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Freelance Design Lead - Design Systems

5 months, 1 week ago
North America
Freelance
Senior
Design Lead
Design and User Experience
Design Systems Figma UI Design UX Design Wireframing
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Fantasy

Fantasy

Fantasy is a world-famous digital experience agency established in 1999, specializing in designing digital ecosystems, platforms, and products. With offices in New York, San Francisco, and London, Fantasy collaborates with pioneering companies like Net...

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 1999
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Description

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to launch digital products and services for world-leading organizations.
  • Design visually compelling, high-functioning user interfaces for applications, websites, and digital products.
  • Lead and define principles for human-centered digital experiences.
  • Build scalable, accessible, and expressive design systems.
  • Ensure visual consistency and coherence across products using Figma and component libraries.
  • Create and document micro-interactions and UI motion briefs.
  • Partner with conceptual and UX designers to iterate on wireframes and navigation frameworks.
  • Translate client goals into design solutions grounded in research, usability, and system thinking.
  • Represent the design discipline in cross-functional meetings and help align strategic and experiential perspectives.
  • Contribute to how people interact with AI through product design.

Requirements

  • Must be willing to work North American hours.
  • 4+ years of experience in the design industry with a focus on human-centered digital experiences.
  • A strong portfolio spanning a wide variety of digital products, services, and experiences.
  • Deep expertise in design systems, including structure, scalability, and documentation.
  • Strong command of UI best practices, including page design, layout, and interaction visuals.
  • Demonstrated ability to design based on data and user insights.
  • Strong understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
  • Proficiency in designing and iterating on UX-provided wireframes into production-ready UI.
  • Expertise in navigation frameworks, product flows, and system-level thinking.
  • Highly skilled in Figma, including shared libraries, plugins, and design system components.
  • Ability to create and document micro-interactions and UI motion briefs.
  • Exceptional communication skills and strong relationship-building ability.
  • Passion for continual practice, process improvement, and awareness of design trends and innovation.

Benefits

  • Freelance remote position.
  • Opportunity to work with world-leading organizations and globally recognized brands.
  • Work across diverse industries and form factors, including automotive, luxury, travel, operating systems, website ecosystems, voice, and AI.
  • Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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