Synectics
Description:
- Partner closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineers to prepare high-quality design files for development, stay hands-on through build and QA, and strengthen our shared design system and toolkit.
- Seeking a Mid-Level UI Production Designer with a strong foundation in design systems to join our dynamic UX team.
- This role sits at the intersection of design craft, systems precision, and production efficiency - ensuring every interface we deliver is pixel-perfect, scalable, and true to the brand.
- Design Execution & Production
- Maintain organized, production-ready Figma files and uphold strong file hygiene practices.
- Act as the final design checkpoint, ensuring accessibility, responsiveness, and alignment with brand standards.
- Prepare and polish final design files for development handoff with pixel-perfect accuracy and consistency.
- Partner with developer's post-handoff to review builds, flag design QA issues, and guide in-dev refinements.
- Design Systems & Toolkit Mastery
- Serve as a go-to expert on design system and toolkit - ensuring proper use and advocating for continuous improvement.
- Implement and extend design system components, spacing, and visual patterns in real-world digital experiences.
- Collaborate with design system and engineering partners to maintain visual and functional consistency across web and app.
- Contribute to system documentation and education, helping elevate design system literacy.
- Visual Design & Collaboration
- Translate UX flows and product requirements into refined, visually engaging UI designs.
- Create and iterate on high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and design specs in Figma.
- Iteration & Improvement
- Respond to feedback with a refinement mindset, improving clarity and scalability of design assets.
- Identify opportunities to streamline production processes and elevate design consistency.
- Contribute to shared best practices and advocate for design system-driven efficiency.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Background in visual communication, graphic design, or related field
- 3-5 years of professional experience in UI design or production design
- Strong visual design and layout skills with an exacting attention to detail.
- Deep proficiency in Figma, including component creation, variants, and library management.
- Demonstrated experience working with or contributing to a large-scale design system.
- Understanding of responsive design and how to optimize for multiple platforms (web, mobile, app).
- Experience collaborating directly with product managers and developers through delivery and QA.
- Clear communication and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
- Passion for scalable, systematic design practices and continuous improvement.
- Figma, Enterprise Design Systems
- Experience working in enterprise-level design systems
- Prior collaboration with cross-functional agile teams, including UX, Product, and Engineering.
- Experience with component-based design in Figma, using libraries, variants, and tokens.
- Collaborative mindset
- Detail oriented and organized
- Adaptable and proactive
- Empathetic and open minded
- Ownership mentality, takes pride in work
Benefits:
Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.
Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.
Vision Insurance : Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.
Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.
Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.