Visual Design Systems Specialist at Skill

Overview Placement Type: Temporary Salary: $45-50 Hourly Start Date: 12.15.2025 Our AI tech client is seeking a highly collaborative and experienced Visual Design Systems Specialist. This role will be pivotal in defining and executing the visual language of our products through a robust, scalable component library.Component Library Ownership: Focus on the visual design and execution of our component-level design system, including building, maintaining, and evolving a comprehensive component library.Visual Fidelity & Scale: Ensure all components adhere to high standards of visual design quality and are designed to scale effectively across all products and platforms within the company.Deep Collaboration & Iteration: Engage in highly collaborative, fast-paced iteration cycles with the team, including frequent back-and-forth work with the Design Lead and Cody Smith.Advocacy & Adoption (Plus): Contribute to the evangelism and adoption of the design system across the organization by developing documentation and guidelines (Experience in driving adoption is a strong bonus).Meeting & Time Zone Coverage: Due to the highly collaborative nature of this role, maintaining consistent meeting availability and time zone coverage with key team members is essential.RequirementsStrong Visual Design Expertise: A portfolio demonstrating exceptional skill in visual design, aesthetic sensibility, and attention to detail. This role emphasizes visual design over User Experience (UX).Collaboration and Communication: Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a small team environment, accepting and integrating feedback through frequent iteration.Component-Level Focus: Experience designing and detailing components intended for large-scale use.Time Management: Ability to manage time effectively to ensure meeting and work coverage required for close collaboration.Experience working on or contributing to an established design system.Prior success in driving the adoption, documentation, and evangelism of a design system among product teams.#LI-ES1