UX Writer, Design Systems

Figma; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Figma is seeking a lead UX writer to modernize its Design Systems features, fostering collaboration across teams. This full-time role involves crafting high-quality UX content and shaping tools for effective storytelling, appealing to candidates with extensive experience and a strong grasp of technical language.

Benefits

Health, dental & vision benefits

Retirement with company contribution

Generation PTO

Learning & development stipend

Work from home stipend

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience crafting UX, in content, design, or engineering.
• Ability to work with technical terminology and complex systems.
• Demonstrated ability for cohesive storytelling and high-quality design.

Responsibilities

• Shape the next generation of design systems tools.
• Work cross-functionally with product management, design, and engineering.
• Help deliver clear storytelling around product needs.

Skills

UX Writing

Storytelling

Collaboration

Information Architecture

Content Design

Tools

Figma

Job description

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma's platform helps teams bring ideas to life-whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!

We're looking for a lead UX writer, also known as a content designer, to join Figma's UX Writing team. In this role, you'll work on modernizing our Design Systems features for the world ahead. Design Systems are central to everything users do in Figma and are foundational to all of our products, from AI to Sites to Buzz and beyond. If you have an eye for craft and a demonstrated ability to work with complex systems, you can help us redefine how makers go from idea to product together.

We'd like this role to be filled by a highly skilled UX Writer who thinks in systems and loves a good framework. As one of the seniormost members of the UX Writing team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with our AI designers in this role, and can flex into high-priority projects as Figma's ambitions evolve.

This is a full-time role that can be held in our New York or San Francisco hubs, or remotely in the US.

What you'll do at Figma:

• Shape the next generation of design systems tools


• Contribute to overall product strategy around Figma's offerings


• Help deliver and refine clear storytelling around product needs and opportunities


• Work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, design, writing, and research peers


• Create, collaborate, and iterate on the user experience-content, flows, and prototypes


• Partner with design to ship high-quality product experiences and improvements


• Oversee language across a broad product suite, building taxonomies, glossaries, and other artifacts in support

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years of experience crafting UX, whether in content, design, or engineering


• A proven understanding of the English written language and its role in crafting high-quality UX


• A demonstrated ability to work with technical terminology and complex systems


• An eye/ear for cohesive, intuitive storytelling, and for high-quality, well-crafted design


• Fluency in Figma, with experience using our suite of tools


• Experience working independently to explore information architecture, mental models, and content


• A collaborative approach to working with cross-functional partners and leadership


• Demonstrated ability to craft simple language solutions to highly complex user problems

While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:

• Experience building, managing, and/or using design systems-components, variables, and props are part of your vocabulary


• An understanding of common AI tools and concepts


• A generative spirit, and excitement about coming up with novel, simple solutions and language

At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Transparency Disclosure

If based in Figma's San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.

Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma's compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Annual Base Salary Range (SF/NY Hub):

$149,000—$243,000 USD

At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [e-mail]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.

Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Holding interviews in an accessible location


• Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing


• Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers


• Changing the mode or format of interviews

To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.

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