Senior Product Designer (Fully Remote) - Civic Tech

• Compensation: $110k - $150k base + meaningful early-stage equity.
• Visa Status: We welcome candidates on F-1/OPT or J-1 status and sponsor H-1B for the right candidates.
• Location: Fully Remote (US-based candidates only).
• Start: Flexible (Spring or Summer 2026 preferred).

Votely's mission depends on making civic engagement feel simple and rewarding. As our Product Designer, you'll own the end-to-end user experience: from the moment someone lands on our site to when they take their first civic action. You'll work directly with founders, engineers, and users to design flows that are intuitive, accessible, and delightful. This is a senior IC role with high ownership and direct impact on the product direction.

• Own the design of core user flows: landing, quiz, results, recommendations, and action-taking.
• Lead design for new product surfaces, including our Local Action Hub.
• Build and maintain our design system (components, patterns, documentation).

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• Conduct user research: interviews, usability tests, and data analysis.
• Partner closely with engineering to ensure designs are implemented with high fidelity.
• Contribute to product strategy and roadmap prioritization.
• Establish design processes and best practices as we grow the team.

• 1-3 years of experience as a Product Designer (or strong portfolio from bootcamp/self-taught).
• Portfolio demonstrating product thinking and interaction design (not just visual design).
• Proficiency in Figma: components, auto-layout, prototyping.
• Understanding of accessibility principles and inclusive design.
• Ability to articulate design rationale and take feedback constructively.

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• Experience designing responsive web applications (mobile-first preferred).
• Experience at a startup or consumer product company.
• Familiarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS, React).
• Experience with motion design and micro-interactions.
• Background in user research.
• Interest in civic tech or social impact.

• We use Figma for design, Linear for project management, and ship with Next.js/React and Tailwind CSS. We value designers who understand how their work gets built.