Remote Design Systems Architect (Figma Tokens & Components)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Design Systems Designer to define how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites into a working system with tokens, variables, modes, and core components for a scalable build pipeline.

You will own token architecture in Figma, ship robust component libraries, and document the system for developers and automated pipelines, while coordinating work across multiple client brands with consistent rigor.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in your portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.
• A portfolio where work looks different for each client but underlying rigor remains the same.
• Strong English and overlap with US business hours.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Web design

Design systems

Figma variables

Portfolio

English

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Design Systems Designer to define how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites into a working system with tokens, variables, modes, and core components for a scalable build pipeline.

You will own token architecture in Figma, ship robust component libraries, and document the system for developers and automated pipelines, while coordinating work across multiple client brands with consistent rigor.