Job description

The ideal candidate is an independent, technically proficient designer who can own a broad, fast-moving workspace with minimal oversight, determining how to approach ambiguous problems and driving them to resolution across teams. Partnering closely with product designers, producers, and engineering leads, you'll catch changes early and keep implementation documented and intentional rather than ad hoc, while translating design intent, including custom and one-oﬀ requests, into precise, engineering-ready specifications. This is a role focused on being the source of truth for visual specifications as our apps evolve: producing detailed design deliverables for engineering, covering spacing, sizing, type tokens, materials, assets, variants and more, while maintaining and expanding our design system's libraries and upholding consistency across platforms with rigor and discernment. You'll also manage your own queue of competing priorities, negotiating scope and timeline tradeoﬀs as needed. Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills are a must, along with the ability to navigate rapid change and ambiguity. You are a clear, direct communicator who proactively surfaces problems and drives solutions across teams. As our scope grows, you'll also help set the bar for quality across the team, coaching less experienced designers where it's useful. Several years of professional experience in production design, UX design, or a closely related design-operations role, with experience working across multiple platforms simultaneously Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex, ambiguous problems and drive solutions across teams with minimal guidance Fluent in Figma, including component libraries, design tokens, and variables; comfortable working within and extending an existing design system Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to collaborate eﬀectively across designers, engineers, and other cross-functional partners Strong organizational skills combined with a proven ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced design studio Experience translating fast-changing, sometimes non-standard design intent into clear, implementation-ready specs Portfolio demonstrating spec and documentation work on shipped products, not just visual design Established expertise in production design, with the range to expand into adjacent design and production disciplines Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced designers Desire to keep up with emerging technology, including AI tools (e.g., Claude, GPT, or similar), to enhance design and production workflows Prior experience supporting a media/entertainment or content-heavy app Native app development experience (e.g., Swift, SwiftUI) is a plus, helping bridge design intent and implementation Degree in related field of study or equivalent experience

Requirements

Must-haves

Several years of professional experience in production design, UX design, or a closely related design-operations role, with experience working across multiple platforms simultaneously
Demonstrated ability to independently solve complex, ambiguous problems and drive solutions across teams with minimal guidance
Fluent in Figma, including component libraries, design tokens, and variables; comfortable working within and extending an existing design system
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to
collaborate eﬀectively across designers, engineers, and other cross-functional partners
Strong organizational skills combined with a proven ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced design studio
Experience translating fast-changing, sometimes non-standard design intent into clear, implementation-ready specs
Portfolio demonstrating spec and documentation work on shipped products, not just visual design
Established expertise in production design, with the range to expand into adjacent design and production disciplines
Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced designers
Desire to keep up with emerging technology, including AI tools (e.g., Claude, GPT, or similar), to enhance design and production workflows
Prior experience supporting a media/entertainment or content-heavy app
Degree in related field of study or equivalent experience

Nice-to-haves

Native app development experience (e.g., Swift, SwiftUI) is a plus, helping bridge design intent and implementation

Application prep

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Keywords to mirror

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Platform: apple
Effort: medium