Job Title: Sr Product Designer

Location: Fully remote (U.S.)

Duration: 5 months

Possibility of extension: Yes, based on project value and budget.

Portfolio: Must required

Overview:

• The Design Studio is a horizontal support group that provides design support across all verticals — Mail, Search, News, Commerce, etc.
• The team’s remit includes translating brand guidelines into product-level design standards (type, color, illustration, iconography, etc.) and maintaining consistency across products.
• The open role will focus heavily on Product Design Documentation — ensuring design principles and components are clearly defined, visually represented, and accessible for designers and engineers.
• Design Studio is a multidisciplinary design team responsible for crafting the visual and experiential identity of products.
• The team collaborates across product design, brand design, production, and engineering to build cohesive, accessible, and delightful experiences.

Role Focus

• Core responsibility: Create, document, and systematize design guidelines and principles in collaboration with design studio, central design, product vertical designers and the Design System team.
• The designer should be a hands-on product designer with strong documentation and storytelling skills.
• Expected to build documentation systems from scratch, incorporating existing materials and upgrading them into unified, shareable formats.
• The documentation should be useful, engaging, and instructive, not just a repository of guidelines.
• This role supports the Design Studio team by maintaining and evolving the documentation and guidelines that define design system and creative standards.
• It ensures design consistency, clarity, and scalability across all products and platforms.

Key team goals:

• Maintain and evolve unified design system.
• Ensure brand and product consistency across experiences.
• Provide accessible, scalable design documentation for cross-functional teams.
• Support product designers and engineers with well-documented standards and guidelines.

Key projects or initiatives for the role:

• Maintain and evolve design documentation system.
• Build and refine the Webflow-based documentation hub.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve component library adoption.
• Support internal design communication and enablement efforts.

Primary responsibilities (daily/weekly):

• Develop clear, visually appealing design documentation (colors, typography, components, usage guides).
• Collaborate closely with brand designers, illustrators, product designers, and design system engineers.
• Ensure alignment between brand identity and product execution.
• Create examples and demos that show correct application of design principles.
• Maintain strong collaboration with Accessibility and Content teams to ensure inclusive and consistent experiences.
• Develop, organize, and maintain design documentation in Figma and Webflow.
• Create and update reference materials for product, brand, typography, and motion design.
• Partner with designers to translate design principles into clear, usable guidelines.
• Manage and evolve design documentation portals and component libraries.
• Ensure alignment with accessibility and usability best practices.
• Conduct periodic audits of documentation for consistency and accuracy.

Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):

• Figma – Must be highly proficient; primary design tool.
• Webflow – Required; used for building and hosting documentation sites.
• Strong foundation in Product Design, Visual Design, Typography, and System Thinking.
• Demonstrated experience with design systems and documentation.
• Strong storytelling and visual presentation skills.
• Portfolio demonstrating both product design work and design documentation examples
• Strong visual and written communication skills.
• Understanding of design systems, accessibility, and usability best practices.
• Experience with motion design, illustration, or brand expression.
• Understanding of front-end design translation for engineers.
• Experience in enterprise, tech, or media environments preferred, but open to other industries.

Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries):

• 2–5 years in design systems, documentation, or UX design roles. Experience in large-scale tech or digital product environments preferred.
• Senior-level designer with proven product deployment experience.
• Not a junior or entry-level documentation role.
• Freelance experience is acceptable if relevant and demonstrates the required expertise