Lead Product Designer (REMOTE)

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Lead Product Designer (REMOTE)

Company: Jobgether (Partner Company)

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Job Type: Full-time (Contractor)

Category: Product Design / UX Design

Date Posted: 2026-04-06

Experience Level: 5-10 Years

Remote Status: Fully Remote

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead the design and delivery of exceptional, user-centered product experiences to drive key growth initiatives for a mission-driven company in the energy efficiency sector.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional Product Management and Engineering teams to translate complex requirements into intuitive and engaging user interfaces and workflows.

• Own and execute on scoped design initiatives with a high degree of autonomy, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and incorporating feedback from design leadership.

• Develop comprehensive design deliverables, including user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and production-ready specifications.

• Design and optimize consumer-facing email campaigns to enhance user engagement and drive conversions, ensuring a cohesive brand experience across digital touchpoints.

📝 Enhancement Note: The role is for a contractor position with a 6-month duration, focusing on product design with a strong emphasis on growth initiatives and user engagement. The company's mission in energy efficiency and sustainability is a key differentiator.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and deliver high-quality, user-centered product experiences that directly support and drive key company growth initiatives from initial ideation through to final production.

• Partner effectively with Product Managers and Engineering teams to deeply understand project requirements, user needs, and technical constraints, translating these into elegant and functional design solutions.

• Take ownership of assigned design initiatives, managing timelines and deliverables with a degree of autonomy while actively seeking and incorporating constructive feedback from design leadership and peers.

• Produce a comprehensive suite of design artifacts, including detailed user flows, low-fidelity wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and precise production-ready specifications for developer handoff.

• Design and iterate on consumer-facing email campaigns, focusing on visual appeal, clear messaging, and strong calls-to-action to effectively drive user acquisition, engagement, and retention.

• Ensure a consistent, cohesive, and engaging user experience across all product user interfaces (UI) and marketing-related email communications, maintaining brand integrity and usability standards.

• Act as a strong advocate for the end-user throughout the entire product journey, from initial touchpoints and onboarding to sustained engagement and long-term value realization.

• Actively participate in design critiques, providing and receiving constructive feedback to maintain and elevate the overall quality, consistency, and innovation of the design output.

• Leverage emerging AI tools and technologies to enhance personal design workflow efficiency, explore novel design solutions, and accelerate the iteration process.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities highlight a blend of strategic product design and tactical execution, with a specific focus on growth hacking through both product UI and email campaigns. The emphasis on AI tool utilization is a forward-looking requirement.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: While not explicitly stated, a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field is typically expected for roles requiring 5+ years of experience. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Product Design, UX Design, Interaction Design, or a closely related design discipline.

Required Skills:

• Proven track record in Product Design and UX Design, evidenced by a strong portfolio.

• Demonstrated ability to think critically about product strategy and translate business goals into effective user-centered design solutions.

• Expertise in creating and executing growth-oriented design initiatives focused on user acquisition, activation, retention, and revenue.

• Exceptional visual design skills, capable of producing both marketing-level creative assets and scalable, consistent product UI.

• Experience designing responsive layouts and ensuring seamless user experiences across multiple platforms and devices (web, mobile).

• Advanced proficiency in Figma for all stages of the design process, including wireframing, high-fidelity design, prototyping, and developer handoff.

• Experience working effectively within fast-paced, agile development environments and cross-functional teams.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and decisions to diverse stakeholders.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience designing for consumer-facing email campaigns and marketing automation platforms.

• Familiarity with sustainability or energy efficiency industry challenges and user needs.

• Experience with user research methodologies and incorporating user feedback into iterative design processes.

• Understanding of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to better inform design feasibility.

• Experience contributing to and maintaining design systems.

📝 Enhancement Note: The requirement for 5+ years of experience suggests this is not an entry-level position, and candidates should be prepared to showcase leadership in design thinking and execution. The dual focus on product UI and email campaigns is a unique aspect that candidates should highlight if they have relevant experience.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

• A curated portfolio showcasing a minimum of 3-5 significant product design projects, demonstrating a clear progression from problem definition to final solution.

• Projects should highlight your product thinking, user-centered design approach, and ability to balance user needs with business objectives.

• Visual execution should be strong, showcasing both aesthetic sensibility and functional clarity across different types of interfaces (product UI, email creative).

• Include examples of growth-oriented initiatives you've designed, with clear articulation of the problem, your solution, and the resulting impact or metrics.

Process Documentation:

• Clearly articulate the design process followed for each project, detailing research methods, ideation techniques, prototyping stages, and iteration cycles.

• For growth initiatives, explain the hypothesis, the design interventions, and how success was measured (e.g., A/B testing results, conversion rate improvements, engagement metrics).

• Showcase your collaboration process with Product Managers and Engineers, illustrating how you effectively communicated, received feedback, and ensured smooth handoffs.

• If AI tools were used, illustrate how they were integrated into your workflow and the benefits they provided (e.g., faster ideation, enhanced creativity, improved efficiency).

📝 Enhancement Note: The portfolio is critical for this role, especially the demonstration