Product Designer - Design Systems

Medal

$90K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Systems-first mindset with hands-on experience in building and maintaining design systems.
  • 4+ years designing consumer-facing digital products, preferable in social or creator-driven industries.
  • Strong knowledge of design system fundamentals including tokens, components, and documentation.
  • Expertise in Figma, particularly with component architecture and maintaining living libraries.
  • Proven collaboration with engineers to ensure accurate translation of design into code.
  • Passion for gaming culture and understanding of unique community dynamics.
  • Experience with desktop and mobile design, focusing on UX patterns and accessibility.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale design systems from the ground up.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to integrate design components seamlessly into development.
  • Create and maintain documentation for design systems to ensure alignment across teams.
  • Design user experiences for gaming communities that enhance player interaction.
  • Test and refine design components in accordance with real-world usage to ensure effectiveness.
  • Ensure design libraries are consistently synced with production outputs.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity options.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Wellness perks including fitness memberships and mental health resources.
  • Paid parental leave and other family support benefits.
  • Generous PTO policy.
  • Daily meal provisions and commuter assistance at the NYC office.
  • Learning and development stipend for employee growth.
Full Job Description
The Role

You'll join a small, talented product team designing consumer-facing experiences built around gaming culture and creator-driven communities. You'll own design systems from the ground up and work closely with engineers to ensure those components translate accurately into production. Designing across both desktop and mobile, you'll shape polished, accessible experiences seen by millions of gamers.
What We're Looking For
  • 4+ years designing consumer-facing digital products, ideally for social or creator-driven platforms
  • Systems-first mindset: You have hands-on experience building, scaling, and maintaining design systems from the ground up, not just consuming them
  • Design system fundamentals: Strong grasp of tokens, components, documentation, and keeping libraries in sync with production
  • Deep Figma expertise: component architecture, variables, auto layout, and keeping a living library in sync with what ships
  • Cross-functional collaboration: You work closely with engineers to ensure design system components translate accurately into code
  • Cross-platform design: Experience designing for both desktop and mobile, with an understanding of platform-specific UX patterns and accessibility best practices
  • In-person: Looking to hire in NYC to work alongside the product team. 5 days in the office
  • Gaming: A passion for games and gaming communities. You understand what makes them unique, from the language players use to the social dynamics around play
  • Bonus: Experience designing for communities, content creation, or real-time interaction products (Discord, Twitch, TikTok, etc.)

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