Design Systems Architect (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built for US-based projects. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites to create tokens, variables, modes, and core components that power a build pipeline.

With 4+ years in web design and deep Figma expertise, you will shape token architectures, ship reusable libraries, and document systems for developers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.
• A portfolio showing consistent design system rigor across diverse clients.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming our pipeline can read predictably.
• Ship core component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just a homepage.
• Document the system so a developer or an automated pipeline can execute it without questions.
• Work across several client brands at once, each looking distinctly different, with the same structural rigor.

Skills

Design systems

English proficiency

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking a Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built for US-based projects. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites to create tokens, variables, modes, and core components that power a build pipeline.

With 4+ years in web design and deep Figma expertise, you will shape token architectures, ship reusable libraries, and document systems for developers.