--- title: 'Senior UX Designer at Wikimedia Foundation' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-ux-designer-wikimedia-foundation-remote-n3zanz7jrt3s' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-08' --- # Senior UX Designer at Wikimedia Foundation - **Company:** Wikimedia Foundation - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/8319366 ## Job description Location: Remote Duration: Permanent Hours: Full time Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting Wikipedia and other Wiki projects. The Foundation operates one of the world’s top five websites and has global reach and impact.  Technology and innovation are critical in our quest to support every human in freely sharing knowledge. The Product Design team is looking for a Senior UX Designer with a solid understanding of user experience and product development processes to work within one of our multi-disciplinary product teams. You will be influential in creating and developing the user experience, feeding directly into the product strategy for your product team. For this role, you will primarily be working with the Reader Growth team, software focused on ways of learning and engagement for new and casual readers of Wikipedia. Must be available for design, product and engineering team meetings and synchronous collaboration from 14:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC (10:00-14:00 ET / 7:00-11:00 PT) You will be responsible for… - Reducing complexity to create simple, delightful experiences for our users. - Creating prototypes and running experiments to iteratively test your hypotheses. - Using and evolving our design system and guidelines, to create new features from ideas on paper to implementation. - Applying accessibility standards and guidelines to your designs. - Collaborating with product managers and engineers to create product plans and maintain product design processes. - Distilling complex concepts into easy to understand talking points to engage with our readers and communities throughout the design process. Skills and experience…. The right person is better than the right set of experiences. These are the traits we’ve identified that make great additions to our team so far. - Can communicate their design goals and processes clearly and concisely to other team members and stakeholders. - Provides constructive feedback to other designers and welcomes feedback from others. - Experienced in conducting research, as well as collaborating with UX researchers, to build a deeper understanding of audience behaviours. - Is able to generate ideas for the future as well as think tactically about how to deliver work in the present. - Is self-motivated and seeks to evolve their skills and share what they’ve learnt with others. - 5+ years of experience contributing on design teams. - Bachelor's degree and/or Masters degree, or equivalent in related work experience Additionally, we’d love it if you have... - Background in content consumption, publishing, education, or news - Experience acting as a researcher, both in-person and with remote participants - Have familiarity with Free Knowledge and/or Open Source communities - Speak more than one of the nearly 300 languages of the users you’ll be designing for ## Team requirements - Attendance of mandatory design team meetings weekly on: - Mondays from 14:00-15:00 UTC (10:00-11:00 ET / 7:00-8:00 PT) - Tuesdays from 14:30-16:00 UTC (10:30-12:00 ET / 7:30-9:00 PT) - Thursdays from 14:00-15:30 UTC (10:00-11:30 ET / 7:00-8:30 PT) - Availability for team meetings and synchronous collaboration with primary product team from 14:00 UTC and 18:00 UTC (10:00-14:00 ET / 7:00-11:00 PT) ## About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA. As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics. The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries*. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$116,633 to US$181,243 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. *Please note that we are currently able to hire in the following: US States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico*, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming (*US Territory or Federal District) Countries: Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya*, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore*, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Our non-US employees are hired through a local third party Employer of Record (EOR) and must have current work authorization in their location. (*citizens/permanent residents only) We periodically review this list to streamline to ensure alignment with our hiring requirements. All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process. If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@wikimedia.org or +1 (415) 839-6885. More information [U.S. Benefits & Perks](https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/jobs/#section-12) [Applicant Privacy Policy](https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Applicant_privacy_policy) [Wikimedia Foundation](https://wikimediafoundation.org/) [What does the Wikimedia Foundation do?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mvPYF_erNA&list=PLVx9pX-VnGVh9Akb-O-SAKZ-GDTVTHZqS&index=8) [What makes Wikipedia different from social media platforms?