Braintrust
Braintrust is hiring: Immediate Need: USA Senior Visual Designer/Design-System P
Braintrust, New York, NY, United States, 10261
Overview
Immediate Need: USA Senior Visual Designer/Design-System Production & Hi-Fi Execution role at Braintrust.
Our e-learning platform already has a robust Figma design system (tokens, foundations, core components, Zeroheight docs, and Storybook integration). Your mission is to move fast in production.
Responsibilities
- Rapid Production – Assemble high-fidelity desktop & mobile pages using auto-layout and variant-driven components.
- Component Iteration – Create new component states, add props/variants, and update token links while retaining existing naming conventions.
- Interactive Prototypes – Build click-through flows for stakeholder reviews and usability tests.
- Library Maintenance – Run periodic audits for broken instances, detached components, and WCAG AA contrast regressions; fix on the fly.
- Documentation Touch-ups – Add screenshots, usage notes, and “dos/don’ts” in Zeroheight / Figma README as changes ship.
- Collaboration – Pair with our UX Designer (strategy & IA) and React engineers (MUI v6 + Storybook) in short, async cycles.
Key Outcomes
- Screens & flows shipped — ≥ 12 net-new responsive pages per sprint; 0 blocker comments from dev QA.
- Component extensions — 48 h turnaround from UX spec to publish; passes auto-layout & variant audits.
- Library hygiene — 100% components linked to tokens; Zeroheight section updated within 24 h of change.
Must-Have Expertise
- 5+ years visual/UI design with 2+ years maintaining a production Figma design system (not just creating one).
- Figma power-user: Auto-layout 4.0, component properties, interactive components, variables/tokens.
- Proven record of extending an existing design library—share a before/after or changelog link.
- Familiar with Storybook or Zeroheight bi-directional workflows.
- Strong grasp of WCAG 2.1 AA and Baymard e-commerce heuristics.
- Able to deliver polished, responsive mock-ups fast (think hours, not days).
Nice-to-Have
- Tokens Studio experience for token upkeep.
- Multi-brand or dark-mode theming know-how.
- Basic Git workflow familiarity (pull requests for tokens.json or Storybook MDX).
Why work with us?
You'll be joining a small, high-performance team that values clear communication and rapid execution. We believe in empowering experts to do their best work with minimal bureaucratic overhead. If you love building beautiful, functional products and seeing your work ship weekly, you'll thrive here.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
- Technology, Information and Internet