Job Description

Introduction
This role is for an internship in Summer 2026. The Internship is expected to start on Tuesday, May 26th with an end date of Friday, July 31st. Candidates must be available to start and end on these days.
At IBM, we believe technology shapes the world, and we are a catalyst for innovation and creativity. We are at the forefront of groundbreaking change - improving businesses, society, and the human condition. As a leader in Hybrid Cloud and AI, we are leading the charge in a worldwide digital transformation.
Our Marketing, Communications & Corporate Social Responsibility (MCC) team tells this story and is responsible for positioning IBM in the market. We define and optimize IBM's brand, capture the market's attention, and articulate our point of view for clients, partners, the media, and even other IBMers.
Your role and responsibilities
As an IBM Marketing Information Architecture Intern, you'll work collaboratively, driving work that addresses a strategic business challenge facing our team: helping to turn our vast collection of content into an easily understandable system that supports our visitors' key needs. In addition to your daily work, the internship includes educational, networking, and social activities. This is a highly visible intern program with leadership exposure and mentorship throughout the summer.
This role supports our IBM.com team, which is responsible for continually advancing our site experience to delight visitors, enable them to easily complete their objectives, and compel them to raise their hands and engage with the IBM team. As an Information Architect intern, you would sit within IBM.com's Web Design team and may drive efforts around:

• Enhancing site performance by architecting successful user journeys
• Evaluating our site structure and customer-facing taxonomies
• Defining and managing key on-page linking patterns that are central to IA and site navigation
• Outlining global and local navigation patterns on our site
• Performing content inventories, audits and analysis to build page-level hierarchies

This role is based in Austin, TX. We work in a hybrid environment. This position will be required to come into the office at least three days per week.
IBM will not be providing Visa sponsorship for these positions now or in the future. Therefore, to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future Visa sponsorship.
Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

• Currently enrolled in an accredited University
• Available for an internship in Summer 2026
• Completing your degree program between Fall 2026 and Summer 2027
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree and a rising senior for the 2026-2027 school year
• Basic knowledge of Information Architecture or Content Strategy
• Passionate about structuring and organizing systems and large data sets
• Fluent in English; strong written and verbal communication skills
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• A strategic, consultative, data-driven mindset

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Pursuing a Master's or graduate degree and available for a full-time opportunity starting between January 2027 and August 2027
• Basic knowledge of web strategy, SEO, web design, user experience, or user research
• Pursuing a degree in Information Architecture, Information Studies, User Experience, or similar
• Basic experience designing and building webpages with complex sitemaps
• Basic knowledge of Figma

YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
Are you ready to be an IBMer?
ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.
Job Title
2026 Intern - Information Architecture
Date posted
10-Nov-2025
Job ID
72716
City / Township / Village
Austin
State / Province
Texas
Country
United States
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Area of work
Enterprise Operations
Employment type
Co-Op (Fixed Term)
Contract type
Internship
Projected Minimum Salary per year
55,536.00
Projected Maximum Salary per year
101,816.00
Position type
Internship
Travel required
No Travel
Company
(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Shift
General (daytime)
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?
No

Skills Required