Design System Lead
- Design & User Experience
- Full-time
- Ottawa, CA
- Remote
Posted on March 31, 2022
Our mission
To continue to be an innovative Figma design team and Webflow partner for world-class brands and agencies looking to collaborate on web experiences and empower teams along the way.
What we do
We partner with brands and agencies who want integrated design, low-code and engineering teams. We build innovative websites, prototypes and apps to help our customers provide meaningful digital experiences for their customers and teams.
How we work
We are a distributed team based all over the globe, from Canada, U.S., U.K., Germany to Portugal. We work 100% remotely from wherever we feel best. We always have and always will.
Role
Design reusable UI components for multiple breakpoints
Define and specify all required states of a component (eg. appearance on light / dark, interaction states, size and style variations)
Understand the foundations of a design system such as color, typography, accessibility standards, and how these elements work together to create a scalable platform
Work within an agile environment, collaborating closely with the developers and visual designers
Ensure that the quality of implementation of the product meets design requirements
Work with UX research and analytics to evaluate designs and incorporate findings, applying a test and learn approach
Skillset
Strong visual and design skills
Experience working with Figma and shared component libraries
Experience working with or contributing to a design system
Strong communication skills, to be able to clearly and concisely explain an idea
Ability to deliver a polished product / detail-oriented
Nice to haves
Motion design and animation knowledge and skills
Experience with or good understanding of front-end technology like HTML, CSS, and Javascript
Illustration skills or experience crafting icons or other similar graphical assets