Twitch · 20 hours ago
UX Designer - Design Systems
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $184K/yr
3+ years expTwitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. The Senior Design Systems Designer will support the evolution and maintenance of Twitch's design system, ensuring consistency and efficiency across their cross-platform live streaming service while collaborating with cross-functional partners.
GamingMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideoVideo GamesVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Collaborate with 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 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
Participate in design system working sessions and workshops with product teams and demonstrating your comfort in presenting system decisions
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 high standards for visual craft
Qualification
Required
3+ 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
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
401(k)
Maternity & Parental Leave
Flexible PTO
Amazon Employee Discount
Company
Twitch
Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Twitch has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (60)
2024 (72)
2023 (113)
2022 (173)
2021 (102)
2020 (71)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$35MKey Investors
Thrive CapitalBessemer Venture Partners
2014-08-25Acquired
2013-09-30Series C· $20M
2012-09-19Series B· $15M
Leadership Team
Dan Clancy
Chief Executive Officer Twitch
Adam Hueniken
Software Engineering Manager
Recent News
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