Web Design Systems Designer (Remote, Buenos Aires)

<strong>Blacksmith Agency<br><br></strong><ul><li> Design</li><li> Full time</li><li> Remote (Latin America)<br><br></li></ul><strong>About The Role<br><br></strong>Blacksmith Agency builds websites and marketing programs for clients across the US. As Web Design Systems Designer at Blacksmith, you own how our client design systems get built. You take a brand and a few reference sites, then extract the pattern into a working system: tokens, variables, modes, and core components a build pipeline can execute without asking you questions. Precision is the job.<br><br>This is a senior, systems-first seat. Not one-off pages, not maintenance. You stand up new systems fast and get them right the first time, across several client brands at once.<br><br><strong>What You Will Own<br><br></strong><ul><li>Build token architecture in Figma using variables, modes, and semantic naming our pipeline can read predictably.</li><li>Ship core component libraries that hold up across an entire site, not just a homepage.</li><li>Document the system so a developer or an automated pipeline can execute it without questions.</li><li>Work across several client brands at once, each looking distinctly different, with the same structural rigor.<br><br></li></ul><strong>What You Bring<br><br></strong><ul><li>4+ years designing for the web, with real design system work in your portfolio.</li><li>Fluency in Figma variables, component properties, auto layout, and variants. Actual architecture, not just tidy files.</li><li>A portfolio where the work looks different from client to client but the rigor underneath is the same.</li><li>Strong English and overlap with US business hours.<br><br></li></ul><strong>How To Apply<br><br></strong>Apply in two minutes at the link. Your application is reviewed once you finish a short 6 minute Predictive Index assessment, so use the same email throughout.

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