You want someone who can do UX design work. But you don’t want to pay junior designer rates ($50-70K). So you call it an internship ($0-20/hr, or free with “gre

You want someone who can do UX design work. But you don’t want to pay junior designer rates ($50-70K). So you call it an internship ($0-20/hr, or free with “great exposure”). The requirements give it away. Let’s decode: “2+ years experience” Translation: We need someone who can work independently because we have no one to mentor them. “Portfolio demonstrating shipped products” Translation: We need production-ready work immediately, not someone learning the craft.