Remote Web Design Systems Architect

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Web Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites into a working system: tokens, variables, modes, and core components for a predictable build pipeline.

You bring 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in your portfolio, plus fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants. Remote (Latin America) with US hours in mind.

Qualifications

• 4+ years designing for the web with design system work in portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.
• A portfolio showing client-to-client variety with consistent design rigor.
• 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

Web design

Design systems

Figma

Portfolio development

English proficiency

Tools

Figma

Job description

Blacksmith Agency seeks a Web Design Systems Designer to own how client design systems are built. You will extract patterns from brands and reference sites into a working system: tokens, variables, modes, and core components for a predictable build pipeline.

You bring 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in your portfolio, plus fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants. Remote (Latin America) with US hours in mind.