Product Designer: Design Systems (12 month FTC)
Core
Design and evolve the FT's design system (Origami) to ensure consistency, quality, and pace across web and mobile products.
Role type
Product Designer (Design Systems)
Builds
Reusable components, patterns, foundations, and libraries for the Financial Times' digital products.
Domain
Media / Digital Product Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Product design craft, systems thinking, accessibility standards, HTML/CSS/semantic markup, Figma component libraries, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
AI-assisted design workflows, iOS/Android platform conventions, design token management
Technologies
Figma, Zeroheight, design tokens
Responsibilities
Design and evolve reusable components and patterns; Create documentation and specifications; Collaborate with engineers on implementation and design tokens; Support teams in adopting shared patterns; Ensure high accessibility standards; Identify gaps and improve system consistency.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
