UI​/UX Design Lead – Wearable Safety Technology Platform

The Loop Roots Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to supporting justice-impacted families through transportation, therapy, and technology-driven programs. Our mission is to remove the physical, financial, and emotional barriers that prevent families from maintaining meaningful connections with incarcerated loved ones, accessing mental health care, or navigating reentry. Founded in 2025, the Loop Roots Foundation operates nationally, with an initial focus on underserved communities in Maryland, Arizona, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, California, and Virginia.

Our key initiatives include

• Loop Connect A ride credit sponsorship platform that provides free or subsidized rides to prison visitation facilities, allowing families to stay in contact during incarceration.
• Loop Talk A HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy program offering trauma-informed mental health care to justice-impacted individuals and caregivers, including children.
• Loop Troop Rideshare Partnership We collaborate with the Loop Troop Rideshare platform to ensure families have access to safe, reliable, and culturally competent transportation services.

The Loop Roots Foundation is committed to using community-based, technology-enabled tools to restore dignity, promote healing, and reduce generational harm. All of our programs are offered without discrimination to build a truly supportive ecosystem for families across the U.S.

Organization Loop Roots Foundation

Location Remote (U.S.)

Position Volunteer (20–25 hours/week)

Loop Roots Foundation is seeking a UI/UX Design Lead to create intuitive, accessible, and engaging user experiences for our Wearable Safety Technology Platform. This role will lead the design of our mobile applications, web platform, and administrative portal, ensuring every interaction is user-centered, visually consistent, and easy to navigate.

Working closely with the Director of Product, Technical Lead, Full Stack Software Developer, Mobile Developer, and AI & Machine Learning Engineer, you will transform ideas into thoughtful, user-friendly designs that support individuals during critical moments.

• Lead the user experience and interface design for the platform.
• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes.
• Design responsive interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Develop and maintain a consistent design system and component library.
• Conduct user research and usability testing.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure accurate implementation of designs.
• Improve accessibility and user experience across all products.
• Maintain visual consistency across the platform and branding.
• Iterate designs based on user feedback and testing.

• Experience as a UI/UX Designer or Product Designer.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating web and mobile application design.
• Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, and design systems.
• Understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for designing technology that creates meaningful social impact.

• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Design Systems
• Responsive Web Design
• Mobile App Design
• User Research
• Accessibility (WCAG)
• Interactive Prototyping

• Shape the user experience of an innovative wearable safety platform.
• Design technology that helps people access support when they need it most.
• Collaborate with a passionate multidisciplinary technology team.
• Build a product with meaningful national impact.

Potential for Paid Employment This volunteer position may transition into a paid role following a successful performance review and funding availability.