Student Assistant – UX Design

Student Assistant – UX Design

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In this role, you will support Contour's Product & Product Marketing team in shaping the end-to-end experience of our future products. This is a unique  opportunity to refine your UX and product development skills within hardware and software.

Your new key responsibilities

  • Assist in conducting user research activities, including interviews, and usability testing to gather insights on user needs and behaviors
  • Ideate and define the end-to-end experience for our hardware and software products, ensuring an integrated, seamless journey through onboarding, use and end-of-life
  • Create low fidelity prototypes for testing and iteration, and report on findings to improve the product
  • Design product packaging, ensuring it aligns with overall UX principles, design direction and enhances the user's unboxing experience
  • Work with product management, design, engineering, sustainability and other stakeholders to deliver desirable and feasible solutions


The ideal candidate has

  • Finished a Bachelors degree and currently studying a Masters degree in Innovation, UX, Industrial Design, Interaction Design or related fields
  • A portfolio of work in UX and design (class projects, internships, personal work, etc.)
  • Proficiency in tools like Adobe CC, Miro, Figma, or similar
  • A strong understanding and interest in user behaviour, and the drive to develop the best experiences through prototyping and an iterative way of working
  • Experience or interest in working on both hardware and software products
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Analytical mindset with an eye for detail, especially around understanding user behaviors and pain points

What’s in it for you

  • Flexible working environment with 15-20 hours/ week, and periods with the possibility for more or less working hours
  • Development opportunities and increased responsibility over time
  • Modern office environment in the citycenter with a positive social atmosphere and ‘winning together’ aspiration. We aren’t afraid to grab a beer together Friday afternoon after work, or go for a run around the lakes before or after work
  • A company who focuses highly on sustainability and our environmental impact
  • Employee benefits such as lunch, fitness, phone etc.

About Contour Design

Contour Design is a market leader in the research, development, and design of ergonomic computer mouse solutions. You might already know our Rollermouse? Or Unimouse?

In 2021, Polaris Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the company, seeing the high growth potential, which we have now started realizing.

Contour Design combines the best of both worlds operating on a global scale, while remaining a small organization with a flat hierarchy. Today, we are around 120 people, present across North America (Sales), Europe (Sales & HQ), and Asia (Production). Our Group HQ is located centrally in Copenhagen with strong collaboration with all our local offices.

Still got your attention?

Please submit your targeted CV to: job@contourdesign.com

All contact will be treated with confidentiality. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of background and identity. Our inclusion policy applies to all employment practices within the organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Contour
Design makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our HR team hr@contourdesign.com.

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!