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Start Date: Immediately
Time Commitment: 12–15 hrs/week (flexible)

About Wastel

Wastel is a climate-tech startup building a digital platform to transform India’s agricultural & organic waste into:
♻️ renewable fuels
? measurable CO₂ reductions
? traceable supply chains
? pollution permit trading

We operate at the intersection of:
  • climate & sustainability
  • data transparency
  • energy transition
  • circular economy
  • agricultural innovation
  • enterprise software
  • public environmental benefit
This is not “just another app.”
This is climate infrastructure.

Why This Internship Matters

As UI/UX intern, you are not designing a shopping app or a meme platform —
you are designing a system that helps India fight pollution.

Your UI decisions will impact:
  • how farmers onboard
  • how waste suppliers list materials
  • how industries purchase biofuels
  • how emissions are tracked
  • how carbon data is visualized
  • how climate impact is understood
You will be designing for:
? farmers
?‍♂️ factory/industry managers
? biofuel manufacturers
?️ government regulators
? investors & policy analysts

This is UI/UX with real purpose.

What You’ll Learn

You will gain practical, real-world experience in:
✔ product thinking
✔ designing for sustainability
✔ climate data visualization
✔ designing for user empathy
✔ carbon-impact UI design
✔ enterprise & marketplace UX
✔ UX for multi-stakeholder workflows
✔ mobile-first design in Figma

We will mentor you on:
  • problem framing
  • research-driven UX
  • UI consistency & structure
  • user psychology
  • understanding functional vs emotional design
  • designing for behavioral change
Responsibilities

During your internship, you will:
✔ design wireframes, flows, and app screens
✔ create UI components & mini design system
✔ assist with UX research & user personas
✔ improve onboarding flows
✔ create mockups for farmer & industry users
✔ adapt UI structure for future features
✔ collaborate with developer & product edge
✔ participate in product brainstorming

Requirements

? Strong willingness to learn
? Familiarity with Figma
? Understanding of simple user flows
? Curiosity about climate, sustainability, or tech
? Portfolio of designs OR personal UI samples
? Student or fresher welcome
? No prior job experience needed
? Self-driven & proactive

Bonus points if you…
✨ enjoy data-driven design
✨ follow UI/UX trends
✨ love minimalist & intuitive UI
✨ are comfortable asking questions

What You’ll Receive

✔ Internship certificate
✔ Letter of recommendation
✔ LinkedIn endorsement from founder
✔ Work featured in Wastel product documentation
✔ Your name credited inside the app “Team” page after launch
✔ Chance to convert into paid role
✔ Eligibility for equity-based founding designer offer if you excel
✔ Direct mentorship from founder
✔ Work reference for your resume

This internship can become:
? your final-year project
? your portfolio showpiece
? your first real UX achievement
? your step into climate-impact careers

If you want your work to be part of something real…
To design a platform that helps reduce pollution
To build something that matters for the country & the environment

Then you belong with Wastel. ?