Senior UX Designer - Design System

Senior • On-site

$127,100 - $211,600/yr

Seattle, WA , +3

DESCRIPTION

If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/

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.
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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.

Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in 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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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