Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems, CNN

CNN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,280 - 182,520; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Employee wellness program

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

CNN is seeking a Senior Design Technologist to bridge design, engineering, and AI capabilities. The role emphasizes creating scalable UI and integrating AI into workflows to enhance design processes.

Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of experience and be proficient in Figma, with a strong grounding in design systems and UX principles. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including health insurance and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a relevant role such as a design technologist, UX/UI engineer, or product designer.
• Expert proficiency with Figma 124.4+ including variable maintenance.
• Deep understanding of design systems, component architecture, and design tokens.

Responsibilities

• Generate or maintain design tokens programmatically.
• Automate component creation and testing.
• Ensure pixel accuracy and responsive design across UI.

Skills

Design systems

AI integration

Figma

Collaboration

UX principles

Tools

Cursor

Claude

Job description

Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems

We are seeking a Design Technologist who operates at the intersection of design, engineering, and emerging AI capabilities. This role is responsible for translating design intent into scalable, system‑driven UI while identifying how AI can augment, accelerate, and transform design system workflows.

Role Accountabilities

• AI Integration in Design Workflows
  • Generate or maintain design tokens programmatically
  • Automate component creation, documentation, or testing
  • Assist with layout generation, content population, or variant exploration
  • Ensure design system artifacts are consumable by AI models or other AI tools
  • Collaborate with data/ML teams for intelligent UI behaviors
• Bridge Design, Engineering, and AI
  • Help teams understand feasibility, constraints, and ethical considerations of AI‑powered features
  • Advocate for high‑quality UX in AI‑assisted or AI‑generated interfaces
• Design System Engineering
  • Build and maintain scalable, reusable UI components aligned with design tokens and system architecture
  • Ensure consistency between design artifacts (e.g., Figma) and production code
  • Contribute to system documentation, usage guidelines, and governance models
  • Partner with engineering to ensure performant, accessible implementations
  • Enable and empower feature teams to collaborate and contribute on design system enhancements
• Tooling & Workflow Innovation
  • Develop internal tools, scripts, plugins, or pipelines to improve efficiency across design and engineering
  • Optimize design‑to‑code workflows using automation and AI augmentation
  • Contribute to experimentation frameworks that enable rapid testing of new ideas
• Quality, Accessibility & Responsible AI
  • Ensure pixel accuracy, responsiveness, and performance across UI implementations
  • Champion accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
  • Advocate for responsible AI usage, including transparency, bias mitigation, and user trust
  • Conduct audits of both UI quality and AI‑assisted outputs

Qualifications & Experience

• 6+ years in a relevant role such as a design technologist, UX/UI engineer, or product designer
• Enterprise, platforms, and/or internal tools experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI into the design workflow to test ideas more efficiently and communicate solutions with greater speed and clarity
• Expert proficiency with Figma 124.4+ including variable maintenance, components, styles, and shared libraries
• Experience creating and maintaining component libraries
• Deep understanding of design systems, component architecture, and design tokens
• Proficiency using an IDE such as Cursor or Claude
• Solid grounding in interaction design, visual design, and UX principles
• Familiarity with current AI capabilities (generative AI, LLMs, multimodal systems)
• Understanding of prompt design, structured outputs, or API‑based AI integrations
• Ability to evaluate AI outputs for quality, bias, and usability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience collaborating with cross‑functional partners such as Engineering, Program Management, and Product Management

Compensation & Benefits

Base pay range: $98,280.00 – $182,520.00 per year. Additional rewards may include annual bonuses, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and program‑specific awards. Benefits include health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Warner Bros. Discovery is an equal‑opportunity employer. We consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law.