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CROSSING PARTY LINES INC
Volunteer UI/UX Designer — AI Apps for Better Human Communication
Opportunity Overview Crossing Party Lines is looking for a UI/UX designer to volunteer with their Apps and Agents team. This team is developing AI-powered applications to help people communicate more effectively across differences. The volunteer will help turn AI prototypes into user-friendly experiences. The team's work began in the political sphere, helping people with different views talk openly and respectfully. Now, they are bringing this approach to other settings like homes and workplaces. The volunteer will work on designing interfaces for conversation practice, coaching, and other applications. The ideal candidate has experience with UX design and is interested in human-centered AI and civic technology. They should be able to simplify complicated processes and work collaboratively with people from different backgrounds. What You'll Do - Help define user journeys and interaction flows for new AI-powered applications - Review existing prototypes and identify usability problems - Create wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes - Help establish a consistent visual and interaction system across multiple apps - Work with developers, testers, writers, and subject-matter experts - Participate in usability testing and use findings to improve designs - Help think carefully about accessibility, inclusion, trust, and emotional safety Requirements & Qualifications - Experience with UX design, product design, interaction design, or user research - Ability to simplify complicated processes without stripping away important nuance - Interest in human-centered AI, civic technology, communication, conflict transformation, education, or behavioral design - Ability to give and receive constructive feedback in a collaborative environment - Comfort working with people who hold a wide range of political and social views Benefits - A meaningful role in shaping innovative AI products from an early stage - Opportunities to create portfolio-worthy product and UX work - Experience designing for conversational AI and emotionally sensitive interactions - Collaboration with developers, writers, testers, and experts in depolarization and communication - A chance to influence tools that may eventually be used in homes, workplaces, nonprofit organizations, and public life - Professional references based on the quality and consistency of your contribution How to Apply 1. Review the requirements and qualifications to ensure you are a good fit for the role. 2. Prepare your portfolio and any relevant experience or skills you want to highlight. 3. Click the Apply button below to submit your application.