Design Systems Lead (Remote, San Pedro Sula)

About the role

Blacksmith Agency builds websites and marketing programs for clients across the US. As Design Systems Lead you own how client design systems are built, turning brand guidelines and reference sites into a working system of tokens, variables, modes, and core components that a build pipeline can execute without questions. Precision is the job.

Key responsibilities

• Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming that our pipeline can read predictably.
• Ship core component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just a homepage.
• Document the system so developers or automated pipelines can execute it without questions.
• Work across several client brands simultaneously, each looking distinct while maintaining the same structural rigor.

Required profile

• 4+ years designing for the web with real design system work in your portfolio.
• Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants.
• Experience creating actual architecture, not just tidy files.
• A portfolio showing varied client work while maintaining consistent rigor.
• Strong English and ability to overlap with US business hours.

Required skills

• Figma (variables, component properties, auto layout, variants).
• Design system token architecture.