WordPress designer volunteer opportunity at iLevelUP: unpaid work with UI/UX Team. This is a fully remote role.
WordPress designer: remote volunteer opportunity
Build clear, responsive WordPress pages for iLevelUP. Connect accessible layouts, useful content, consistent branding, and reliable site behavior.
Fully remote | Unpaid volunteer | United States
About iLevelUP
iLevelUP is a free, AI-powered, game-based learning experience being developed by Believe in Me to help young people explore education and career possibilities and build self-confidence. The product is in limited beta. The learner is the main character, and iLevelUP is the guide.
WordPress designer role overview
As an iLevelUP WordPress designer, you will contribute practical expertise to a nonprofit education product in limited beta. Build clear, responsive WordPress pages for iLevelUP. Connect accessible layouts, useful content, consistent branding, and reliable site behavior.
You will work with the relevant team to agree on priorities, review progress, and document decisions. Because the product is still developing, clear handoffs and useful feedback matter.
What you will own
Your contribution centers on the responsibilities below. First, understand the current work and the needs of your collaborators. Next, agree on a manageable scope with the team lead. Then, share progress and raise blockers early. Finally, document the decisions that your teammates need for the next step.
WordPress designer responsibilities
- Design responsive WordPress pages that reflect the approved iLevelUP brand and user needs.
- Use native Elementor widgets and the Astra foundation with the shared styles, header, and footer.
- Work with developers on front-end behavior, database connections, and server-related requirements.
- Customize approved themes and plugins to support the intended experience.
- Next, test layouts, performance, search metadata, and key interactions across screen sizes.
- Give users clear WordPress guidance and support routine content updates.
- Coordinate page briefs and content with marketing and fundraising contributors.
Early deliverables
- First, review the current web design and development work and identify useful next steps with your team lead.
- Next, agree on an initial deliverable, its review criteria, and the people who need to contribute.
- Finally, complete a reviewable piece of work and document what the next contributor needs to know.
WordPress designer required qualifications
- WordPress design and development experience with a portfolio of websites.
- Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
- Understanding of website structure, visual design, and responsive layouts.
- Experience with WordPress themes, plugins, and browser tools for debugging.
- Clear communication and the ability to collaborate across teams.
WordPress designer helpful experience
- Version control experience, including Git, is helpful.
- Website performance, SEO, and nonprofit project experience can support this role.
How we work
Work with UI/UX Team through approved project tools. In practice, share concise updates, ask for the context you need, and keep decisions in the agreed workspace. For example, explain what you completed, what needs review, and what is blocking the next step. In addition, protect learner and project information when preparing examples or discussing your work.
Why volunteer with iLevelUP
- Contribute to a nonprofit education product at a stage when your decisions can shape the learner experience.
- Own a meaningful body of work and collaborate across education, design, engineering, and student support.
- Develop work samples and share approved contributions in your portfolio while respecting project and learner confidentiality.
Time commitment and location
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.
How to apply
First, use the Believe in Me volunteer application to share your résumé or professional profile, relevant experience, availability, and a brief statement of interest. Before submitting, remove personal, confidential, and proprietary information from any work samples.
For the WordPress designer opening, explain a relevant project. For example, describe the problem you addressed and your own contribution. If you are still building experience, describe how your current skills connect with the listed responsibilities. Next, the team will review your application and discuss fit and expectations with selected applicants.
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and pathways. Before applying, review this role’s required and helpful experience. Also, if you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, use iLevelUP’s contact page.
Role details
- Role: WordPress Designer
- Program: iLevelUP, a Believe in Me initiative
- Employment type: Unpaid volunteer
- Workplace: Fully remote
- Applicant eligibility: United States
- Team: UI/UX Team
- Company address: 107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
- Job ID: 794
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.