Design Systems Lead – Remote

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. You take a brand and reference sites, then extract patterns into a working system of tokens, variables, modes, and core components that a build pipeline can execute without further input.

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 underpinned by consistent rigor.
• Strong English skills and ability to overlap with US business hours.

Required skills

• Figma (variables, component properties, auto‑layout, variants)