Senior UX Designer - Design System Job at Twitch in San Francisco

Join to apply for the Senior UX Designer - Design System role at Twitch Join to apply for the Senior UX Designer - Design System role at Twitch About Us Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. About Us Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process. About The Role The Core UX team is responsible for owning and maintaining our Twitch Design System that supports building and maintaining a cross-platform live streaming service. We are seeking a Senior Designer, Design Systems to join our Core UX team at Twitch. In this role, you will lead the evolution and maintenance of Twitch's design system, with a special focus on our mobile design library, human system interaction practices and visual standards. You will ensure consistency and efficiency across our cross-platform live streaming service while collaborating with senior cross-functional partners, representing our design system to executive leadership, and mentoring junior designers. Your work will directly impact millions of streamers and viewers, shaping the future of live, interactive entertainment. We're looking for someone who champions human-centered design and can balance playful experiences with systematic thinking. If you're passionate about creating accessible, inclusive, and delightful experiences at scale, you will flourish on this team. You can work from Twitch’s headquarters in San Francisco, CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle, WA; Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA or New York City, NY. You Will: Collaborate with senior designers and engineers to evolve and maintain Twitch's design system and product visual language, including color, typography, iconography, motion, grid, shape, illustration, and 3D, while demonstrating a high level of attention to detail and a commitment to refining the polish and performance of your work. Lead the creation and refinement of mobile UI components, patterns, and template libraries, ensuring each element meets high visual craft standards, aligns with accessibility goals, and reflects a systematic approach to design with a strong eye for consistency. Translate visual language principles into clear, actionable documentation and guidelines for widespread adoption by design and engineering teams, demonstrating your ability to present complex system decisions to diverse audiences. Partner with Creative and UX Design teams to align product visual expression with our broader identity and governance, including assisting in the production of scalable assets such as icons and illustrations, while balancing craft with constraints and creativity with scalability. Lead and facilitate design system working sessions and workshops with product teams, demonstrating your comfort in presenting complex system decisions and your passion for cross-functional collaboration. Contribute to the strategic roadmap for the design system's evolution, showing eagerness to learn, iterate, and contribute to a growing, evolving visual system. Advocate for accessibility standards and ensure compliance across components, reflecting your commitment to inclusive design practices. Throughout all these responsibilities, maintain an openness to feedback, a passion for cross-functional collaboration, and excitement about shaping a visual language and design system that reaches millions of users every day. Participate in design reviews and QA processes to ensure fidelity and consistency across all feature implementations, showcasing your detail-oriented nature and high standards for visual craft. You Have: 5+ years of experience in building design systems as a product, platform or visual designer, ideally within tech or digital product environments with an emphasis on mobile design A portfolio that demonstrates excellent visual craft and systematic thinking, particularly around scaling brand and visual identity Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and communicate visual decisions with clarity Deep understanding of design system principles, governance and accessibility standards (WCAG) including implementation in the design system Proficiency in Figma and industry-standard tools (Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, or equivalent) and iOS and Android operating systems Experience with design system documentation platforms (e.g., Storybook, Zeroheight) Familiarity with design tokens and related tooling and workflows Experience with design version management Bonus Points Specialization or interest in icon and 3D design and/or illustration as part of a product design system Experience in developing comprehensive visual asset systems within design systems with a focus on establishing clear usage principles, value scales, and optimization standards across multiple platforms and themes Perks Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance 401(k) Maternity & Parental Leave Flexible PTO Amazon Employee Discount Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Job ID: TW8823 Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. US Pay Per Year $127,100—$211,600 USD Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates. Seniority level Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Twitch by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior User Experience Designer” roles. 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Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: The Core UX team is responsible for owning and maintaining our Twitch Design System that supports building and maintaining a cross-platform live streaming service . We're looking for someone who champions human-centered design and can balance playful experiences with systematic thinking . Your work will directly impact millions of streamers and viewers, shaping the future of live, interactive entertainment . En Español: Twitch About Us es el servicio de transmisión en vivo más grande del mundo, con comunidades globales construidas alrededor de juegos, entretenimiento, música, deportes, cocina y mucho más. Es donde miles de comunidades se reúnen para cualquier cosa, todos los días. Sobre nosotros Twitch es el mayor servicio de streaming en vivo del mundo , con las comunidades mundiales construidas en torno a videojuegos, entretiento, Música, deporte, cocinar, etc. Es allí donde millas de comunidad vienen juntos por todo lo que sucede, dentro y fuera de la comunidad. Usted garantizará la consistencia y eficiencia a través de nuestro servicio de transmisión en vivo multiplataforma mientras colabora con socios interfuncionales superiores, representando nuestro sistema de diseño al liderazgo ejecutivo y asesorando a los diseñadores junior. Su trabajo tendrá un impacto directo en millones de streamers y espectadores, dando forma al futuro del entretenimiento interactivo en vivo. Buscamos alguien que defienda el diseño centrado en el ser humano y pueda equilibrar experiencias lúdicas con pensamiento sistemático. Si usted es apasionado por crear plantillas accesibles, inclusivas y deliciosas en escala, prosperará en este equipo. Puede trabajar desde la sede de Twitch s en San Francisco, CA; o desde una de nuestras ubicaciones en Seattle, WA; Irvine, California; Los Ángeles, CA o Nueva York City. Translate los principios del lenguaje visual en documentación y directrices claras y accionables para su amplia adopción por parte de equipos de diseño e ingeniería, demostrando su capacidad de presentar decisiones complejas sobre el sistema a diversos públicos. Colaborar con equipos creativos y UX Design para alinear la expresión visual del producto con nuestra identidad y gobernanza más amplias, incluyendo ayudar en la producción de activos escalables como iconos e ilustraciones, al tiempo que equilibra la artesanía con las restricciones y la creatividad con la escalabilidad. Dirigir y facilitar sesiones de trabajo y talleres de sistemas de diseños con equipos de productos, mostrando su comodidad en la presentación de decisiones de sistemas complejos y su pasión por la colaboración interfuncional. Usted tiene: 5+ años de experiencia en la construcción de sistemas de diseño como producto, plataforma o diseñador visual, idealmente dentro de entornos de productos tecnológicos o digitales con énfasis en el diseño móvil Una cartera que demuestra una excelente habilidad visual y un pensamiento sistemático, particularmente en torno a escalar marca e identidad visual Capacidad para trabajar colaborativamente en equipos interfuncionales y comunicar decisiones visuales con claridad Comprensión profunda de los principios del sistema de diseños, gobernanza y estándares de accesibilidad (WCAG) incluyendo implementación en el sistema de Diseño Proficiencia en Figma y herramientas estándar de la industria (Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects o equivalente) y sistemas operativos iOS y Android Experiencias con plataformas de documentación del sistema del diseño (por ejemplo, Storybook, Height) Familiariedad con tokens de diseñar y flujos de trabajo relacionados Experiencia con normas de gestión de proyectos Puntos de bonificación o interés en 401o y 3D / Desarrollo de activos Obligaciones de empleados Como parte de un sistema de deseño de servicios médicos Economía, Parques y Discounting. Según la Ordenanza Fair Chance de Los Ángeles, consideraremos para el empleo a solicitantes calificados con antecedentes de arresto y condena. ID de trabajo: TW8823 Nuestra compensación refleja el costo del trabajo en varios mercados geográficos estadounidenses. La remuneración básica para esta posición varía desde nuestro mercado geográfico más bajo hasta nuestro mayor mercado geológico. El salario se basa en una serie de factores incluida la ubicación del mercado y puede variar dependiendo de los conocimientos, habilidades y experiencia relacionados con el trabajo. Amazon es una compañía de indemnización total. Dependiendo de la posición ofrecida, equidad, pagos por registro y otras formas de compensación pueden proporcionarse como parte de una compensación total, además de un paquete completo de privacidad médica, financiera y / u otros beneficios. Este puesto permanecerá abierto hasta que sea llenado. Para obtener más información, consulte https://www.twitch.com/jobs/botsch-more. 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