User Experience Designer Jobs in Virginia

INTRODUCTION

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. The Senior UX Designer shapes how users experience bethepeople.org, building engagement, clarity, and excitement around the Be The People movement. You will partner with product, engineering, and content on iterative design, ranging from journey-level rethinking to weekly content and interface improvements informed by real user behavior. This is an ideal role for a customer-focused UX professional, enthusiastic about building a digital product that inspires bottom-up civic action.

ABOUT THE ROLE

About Be The People

Led by a growing coalition of civic, cultural, business, and community leaders, Be The People connects organizations in communities across the country with millions of Americans ready to do their part to help solve the problems holding people back and invites them to share their stories and inspire others to do the same. Launched this year, this is a 10-year movement that will activate 205M Americans and 900K leaders through a powerful combination of national storytelling and bottom-up civic action.

How You Will Contribute

- Lead UX design for assigned areas of the Be The People platform
- Run discovery alongside the Product team, including user interviews, usability testing, and concept validation
- Design at multiple altitudes: end-to-end journeys, page-level flows, and weekly content updates
- Partner with the engineering team to guide implementation and the design system as the platform evolves
- Bring content design judgment to the platform; partner with content owners on voice and clarity
- Contribute to design ops practice, including patterns, documentation, and review rituals
- Drive a design culture that supports iterative, evidence-driven product development and creating delightful experiences for users

What You Will Bring

- 5+ years of product design experience on consumer-facing digital products
- Strong portfolio across journey, interface, and content design
- Fluency in responsive/mobile design, interaction design, and information architecture
- Substantial experience running usability research, user behavior analytics tools, and turning qualitative and quantitative findings into design decisions
- Fluency in Figma and modern design system practices, as well as rapid prototyping
- Track record of close partnership with engineering teams on iterative delivery
- Background in a startup, early-stage, or entrepreneurial environment
- Track record of using AI-enabled tools and practices to accelerate your work
- Deep experience in accessible design principles and inclusive standards
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Standout Candidates Will Bring

- Experience with civic tech, advocacy platforms, or social impact digital products
- Workshop facilitation, design sprint experience, voice of the customer facilitation
- Growth or activation-focused design
- Motion/interaction design skills
- Behavioral design or persuasive design background

WHAT WE OFFER

- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

OUR VALUES:

Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation. We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.