Director of UI Design & Design Systems

The Washington Post; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 159,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental and vision

Company-paid pension and 401(k) match

Three weeks vacation and paid sick-lea

Nine holidays and two personal days

Parental leave of 20 weeks

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Director of Product Design User Interface to lead visual and interaction design across web, mobile apps, and emerging platforms. This senior role sets the design language, systems, and quality standards for readers’ experiences, partnering with product, engineering, and newsroom teams to scale craftsmanship.

You will own reusable components, govern the design system, and mentor designers while aligning with product strategy and accessibility requirements in a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in product design and UI/interaction design for digital products.
• Leadership in defining visual design languages and large-scale design systems.
• Proven ability to guide design direction from concept to launch.
• Strong collaboration with product, engineering, editorial and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve The Post's UI design language across web and mobile.
• Lead development and governance of a scalable design system with engineering.
• Provide design direction and critique to raise quality end-to-end.
• Partner with product management to translate strategy into interfaces.
• Mentor designers and strengthen design craft across teams.

Skills

Product design

UI design

Interaction design

Design systems

Accessibility

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Typography & layout

Tools

Prototyping tools

Job description

The Washington Post is seeking a Director of Product Design User Interface to lead visual and interaction design across web, mobile apps, and emerging platforms. This senior role sets the design language, systems, and quality standards for readers’ experiences, partnering with product, engineering, and newsroom teams to scale craftsmanship.

You will own reusable components, govern the design system, and mentor designers while aligning with product strategy and accessibility requirements in a