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gATwhhGrPk&list=PLVx9pX-VnGVh9Akb-O-SAKZ-GDTVTHZqS&index=1) [Our Projects](https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Our_projects) [Our Tech Stack](https://techblog.wikimedia.org/) [News from across the Wikimedia movement](https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/) [Wikimedia Blog](https://diff.wikimedia.org/) [Wikimedia 2030](https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017) ## About Wikimedia Foundation ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, supporting a global community of volunteer editors and providing reliable information to billions of readers. - **Entity Type**: Private (501(c)(3) nonprofit, donation-funded, not bootstrapped) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (remote-first organization) - **Founded**: 2003 - **Founders**: Jimmy Wales (co-founder of Wikipedia; foundation founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Internet services, content, education, technology for free knowledge - **Target customers**: Readers (B2C), volunteer editors (community), enterprise reusers (B2B via Wikimedia Enterprise), and institutional donors - **Mission or purpose statement**: "A world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge." [wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/] ## Products & Services - **Wikipedia**: The flagship free encyclopedia – over 65 million articles in 300+ languages, visited nearly 15 billion times per month. Content is created and curated by volunteer editors. [wikimediafoundation.org] - **Wikimedia Enterprise**: A commercial API service providing high-volume data feeds for large-scale reusers (e.g., AI labs, search engines, media organizations). Generates revenue to support the mission. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Other Wikimedia Projects**: Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikisource, Wiktionary, etc. – all free, open-source knowledge repositories. - **MediaWiki**: The open-source software platform that powers Wikipedia and its sister projects, also used by many other organizations. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit). The Foundation’s net assets are publicly reported in its annual financial statements. - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue (primarily donations) – see the latest Annual Report for exact figures. The Foundation is the only top-10 website run by a nonprofit, with a typical donation averaging $11. [wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/] - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not funded by venture capital; supported by millions of individual donors. Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (Guidestar); four-star rating from Charity Navigator. [wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/] - **Growth Signals**: Remote-first workforce with staff in 40+ countries; nearly 265,000 volunteer editors active each month; over 15 billion page views per month; constant new edits (every minute). [wikimediafoundation.org] [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] ## Competitive Advantages - **Nonprofit independence**: No advertising, no subscription fees, no selling of user data – funded by reader donations, ensuring editorial neutrality. - **Neutral point of view**: All content must be attributed to reliable sources and presented without bias, a core pillar maintained by a global volunteer community. - **Massive scale & trust**: Wikipedia is the only top-10 website that is nonprofit; it is the backbone of internet knowledge, used by students, chatbots, and researchers worldwide. - **Open-source ecosystem**: MediaWiki and all project software are freely available, fostering innovation and community contributions. ## Strategic Focus - **Protect and sustain free knowledge**: Continue to host and defend Wikipedia while growing the Wikimedia Enterprise product to generate sustainable commercial revenue. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Support volunteer communities**: Invest in tools, safety, and policies (e.g., Universal Code of Conduct) to empower editors and maintain content quality. - **Advocate for free knowledge**: Legal and policy efforts to protect the right to access and share information freely. - **Expand global reach**: Increase readership, content, and partnerships, especially in underrepresented regions. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven culture**: Work that directly supports the goal of free knowledge for every human. The Foundation is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and actively seeks to build diverse teams. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Remote-first**: Fully remote organization with staff in 40+ countries. Hiring in many US states and countries; flexible work environment. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Benefits (US)**: Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible families; 401(k) match up to 4%; 16 weeks paid new parent leave + 8 weeks pregnancy leave; generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick leave, volunteer days); wellness reimbursement ($450/quarter, up to $1,800/year); professional development reimbursement; equipment stipend (laptop, monitor, plus $600 one-time). [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Engineering culture**: Open-source development, collaborative and consensus-oriented, good work-life balance, opportunity to impact a top-10 website. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] - **Compensation philosophy**: Salaries set competitively, equitably, and consistently with values; no salary history considered; pay ranges adjusted for location. [wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/] ## Sources 1. [Wikimedia Foundation Homepage](https://wikimediafoundation.org/) 2. [Wikimedia Foundation – Work with Us / Jobs](https://wikimediafoundation.org/jobs/) 3. [Wikimedia Foundation – Who We Are](https://wikimediafoundation.org/who-we-are/) 4. [Wikimedia Foundation Annual Report 2024-25](https://wikimediafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wikimedia-Foundation-2024-2025-Annual-Report.pdf) 5. 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