6 month Fixed Term Lead Product Designer, Lifecycle

Change.org is searching for a Lead Brand Designer, Lifecycle to own and elevate all lifecycle touchpoints—centered on email—to drive repeat civic action and return usage through visually exceptional, brand-forward storytelling and journey-based design. You will report to our Senior Director of Design and play a key role as a senior individual contributor within the Product team.

• 7+ years designing lifecycle comms for consumer or mission-driven products.

• A portfolio of visually striking, brand-forward emails—shows systems thinking, strong typography/layout, and original asset creation.

• Figma expert (components, variables/tokens, Auto Layout, libraries) with experience extending an existing modular email system and documenting patterns.

• Proven ability to design chaptered journeys (e.g., post-petition share → follow/join → next action) that increase repeat engagement.

• Email craft & constraints: mobile-first, accessibility/alt text, dark mode, image optimization; basic HTML/CSS for email is a plus.

• AI competency: Proficient—regularly uses design-focused AI (Figma AI, image-gen) to ideate and produce on-brand assets; maintains prompt/style libraries and QA guardrails.

• Communicates rationale clearly, documents templates/guidelines, and helps others self-serve while keeping quality high.

• Bonus: civic tech/nonprofit experience; growth/lifecycle design; strong email copy chops.

We’re currently able to hire staff based in the following US locations: Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), Texas (TX), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI).