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Education Designer Job at Figma in San Francisco

Figma, San Francisco, CA, US, 94199

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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! The Product Education team builds the tools that our users need to be successful, including Figma’s help center and video tutorials on our YouTube channel. We develop learning paths for people new to Figma and Design, and create written guides, video tutorials with motion graphics, and hands-on tools like Figma files to teach the basics to best practices. These resources not only support the proactive learner aiming to level up their craft, but also the reactive person who may need to ask for help after encountering something new or unexpected. In our work, we thoughtfully incorporate emerging tools, including AI, to help scale and enhance learning experiences while maintaining Figma’s high-quality standards and distinctive voice. This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you'll do at Figma: Create files using all of Figma’s products that follow best practices to optimize for effective learning outcomes for our tutorials and projects Plan and develop learner-centered courses and video content that cover Figma’s suite of tools, while meeting learners at their skill levels by: contributing to goal setting, outlining, scripting, design asset creation, and feedback during video production Draft video scripts and other written content that tell narrative-driven stories that use clear language to teach realistic examples of workflows and highlight product behavior, to teach important skills efficiently and clearly Author and maintain design systems and example assets that integrate with features and products like Figma Make, Dev tools, and the Figma MCP server Design hands-on exercises, experiences, and knowledge checks to assess learner skills Author project proposals that identify opportunities, define scope and requirements, and mitigate risk for new strategic initiatives that tie back to our top business objectives Leverage AI tools to enhance and scale our educational content creation process, optimizing production workflows while maintaining Figma's high-quality standards and distinctive voice We’d love to hear from you if you have: 3+ years of experience in a product design or equivalent role within a product development team Experience building and maintaining design systems in Figma, DS management tools, and/or code Some software development experience, especially web development and familiarity with web frameworks, libraries, and tools (e.g. Payload/Sanity/CMS tools, React/JS frameworks, Github, etc) Experience as a mentor, learning experience design, instructional design, training, education, enablement, content creation, technical communication, or similar role Experience implementing AI tools or features to enhance design workflows, with demonstrable results in improving team efficiency or unlocking new creative possibilities An ability to communicate complex topics (e.g. product design, creative software, programming) using language that is clear and accessible to as many people as possible and driving cross-functional and collaborative projects as a team leader While it’s not required, it’s an added plus if you also have: Experience creating high-quality video deliverables preferably with a motion production, YouTube, social media, or similar creative video team A track record of creating designs and educational content that prioritize accessibility A portfolio of design work demonstrating product design best practices. Share your Figma Community profile with us! 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): $122,000—$215,000 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 accommodations-ext@figma.com. 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. By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: Figma’s Product Education team builds the tools that our users need to be successful . This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States . We’d love to hear from you if you have 3+ years of experience in a product design or equivalent role . En Español: Figma está desarrollando nuestro equipo de creativos y constructores apasionados en una misión para hacer que el diseño sea accesible a todos. La plataforma FIGMA® ayuda a los equipos a dar vida a las ideasya seas un brainstorming, crear un prototipo, traducir diseños al código o iterar con AI. De idea en producto, Figma permite que los equipos agilicen flujos de trabajo, se muevan más rápido y trabajen juntos en tiempo real desde cualquier parte del mundo. Si estás entusiasmado por darle forma al futuro del diseño y la colaboración, únete a nosotros! El equipo de Educación de Productos crea las herramientas que nuestros usuarios necesitan para tener éxito, incluido el centro de ayuda de Figma y tutoriales de video en nuestro canal YouTube. Lo que harás en Figma: Crear archivos utilizando todos los productos de Figmas que sigan las mejores prácticas para optimizar los resultados efectivos del aprendizaje de nuestros tutoriales y proyectos Planificar y desarrollar cursos centrados en el aprendiz y contenido de video que cubran la gama de herramientas de figma, mientras se reúnen con los estudiantes a sus niveles de habilidad mediante: contribuir al establecimiento de objetivos, esbozo, guionamiento, creación de activos de diseño y retroalimentación durante la producción de vídeo Draft scripts de videos y otros contenidos escritos que cuentan historias basadas en una narrativa que utilizan un lenguaje claro para enseñar ejemplos realistas de flujos de trabajo e destacar el comportamiento del producto, enseñar eficientemente y claramente Autor y mantener sistemas de diseños importantes y recursos de ejemplo que se integran con características y productos como FIGMA, Ferramentas de Desarrollo, y el servidor MCPD. Carga útil/sanidad/herramientas de CMS, marcos React/JS, Github, etc) Experiencia como mentor, experiencia en el diseño de aprendizaje, diseño instructivo, capacitación, educación, habilitación, creación de contenido, comunicación técnica o función similar El nivel de salario y la compensación real se decidirán en función de factores que incluyan, pero no están limitados a, las calificaciones individuales evaluadas objetivamente durante el proceso de entrevista (incluyendo habilidades y experiencia relevante previa, impacto potencial y alcance del papel), demandas del mercado y ubicación laboral específica. La gama enumerada es una guía, y el rango para este rol puede ser modificado. Para los roles disponibles para estar remotamente llenos, la variedad salarial se localiza según la ubicación del trabajo por un factor entre 80% y 100% del rango. Por favor discuta su ubicación personal específica con tu reclutador para obtener más información. Sabemos que emplear un equipo rico en diversos pensamientos, experiencias y opiniones permite a nuestros empleados, nuestro producto y nuestra comunidad florecer. Figma es un lugar de trabajo con oportunidades iguales - estamos dedicados a igualdad de oportunidades de empleo independientemente de raza, color, ascendencia, religión, sexo, origen nacional, orientación sexual, edad, ciudadanía, estado civil, discapacidad, identidad de género/expresión, estatus veterano , o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley . También consideramos candidatos calificados sin tener antecedentes criminales, consistente con los requisitos legales. Trabajaremos para asegurarnos de que las personas con discapacidades reciban alojamiento razonable para solicitar un puesto de trabajo, participar en el proceso de entrevista, realizar funciones esenciales y recibir otros beneficios y privilegios laborales. Si requiere acomodaciones, comuníquese con accommodations-ext@figma.com. Estas modificaciones permiten que una persona con discapacidad no solo tenga una oportunidad igual hasta el punto de desempeñar sus tareas sino que cumpla exitosamente las mismas. Ejemplos de alojamientos incluyen, pero no se limitan a: Realizar entrevistas en un lugar accesible Habilitar subtítulos cerrados en las videoconferencias Asegurar que toda la comunicación escrita sea compatible con lectores de pantalla Cambiar el modo o formato de las entrevista Para garantizar la integridad de nuestro proceso de contratación y facilitar una conexión más personal, requerimos que todos los candidatos mantengan sus cámaras encendidas durante las entrevistes de vídeo. Además, si es contratado deberá asistir personalmente al embarque. Al solicitar este trabajo, el candidato reconoce y acepta que cualquier dato personal contenido en su solicitud o materiales de apoyo será procesado de acuerdo con el Aviso de privacidad del Candidato de Figma. #J-18808-Ljbffr