Product Designer: Design Systems (12 month FTC)
Apply on Financial TimesThe Financial Times is hiring a Product Designer for its Design Systems team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave, based at Bracken House in London. The role focuses on evolving Origami, the FT’s design system, across reusable principles, patterns, foundations, components and libraries. It spans web and mobile experiences across iOS, Android and web, with collaboration across product design, engineering, product management, Brand and Editorial Design teams.
What you'll do
- Design and evolve reusable components, patterns, foundations and libraries within Origami
- Contribute to design system solutions across web and mobile, including iOS, Android and web
- Identify opportunities for reusable patterns and system improvements based on product needs and team feedback
- Support design work from problem framing through validation, documentation and handover
- Use research, audits and feedback to inform design decisions
- Create documentation and specifications in Figma, Zeroheight and other system tooling
- Document variants, edge cases and usage guidance
- Collaborate with engineers on feasible, scalable implementation-aligned solutions
What they're looking for
- Strong product design craft across interaction, visual design and prototyping
- Attention to detail and quality
- Experience working on or contributing to digital products or design systems
- Understanding of how design systems scale across teams and platforms
- Experience designing across web and mobile
- Familiarity with iOS and Android platform conventions and hybrid environments
- Confidence applying accessibility standards in practice
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly
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