Digital Web Designer

RALLY is hiring a Digital Web Designer in Los Angeles, CA (hybrid) to design compelling websites and digital experiences for organizations focused on social and political issues. The role covers the end-to-end web design process, from structure and visual execution to prototyping, collaboration, handoff, and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Design websites that are visually compelling and translate client brands, strategies, and content into engaging digital experiences, applying strong fundamentals in layout, typography, color, hierarchy, and visual accessibility.
• Develop designs from early visual exploration through high-fidelity execution, including page designs, wireframes, prototypes, and supporting web graphics.
• Build organized, scalable Figma files using components, Auto Layout, variables, shared styles, and reusable design systems.
• Create prototypes and interaction examples that clearly communicate functionality, responsive behavior, transitions, and web animation for clients and development teams.
• Prepare clear developer handoffs and collaborate through implementation, including quality assurance across devices and screen sizes to ensure the final website reflects design intent.
• Support website architecture and UX through sitemaps, navigation systems, wireframes, user flows, information hierarchy, and common interaction patterns.
• Design responsive experiences with a working understanding of HTML, CSS, browser behavior, breakpoints, flexible layouts, and common website integrations, partnering with developers to ensure designs are achievable and scalable.
• Apply web accessibility best practices and WCAG principles across visual design, content hierarchy, interactions, forms, focus states, and related interface decisions.
• Use a foundational understanding of SEO, including metadata, semantic content structure, heading hierarchy, image alt text, internal linking, and how search engines crawl and interpret websites.
• Present design concepts and recommendations to clients with confidence, articulating design decisions clearly and responding thoughtfully to feedback.
• Collaborate with strategists, communicators, project managers, designers, developers, and other team members throughout the design and development process.
• Manage workflow across multiple concurrent projects by communicating progress, timing, questions, and blockers while balancing timelines, budgets, and scope.
• Contribute to ongoing design and content updates for RALLY’s website as part of internal creative initiatives.
• Stay current on evolving web design, UX, accessibility, and technology practices, contributing ideas and improvements to RALLY’s creative processes and tools.

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years of professional experience in web, digital, UI, or interactive design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating polished website design, strong visual fundamentals, responsive thinking, and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, including Auto Layout, components, variables, prototyping, design systems, and developer handoff.
• Strong understanding of responsive web design and working knowledge of HTML and CSS concepts, including layout systems, breakpoints, browser behavior, and common web interactions (production-level coding not required).
• Strong understanding of UX fundamentals, including website architecture, sitemaps, navigation, wireframes, user flows, and information hierarchy.
• Working knowledge of web accessibility and WCAG principles, along with foundational knowledge of SEO and how website structure and design affect search discoverability.
• Curiosity about exploring AI tools and new capabilities to improve efficiency and overall quality.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to articulate design decisions and navigate internal and client feedback professionally.
• Excellent organization and time management, with experience managing work across concurrent projects and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams within established timelines, budgets, and scopes.
• A proactive, detail-oriented, solutions-focused approach with curiosity about design, technology, and mission-driven work.

Technologies

• Figma
• Auto Layout
• WCAG
• HTML
• CSS
• WordPress
• Webflow
• Framer
• Squarespace

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible time off policy
• Two months each year of remote work flexibility (July and December)
• Twelve paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• One week of paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• One-month paid sabbatical after seven years at RALLY
• 401(k) plan
• Generous health, dental, and vision benefits
• Transportation and technology stipends
• Hybrid workplace with team members expected to work on-site two days per week

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with CMS and website-building platforms such as WordPress, Webflow, Framer, Squarespace, or similar tools, including an understanding of how CMS structures can influence website design.
• Experience with motion design, web animation, analytics, conversion optimization, performance, or technical SEO.
• Experience working in an agency, client-service, nonprofit, advocacy, or social-impact environment.

Starting Salary Range

The starting salary range for this position is $80,000-$90,000, with opportunities for growth and advancement based on performance and contributions to the team’s success.