Tor Project is hiring for a Product Designer

The Tor Project, Inc., nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking a Product Designer to be a part of the User Experience & Design (UX) Team.

Job details

Location

Remote

Salary

$90,000 USD/year

Hours of work

Full time

Contract

Temporary

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

  • Design and prototype new features for browser and circumvention apps on desktop and Android.
  • Adhere to, maintain and expand our design systems.
  • Support our developers to ensure product changes deliver the best possible user experience.
  • Engage with users and translate their feedback to meaningful product improvements.

Skills & Experience

Required

  • Excellent proficiency with Figma and related design tools.
  • Comprehensive understanding of platform conventions, UX patterns and common components.
  • A great eye for detail and well organized design files.
  • A history of working with comprehensive design systems.
  • Experience designing for both desktop and mobile audiences.
  • Experience conducting user research both remotely and in-person.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred

  • Proficiency in a non-English language, especially Chinese, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and/or Spanish.
  • A history of designing or advocating for the causes of free-software, open source technology, human-rights, privacy, censorship-circumvention or an interest in internet-freedom in general.
  • Familiarity with the challenges faced by Internet users who are subject to surveillance and censorship.