Volunteer Technology Associate: UX Designer (Remote)

• This is an unpaid volunteer opportunity, and as an Associate, you are required to contribute a minimum of 5 hours per week.
• Associates must be willing to attend virtual meetings in EST Timezone and be responsive to emails within 36 hours.
• STW™ will provide a "letter of recommendation" to volunteers, students & professionals who are able to showcase outstanding performance for school/university credit and for professional references.

About Us:

Save the Water™ is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to conduct water research to identify and remove harmful contaminants in water, and to raise public awareness about water contamination and its health impacts. STW™ also offers educational programs to excite young minds about water science. 

Our volunteers are diverse professionals from all over the world bringing their knowledge and experience to STW™ because we care deeply about our communities and water resources. We learn and collaborate in an open and empowering work environment to find long-term solutions to the water contamination problem. Our vision is “Contamination free, healthy water for all.”

To learn more about Save the Water™, please visit  www.savethewater.org.

The Role:

STW™ is in the process of redesigning and overhauling its website into an informative point of access for environmentally conscientious users, students, teachers, researchers, donors and more. We’re looking for UI/UX designers who can help translate ideas into wireframes, prototypes and mockups ready to pass off to development.

For this role, we require an individual who can address the needs and requirements of stakeholders in the Education Group in particular — as this assignment will focus on building the multi page Education section of the website — but also with stakeholders in other departments as needed.

We’re asking for an initial commitment of six (6) months with a minimum of 5 hours/week.

What you will be responsible for…… 

• Collaborate with stakeholders within the Education Group to assess and establish needs of the group to develop existing and new designs for the Education. 
• Work directly with developers to ensure designs match the UX team vision. 
• Contribute to user experience best practices and act as an experienced evangelist to the organization.
• Keep up-to-date with and display knowledge of market trends and best practices.
• Work with different teams (IT, Marketing, Fundraising, Web Analysts) to define and prioritize features needed to create great user experiences.
• Report to Associate Director or Project Leader for the UX team.
• Attend UX team meetings (at least once per month).
• Attend monthly Technology group meetings.
• Participate and present in Education team meetings as appropriate.
• Manage projects through Agile/kanban methods.
• Complete the Timesheet at least on a bi-weekly minimum basis.

Apply Now if you have….

• BA/BS or a student currently enrolled in a degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Graphic Design, or related field; OR
• Bachelor’s degree with certification from a program in UX Design, UI Design, Interaction Design, digital design or related area.
• Minimal 0.5 year of professional experience in UI/UX design, graphic design or IxD.
• Proficiency in UI/UX design tools, (we use Figma), or demonstrated ability to learn tools quickly as needed.
• Familiarity with Agile/kanban methodologies and project management tools (we use Jira/Confluence).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently.
• Must be extremely self-motivated, dedicated, detail-oriented, and organized.
• Be able to articulate your ideas to designers, and developers, both verbally or in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously.
• Requires self-direction, tact, diplomacy and a clear, courteous and professional manner when dealing with the public. 
• Must demonstrate effective oral communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with staff inside and outside of the department.

How to apply:

If interested, please submit your resume to newvolunteers@savethewater.org We would love to hear from you!

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