Soul Seated is hiring: Visual Product Designer in San Jose

Overview Soul Seated Journey is a nonprofit supporting Gen Z emerging adults (especially BIPOC and underrepresented groups) through evidence-informed, spiritually grounded experiences that foster emotional clarity, belonging, and compassionate action. As we prepare for our Alpha Proof of Concept in-person program, we’re building a thoughtful, human-centered digital presence that feels alive, relational, and supportive to complement program learnings and experience.
The Role & The Team As our Visual Product Designer, you will be a key member of the Transformative Design team , responsible for delivering product UX/UI with exceptionally polished visual design. Your work will ensure that our technology serves as an enabler for human connection, moving users from isolation to a sense of shared humanity.
What You’ll Do In this role, you’ll work directly with our Design team on two critical touchpoints:
Member Mobile App: You will design the digital sanctuary for our emerging adult members. This involves crafting intuitive UX/UI for features such as multimedia content, asynchronous messaging, progress tracking, video calls, and more.
Staff Web Tools: You will design the web-based management portal for our staff. This includes creating fluid interfaces for managing caseloads, scheduling video calls, uploading/organizing multimedia content, and more.
Your work will be directly anchored in our Transformative Design principles, creating interfaces that ensure our members feel safe, in control, and supported. Your designs will be fun, accessible, fluid, and seamless—prioritizing clarity over cleverness to reduce cognitive load. Ultimately, you will design technology that serves as an enabler for human connection, focus, and perspective, moving users from isolation to a sense of shared humanity.
What We’re Looking For Portfolio over pedigree: We value ability over years of experience, but your portfolio must include both a mobile app and web-based product that has shipped to customers.
Design excellence: You possess strong product UX/UI skills combined with a highly polished, engaging visual design aesthetic.
Elevates the team: You have experience working with a team, are familiar with typical Design team rituals, and can help elevate the team’s work through constructive critique and feedback.
What Makes You Right for This Design for human connection: You seek to foster presence, relationship, and trust with your work.
Growth through presence: You’re committed to continual growth through reflection, humility, and presence.
Dignity, respect and autonomy: You want your work to create conditions where people feel safe to discover, choose, and grow, rather than manipulate behavior through gamification or dark patterns.
Cultural humility: You’re passionate about embedding trauma-informed and culturally humble design principles into your work.
Early stage thriving: You’re excited about building new products and services from the ground up, and aren\'t afraid of working in environments where not every question has an answer yet.
Work Arrangements & Compensation Employment Type: Part-time, 16-32 hours per week
Reporting: You will report to our Director of Transformative Design and Product
Location: Hybrid - San Jose (1–2 days per week in office, 15-minute walk from CalTrain)
Our Commitment to Applicants You will only interview with humans and we will not use AI to “score” your interviews. Furthermore, we will not ask you to do any speculative projects or whiteboard exercises during the interview process.
To Apply Please complete our Interest Form: https://forms.gle/7GgBy2WM7rktDMM66
Our Commitment to Equity We are building a solution specifically for young adults navigating life\'s pivotal transitions, and we deeply value the lived experiences, perspectives, and creative voices of the communities we are dedicated to serving.
We encourage applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.
Soul Seated Journey is an equal opportunity employer.

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In Summary: Soul Seated Journey is a nonprofit supporting Gen Z emerging adults (especially BIPOC and underrepresented groups) As we prepare for our Alpha Proof of Concept in-person program, we’re building a thoughtful, human-centered digital presence that feels alive, relational, and supportive . As our Visual Product Designer, you will be a key member of the Transformative Design team responsible for delivering product UX/UI with exceptionally polished visual design .

En Español: Overview Soul Seated Journey es una organización sin fines de lucro que apoya a los adultos emergentes de la Generación Z (especialmente BIPOC y grupos subrepresentados) a través de experiencias basadas en evidencia, espiritualmente arraigadas que fomentan claridad emocional, pertenencia y acción compasiva. A medida que nos preparamos para nuestro programa Alpha Proof of Concept in-person, estamos construyendo una presencia digital pensada y centrada en el ser humano que se sienta viva, relacional y solidaria para complementar el aprendizaje y la experiencia del programa. Esto incluye crear interfaces fluidas para gestionar cargas de casos, programar videollamadas, subir/organizar contenido multimedia y mucho más. Su trabajo estará directamente anclado en nuestros principios de Diseño Transformativo, creando interfases que aseguran a sus miembros sentirse seguros, controlados y apoyados. Sus diseños serán divertidos, accesibles, fluidos e integralesprioritizando la claridad sobre la inteligencia para reducir la carga cognitiva. En última instancia, diseñará una tecnología que sirva como un habilitador para la conexión humana, el enfoque y la perspectiva, moviendo a los usuarios del aislamiento hacia un sentido de humanidad compartida. Lo que buscamos Porfolio sobre pedigrí: Valoramos las capacidades durante años de experiencia, pero su cartera debe incluir tanto una aplicación móvil como un producto basado en web que se haya enviado a los clientes. Excelencia en diseño: Posee fuertes habilidades UX/UI de productos combinadas con una estética visual altamente pulida e atractiva. Eleva al equipo: Tiene experiencia trabajando con un equipo, está familiarizado con rituales típicos del equipo de diseño, y puede ayudar a elevar los patrones de trabajo del equipo mediante críticas constructivas y retroalimentación. ¿Qué le hace crecer los entornos adecuados para este diseño humano? Además, no le pediremos que haga ningún proyecto especulativo o ejercicio de tablero blanco durante el proceso de entrevista. Para solicitar por favor complete nuestro Formulario de interés: https://forms.gle/7GgBy2WM7rktDMM66 Nuestro compromiso con la equidad Estamos construyendo una solución específicamente para los jóvenes adultos que navegan en las transiciones fundamentales de la vida y valoramos profundamente las experiencias vividas, perspectivas y voces creativas de las comunidades a las que nos dedicamos al servicio. Animolamos solicitudes de BIPOC (negros, indígenas y personas de color), individuos LGBTQ+, personas con discapacidades y miembros de otros grupos subrepresentados. Soul Seated Journey es un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades. #J-18808-Ljbffr