UX/UI Designer or User Researcher — Join the Libelle Design Circle (TCUS)

About TCUS + Libelle

The Chamber of Us (TCUS) is a volunteer-powered nonprofit building ethical infrastructure for global coordination. Our current focus is Libelle — an open-source, transparent volunteer-matching platform designed to replace black-box recruiting systems with something fair, auditable, and human-centered.

Libelle is early, ambitious, and rapidly evolving. We’re assembling a Design Circle of emerging UX/UI designers and user researchers who want to shape the product from the ground up.

If you’re a student or early-career designer looking for a meaningful, portfolio-ready project, this is an incredible opportunity.

What You’ll Work On

As part of the Libelle Design Circle, you may contribute to:

User Research

• Conduct short user interviews with volunteers and coordinators
• Map out user journeys & pain points
• Create insight summaries and recommendations
• Help define early-stage product personas

UX/UI Design

• Turn rough concepts into Figma wireframes + mockups
• Design clean, intuitive flows for onboarding, parsing preview, and volunteer dashboards
• Collaborate with backend devs to refine requirements
• Create lightweight design systems (colors, spacing, components)

Product Testing

• Usability testing with early Libelle users
• Heuristic evaluations
• Compare UI options & gather feedback
• Produce small design iterations based on findings

No experience with all of these is necessary — we design collaboratively.

What You’ll Gain

Real product experience, not just “mock projects.”

You’ll design for a real platform with real users.

Strong portfolio pieces

Including flows, wireframes, research summaries, and before/after redesigns.

Collaboration with devs & data teams

Work alongside fast-moving backend, parser, and governance pods.

Mission-driven impact

Every design decision feeds into building ethical, transparent tech.

Mentorship + community

You’ll be part of a small cross-functional group with regular check-ins and async collaboration.

Who Should Apply

This role is great for:

✔ Students in UX, HCI, Product Design, or related fields

✔ Bootcamp grads wanting hands-on experience

✔ Early professionals switching into UX

✔ Anyone comfortable with Figma

✔ Curious problem-solvers who like user interviews & rapid iteration

No prior nonprofit or AI experience required. Curiosity + commitment go a long way.

Time Commitment

• 3–6 hours/week
• Fully remote
• Flexible scheduling

If you don’t have a portfolio yet, that’s okay — share a project, class assignment, or even a Figma screenshot. We care more about willingness to learn.