AI Product Intern

Your Internship with USAFacts

This is a paid, full-time summer internship for your penultimate year of undergraduate study, where you'll do real work on real products. Here's what to expect:

• Pay $33 per hour for at least 10 weeks, which comes to roughly $13,200 before ta xes at 40 hours per week. Interns are overtime eligible, so hours over 40 per week are paid at time and a half.
• Housing support
• Relocating interns receive company-paid furnished corporate housing and a $1,000 travel reimbursement. Interns who live in the area and don't need corporate housing can be reimbursed up to $2,000 per month for housing costs with a current rental agreement.
• Paid sick days and holidays
• 3 paid sick days and paid holidays for the duration of your internship.
• Hybrid schedule
• In the office Tuesday through Thursday, with lunches provided, and the flexibility to work remotely or in-office the rest of the week.

Transportation

You'll receive either an ORCA card for local public transit or paid parking in or near the building.

Events, community, and opportunities

At USAFacts, we believe a great internship is about more than just the work. Throughout the summer, you'll have opportunities to connect with your fellow interns, build relationships across the organization, and make the most of your time in the Seattle area.

From organization-wide events and team outings to boat rides, paddleboarding adventures, and sushi dinners, you'll have plenty of opportunities to build connections and have fun along the way. Each intern cohort receives a dedicated morale budget to plan activities together and make the summer their own.

You'll also have the unique opportunity to present your projects and accomplishments directly to USAFacts founder and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and other organizational leaders.

The Opportunity

At USAFacts, we're on a mission to provide a comprehensive, unbiased look at our country by the numbers, and we're leveraging the latest and greatest in AI to do it. Over the past two years, our team has built a data platform for government data, a system of AI agents for accessing it, and the generative capabilities for our teams to create accurate, engaging, data-driven content like never before.

We're looking for an aspiring product manager who is passionate about AI, consumer experiences, and data-driven storytelling to join us in building the future of data citizenship. You'll focus on generative user experiences, prompting strategy, evaluation systems, and product analytics, helping us determine how to best leverage AI to equip Americans with the facts.

Key Priorities and Responsibilities

• User & Market Research: Participate in user research initiatives, including surveys, feedback sessions, and usability testing to gather insights and feedback on new and existing features. Research and understand current trends in consumer-facing AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot) and the civic tech landscape.
• Feature Ideation: Contribute ideas for new features and improvements based on user feedback, prototyping, experimentation, research, and team collaboration.
• Collaboration: Work closely with design, engineering, and other teams to ensure smooth development and launch of features.
• Product Requirements: Aid in documenting product requirements by collaborating with stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment with desired outcomes.
• Assist with Product Roadmap: Support in maintaining and updating the product roadmap, ensuring it aligns with the team's goals and objectives.
• QA Testing: Assist in the Quality Assurance process, helping identify bugs and ensuring features work as intended before release.
• Metrics and Analysis: Support in tracking product metrics and analyzing user behavior to understand feature performance and areas of improvement.
• Participate in Team Meetings: Attend regular team meetings, product reviews, and other relevant sessions, contributing actively and learning from experienced team members.

The Ideal Candidate

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in business, computer science data science, human-computer interaction, economics, journalism, linguistics, psychology, sociology, or a related degree.
• Interest in building new digital products with a team of PMs, user-experience designers, software engineers, data scientists, and subject matter experts.
• Following the latest developments in the fast-moving AI & LLM space, including technical innovations, design trends, and business impact.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic work setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office or equivalent tools and experience using AI tools. Experience Python, prototyping, or coding with AI a plus.
• A genuine interest in product management and Applied AI.
• A genuine interest in civic tech and the power of data in driving positive societal change.

Additional Information

• The position is based in Bellevue, Washington and our organization practices intentional hybrid work.
• All USAFacts employees are expected to work on-site Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
• Mondays and Fridays remain flexible work-from-home or office workdays.

This intern position is a not-exempt role located in Bellevue, WA. The intern role is paid at a ra te of $33 per hour.

• Interns are not eligible for the company's standard benefits package, but you will receive the paid time off, housing support, and transportation support described above.
• Start and end dates are flexible between May and September to fit your school schedule, for a minimum of 10 weeks.
• We're not able to coordinate academic credit through your school.

Nonpartisan Commitment

USAFacts is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to making government data accessible and understandable as a free public service. Consistent with our Political Activity Policy, and to preserve the trust and neutrality essential to our mission, all employees must refrain from political activity that could compromise our impartiality.

• This includes making political donations, volunteering for or publicly supporting political candidates, parties, or campaigns.
• Additionally, employees are expected to avoid expressing partisan views on public platforms where they are identifiable as affiliated with USAFacts.
• This policy helps ensure our work-and our organization-remains trusted, fact-based, and free from political influence.