Designer Advocate

Figma; San Francisco (NY, CA); Remote; USD 149,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a passionate Designer Advocate to enhance community engagement and empower users through compelling content and advocacy. In this full-time role, you'll collaborate with various teams to amplify user voices and shape product evolution. You'll also engage with the design community, fostering connections and presenting at industry events. If you have deep design expertise and a love for storytelling, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the design world while working remotely or from one of the US hubs.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan with Company Contribution

Parental Leave

Mental Health & Wellness Benefits

Generous PTO

Learning & Development Stipend

Work from Home Stipend

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Sales Incentive Pay

Annual Bonus Plan

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in design and experience with diverse design teams.
• Strong public speaking skills with the ability to engage large audiences.

Responsibilities

• Empower users by collaborating with Sales and Customer Experience teams.
• Create engaging content that resonates with the design community.

Skills

Design Expertise

Public Speaking

Community Engagement

Technical Design Skills

Empathy for Designers

Education

Experience with Figma

Understanding of Design Systems

Tools

Figma

Job description

Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!

At Figma, we're building a vibrant community where designers come together to learn, grow, and connect around their shared passion. Our Advocacy team is central to this mission—empowering our users through engaging content, meaningful interactions, and genuine advocacy.

We're looking for a Designer Advocate to partner closely with our Marketing, Sales, and Product teams. You'll bring deep design expertise, authentic storytelling, and a genuine love for the design community into our go-to-market strategies. You'll also champion our users' voices internally, ensuring their perspectives shape our product evolution.

This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Empower users at scale: Collaborate closely with our Sales and Customer Experience teams, enabling customers to unlock the full potential of Figma.
• Create compelling content: Develop engaging written and video resources that educate, inspire, and resonate with designers everywhere.
• Inspire community connections: Foster meaningful relationships within the Figma community, identify collaboration opportunities, and nurture user-driven initiatives.
• Speak and engage at events: Regularly present at industry meetups, conferences, and Figma community events, amplifying our voice and sharing valuable insights.
• Champion user voices: Stay attuned to community feedback, sentiment, and emerging design trends—advocating internally to inform product decisions and improvements.

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Have deep, hands-on expertise with Figma and experience integrating it within diverse design teams.
• Are passionate about engaging with and contributing to the design community.
• Are confident and comfortable speaking publicly, with the ability to captivate large audiences.
• Have a thorough understanding of modern product design workflows and deep experience building, managing, or using design systems.
• Can empathize with and address the evolving challenges faced by designers, especially those working at scale or alongside design-adjacent roles.
• Possess strong technical design skills with meticulous attention to interface details.
• Are entrepreneurial at heart—excited about bringing ideas from initial experiments to impactful, polished outcomes.
• Are comfortable traveling up to 25% of the time to connect with our community in person.

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well as a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$149,000 - $288,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product, and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [e-mail]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.