Product Designer - Design Systems

Location: None

A short term contract role focused on building and scaling a web design system, with a strong emphasis on design tokens, theming and scalable component and template structures. The work will focus on creating a token based system, supporting multiple brand themes and building reusable page templates to support new partners and web experiences.

The role
You’ll work on the web design system, helping build a scalable system that supports multiple brands, partners and new web experiences.

The focus of the role is on design tokens, theming, templates and system structure rather than product feature design.

This will include

Creating and structuring design tokens

Building scalable web components and templates

Creating systems that support multiple themes and brand variations

Supporting partner onboarding through themed templates and page structures

Helping ensure the web design system is scalable and maintainable

Design tokens and system foundations
A large part of the role will involve defining and structuring design tokens that form the foundation of the web design system.

This may include

Creating token structure for colour, typography, spacing and other foundations

Ensuring tokens support theming and multiple brand variations

Working with engineering to ensure tokens align with the front end implementation

Helping define how tokens are structured and managed going forward

Theming and multi brand systems
The web platform needs to support multiple partners and brand themes, so theming is a key part of the role.

This may include

Creating theme structures that support multiple partners or brands

Defining how themes work across components and templates

Ensuring new partners can be onboarded efficiently using the system

Supporting the creation of themed pages and templates for partners

Templates and page systems
The role will also involve building templates and page structures that teams can use to create new web pages quickly and consistently.

This may include

Creating reusable page templates

Defining layout systems and page structures

Ensuring templates work across themes and brands

Supporting teams creating new pages using the system

Working with engineering and product teams
You’ll work closely with engineers and product teams to ensure the design system works well in development and supports future growth of the platform.

This may include

Aligning tokens and components with front end implementation

Ensuring system structure supports scalability

Supporting teams using the design system

Helping define how the system evolves over time

Background
We’re open on background, but this would likely suit someone who

Has strong experience building web design systems

Has experience working with design tokens

Has experience building multi brand or themed design systems

Has experience creating component libraries and templates for web platforms

Has worked closely with engineering on design system implementation

Is comfortable working independently and shaping system structure

In short, we’re looking for a senior design systems designer who has experience building web design systems, working with tokens and theming, and creating scalable systems that support multiple brands and partners.

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