate your interest and will reach out to shortlisted applicants. Thank you for understanding that we may not be able to respond to every application individually.
Lapis is a recipient of the Good Design Research Grant by DesignSingapore Council (Dsg)
Responsibilities
- Support the planning and facilitation of research activities such as usability testing and diary studies, including preparing materials, recruiting participants, documenting results and processes, and synthesising insights.
- Conduct interviews, prototype testing sessions, and additional research as needed.
- Assist in accessibility research to understand how diverse users interact with Lapis.
- Assist in developing strategy for collecting, reviewing and analysing product log files, analytics, and experience sampling.
- Participate in sense-making sessions and translate research findings into clear summaries, reports, or other artefacts for the team.
- Assist with translating research findings into actionable insights.
Maintain our research documentation and repository so insights are easy to find and reuse.
What we look out for
The following skills and experience are preferred, but not a must:
- Currently pursuing or completed a degree in Design Research, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
- Genuine curiosity about product development and user behaviour.
- Comfortable with interacting with users, offline and online.
- Strong communication skills.
- Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research methods.
- Proactiveness and willingness to learn on the job.
- Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity.
- Passion and belief in the power of data storytelling as a practice in bridging the trust gap in society, and in the need to democratise this skill.
- Knowledge about accessibility standards or experience with accessible tools (e.g. WCAG, screen readers).
Application closes on 15 May 2026
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Agent Note This position is posted on behalf of a client by a third party agent.
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