Lead UI Systems Designer & Design Systems Architect Remote

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

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Senior UI Systems Designer to lead how client design systems are built. You translate brands and reference sites into a scalable token system, with core components and a robust build pipeline.

This is a systems-first role, not one-off pages or maintenance. You will own token architecture in Figma, ship cross-brand component libraries, and document the system so developers can run it autonomously.

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 work across multiple clients with consistent underlying rigor.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming for pipeline readability.
• Ship core component libraries that scale across entire sites.
• Document the system so developers or automation can execute it without questions.
• Work across several client brands with consistent rigor.

Skills

Design systems

Figma variables

Auto layout & variants

English proficiency

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Senior UI Systems Designer to lead how client design systems are built. You translate brands and reference sites into a scalable token system, with core components and a robust build pipeline.

This is a systems-first role, not one-off pages or maintenance. You will own token architecture in Figma, ship cross-brand component libraries, and document the system so developers can run it autonomously.