UX Designer​/Engineer - Portland

Location

US – Portland, OR

Full Time, Temporary, Exempt. Duration: until end June 2026. Closing date:
Please submit application and cover letter by Friday February 20.

Level 1

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, and in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action—helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

The mission of the Philanthropic Growth & Engagement (PG&E) Department is to advance Mercy Corps' mission by raising impactful and flexible funds—with a focus on growing unrestricted fundraising—from individuals, companies, and foundations, and elevating our global profile and influence. Our team brings together private fundraising professionals, marketing and communications specialists, development operations experts, and digital platform managers. Together, we boldly share Mercy Corps' global impact with our audiences through best-in-class storytelling with a focus on building trust, engagement, and long‑term relationships among our supporters.

We work across teams to inspire philanthropic support and partnership with external audiences and build and protect Mercy Corps' reputation and profile. Most of all, we are passionate about Mercy Corps' mission and believe a better world is possible.

The UX Designer/Engineer is a member of the Marketing Platforms team and is responsible for the online experience across all Mercy Corps externally facing digital properties including websites, emails, and landing pages. The UX Designer is responsible for user experience strategy and design, including designing and producing materials for various Mercy Corps online channels while maintaining brand continuity and using the latest in technology and design techniques.

In addition to producing high‑quality UX designs, this position will also be responsible for front‑end development; building and optimizing public‑facing Mercy Corps websites, and providing in‑house website development expertise. They ensure high performance of our websites and content management system. They work directly with content owners, in‑house and agency designers, and the rest of the Marketing Platforms Team to create content and build designs using CSS/HTML on mercy corps.org

and our subdomains.

• Collaborate with the Marketing Platforms team and internal clients on UX & UI that demonstrate innovative and thoughtful strategies, designs, and experiences.
• Continually master relevant software and programming languages, such as PHP in a Drupal environment, CSS/HTML, MySQL, JavaScript, Drupal, and related open‑source software and programs.
• Keep abreast of industry trends in online development, including mobile platforms. Understand and work within project parameters: goals, requirements, usability, technical constraints, and schedule.
• Leverage analytics for testing and overall improvements of UX.
• Implement A/B tests in collaboration with Marketing Platforms and the Digital Analyst.
• Ensure that all designs support and adhere to Mercy Corps brand guidelines in coordination with the internal Creative Services team.
• Participate in a matrixed Agile Scrum development team composed of both internal, across‑agency, and external, third‑party, members.
• Assist in the development and continued refinement of Agile software development processes.
• Work in coordination with external design vendors as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Reports directly to Director of Digital Development. Works directly with Marketing Platforms, Creative, MME, Development Operations, IT, and other stakeholders across the organization as needed.

• Advanced knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Drupal coding is required.
• 4+ years of experience as a UX designer with expertise in both information architecture and visual design.
• Experience designing UX for mobile and adaptive environments is required.
• A portfolio of…