Upstatement Recruiting

Role Description We're looking for a well-rounded engineer to play a central role in creating and maintaining remarkable digital products. This is a fully remote, part-time contract role. - Engineers in this role are responsible for ensuring their code meets client expectations and will actively participate in the entire support development lifecycle. - Day-to-day work includes enhancements, bug fixes, and updates across a range of digital product solutions, and mitigating risk along the way. - Engineers manage development releases to client solutions with no regular oversight. - Our engineers rarely specialize exclusively in one tech stack, preferring to keep an open mind and a diverse skill set to deliver optimal solutions. - Responsibilities include communication, collaboration, and good judgment as important aspects of our work. Qualifications - Professional experience in a similar role - Fluency with JavaScript - Fluency with PHP - Familiarity with popular frameworks and CMSs (Ideally Craft, WordPress or Drupal) - Familiarity with modern front-end development tools and best practices, including CSS preprocessors and build tooling (Webpack, Vite, esbuild, etc.) - Intimate knowledge of web performance and security - Working knowledge of common testing tools and methodologies - Familiarity with accessibility standards, best practices, and testing methodologies - Working familiarity with Scrum/Agile methodologies - Ability to explain decisions, win over stakeholders, and fulfill the creative strategy - Navigate complex business, user, and team needs with empathy - Capable of working on multiple projects concurrently - Empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values Requirements - This fully remote contract opportunity is expected to run approximately 3-6 months, with the possibility of extension based on business need and project scope. - The expected commitment is approximately 20 hours per week, with availability needed during core works of 9AM-5PM Eastern Time. - Compensation is $50-$75/hour, depending on experience and alignment with the scope of work.

Role Description Upstatement is looking for a thoughtful and driven Designer who is at home in the digital space and cares deeply about craft, clarity, and the role design can play in shaping meaningful experiences. As a Designer, you’ll contribute across the full arc of a project - from early ideation through final production - working closely with creative leaders to deliver work that is not only beautiful, but purposeful, and brand-right. You're a strong graphic designer with real range, but your foundation is digital: you think in systems, you understand how design behaves on screens, and you care about getting it right. This role is for someone who balances independence and collaboration. You’ll generate strong ideas, clearly articulate your thinking, and bring others along with you. You’re comfortable navigating complexity across user, business, and team needs, while holding your work to a high creative bar. What You’ll Do - Contribute end-to-end. - Support and sometimes lead work from early concepting through final production, helping ensure ideas translate into thoughtful, well-executed outcomes. - Develop and refine directions. - Create work that is informed by research, connected to business outcomes, and aligned with brand systems. - Work through complexity. - Navigate ambiguity with an open mind, generate multiple solutions, rapidly iterate, and make strategic design decisions in partnership with the team. - Collaborate closely. - Work in a high-trust environment that encourages creative ownership, building on others’ ideas, contributing your own, and sharing in collective wins. - Sweat the details. - Bring deep care and impeccable execution to every aspect of design: strategy, messaging, brand, colors, typography, imagery — big, small, and everything in between. - Communicate and influence. - Keep teams aligned through regular updates. Present work to teammates and sometimes clients. Articulate where a project is going and why, connect long-term thinking to the work happening right now, and help shape creative strategy with a clear point of view. - Think in systems. - Design with the full picture in mind using past patterns, current conventions, and future reuse. Document what you build, and leave every project in better shape than you found it. - Champion the user. - Stay connected to the people you're designing for. Gather and hold user insights, advocate for user needs, and push for work that reflects a genuine understanding of who you're designing for and why it matters. - Show Up for the Team. - Support a strong team environment where people feel productive, creative, and safe. Be unafraid to name problems and move toward solutions with optimism, clarity, and calm. Qualifications - 3-5 years of hands-on design experience at a digital agency. - A portfolio demonstrating strong visual and interaction design across digital work (websites, products, etc). - Bonus: experience working with complex systems, interaction-heavy products, and/or content-rich experiences. Requirements - Curious and comfortable in ambiguity. - Proactive and adaptable. - Obsessed with quality of craft. - Eager to experiment with new ways of working. - An active listener and confident communicator. - A can-do problem solver with a big-picture mindset. - Open to receiving and giving feedback. Benefits - Competitive salary. - Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance. - Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts. - Online Mental Health Therapy with Talkspace & First Stop Health. - Short & Long Term Disability Insurance. - One Medical membership. - Health Advocacy Support. - Gynecology and Family-building Care with Kindbody. - Non-elective 401k company contribution. - $1,000 home office setup stipend. - $1,500 annual professional development budget. - 3 weeks vacation to start, plus company-wide closure between Christmas & New Year’s Day (fully paid). - 12 weeks paid parental leave, plus 12 additional weeks available as unpaid. - Co-working spaces in Boston and Chicago as well as a fully distributed workforce.