RFP: Senior Web Designer & Developer

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Senior Web Designer & Developer

MoveOn is the largest rapid response political campaigning organization in the United States. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action and mobilize for a just society where everyone can thrive.

For more than a generation, MoveOn has been the homebase for millions of people who refuse to accept the status quo and are moved to take action for progress. We have consistently been a bulwark against the radical right, channeling our voices to end wars, protect democracy, and advance justice for all.

Project title: Senior Web Designer & Developer

Project begins: Jul 7, 2026

Project length: December 31, 2026

Hourly Rate: $120/hr

Overview
MoveOn is seeking an experienced website professional to provide end-to-end operational and execution support across the organization’s digital member experience ecosystem, including election-related initiatives, website redesign efforts, campaign launches, and ongoing stakeholder requests.
This role combines project leadership, stakeholder management, production oversight, and hands-on web execution. The contractor will serve as a partner across design, development, and delivery workflows while helping coordinate the design work of external contributors and maintaining efficient systems for intake and execution.

Scope of Work
This anticipated workload averages 20 hours per week. Hours outlined in any scope of work are estimates only, and MoveOn does not guarantee a specific number of hours to contractors.

Steward intake, prioritization, and scheduling of website requests across multiple stakeholders, translating requests into clear scopes.
Align workstreams with organizational priorities, deadlines, and strategic goals while anticipating risks, and blockers.
Coordinate with design contractors or external contributors.
Facilitate production execution, including revision cycles, feedback incorporation, design updates, and front-end implementation of multi-page web experiences.
Partner with the Product team on website experimentation initiatives, including participant scheduling, research coordination, and translating user insights and engagement data into actionable improvements.
Partner with the Digital Member Experience department to balance long-term redesign priorities with immediate rapid-response and election program needs, advising on practical trade-offs across scope, timelines, and resources.
Provide guidance on scope and escalate questions, risks, or tradeoffs related to timelines and capacity to the Lead Product Designer as needed.
Ensure deliverables meet standards for accessibility, responsiveness, brand consistency, and visual quality.
Coordinate launches, QA, post-launch fixes, and ongoing refinements.

Required Qualifications
5-7+ years of experience in web production, digital project management, web design/development, or related roles supporting complex website initiatives.
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, shifting priorities, timelines, and cross-functional workflows in fast-paced environments.
Strong judgment in scoping work, identifying risks, and recommending practical trade-offs across timelines, resources, and technical constraints.
Strong proficiency with WordPress, Elementor, and CMS workflows.
Proficiency in front-end web technologies including HTML and CSS.
Strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, usability, and website QA best practices.
Proficiency with Asana, Slack, and collaborative workflow tools.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and maintain a high level of ownership and accountability.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience coordinating contractors, freelancers, or external contributors.
Working knowledge of JavaScript.
Advanced proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and rapid prototyping tools.
Experience managing custom post types, plugin ecosystems, or advanced WordPress administration.
Experience supporting political, advocacy, nonprofit, campaign, or mission-driven organizations.
Experience balancing long-term redesign initiatives with high-volume day-to-day production requests.
Familiarity with analytics, A/B testing, research coordination, or experimentation workflows.
Submission Requirements

Please submit a resume, portfolio link, or relevant project samples in PDF format, along with a proposal that includes the following information:

Background: Name, title and contact information.
Experience: Tell us about your relevant experience. A resume may be submitted in lieu of this section if relevant experience appears within your resume.
Equity: Please describe how your experience reflects and advances the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion, including how these values are demonstrated through your professional practice, decision-making, and approach to collaboration. Please also share how you would center equity in your work on this project.
Location: This role is open to applicants based in the contiguous United States. Please describe your experience working and collaborating in a fully remote environment.
Cost and availability: Please include an estimate for hourly rate or project rate in your proposal and any limitations on your availability.
References: Past clients (3) that MoveOn may reach out to as references, with contact info.

Submission Deadline: Please submit proposals to [email protected] by June 22, 2026, with “Senior Web Designer & Developer” in the subject line.

Most-favorable terms
MoveOn reserves the right to make an award without further discussion of the proposal submitted. Therefore, the proposal should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms that the vendor could propose. There will be no best-and-final-offer procedure. MoveOn does reserve the right to contact a vendor for clarification of its proposal.

The vendor should be prepared to accept this request for proposal for incorporation into a contract resulting from this request for proposal. Contract negotiations may incorporate some or the vendor’s entire proposal. It is understood that the proposal will become a part of the official procurement file on this matter without obligation to MoveOn.

No obligation to contract
This request for proposal does not obligate MoveOn to contract for services specified herein.

Rejection of proposals
MoveOn reserves the right at its sole discretion to reject any and all proposals received without penalty and not to issue a contract as a result of this request for proposal.

Nondiscrimination
The vendor will adopt and disseminate a policy that the vendor, in employment, recruitment, selection, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, ethnic identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, economic status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis.