Senior Designer - Design Systems (Remote)

Company: Virtually Human
Location: Nashville
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

• Want To Work For a Cutting Edge Tech Start-Up Within Blockchain and NFT's?
• Are you a motivated, results-oriented team player?
• Do You Appreciate the Flexibility of Working From Home?
  
  Join Us:
  
  Virtually Human Studios (VHS) in exploring the fringes of entertainment delivery for the next generation. Founded in 2019, Virtually Human is a gaming and entertainment blockchain startup and proud creators of the viral NFT gaming platform of its time ZED RUN. VHS has partnered with some of the most innovative and leading gaming and sports giants around the world, including Unikn and Atari just to name a few.
  
  See what we have planned this year - Virtually Human Studio Product Roadmap 2022
  
  Requirements
  
  User Experience drives, shapes, and innovates the entire experience throughout the analytical journey. We are seeking a Senior Designer - Design Systems, to help us bring the future of entertainment to our users across a variety of experiences and platforms as we continue to scale post Series A.
  
  For this role, we're looking for someone who has a passion for design systems and comprehends the importance of great design and its impact on the user. This person should understand the way designers think and how design systems help them bring value to the products, and in turn, the end user. It's also important for this person to possess a fundamental understanding of systematic approaches to the design process.
  
  Portfolio or case study of work highly recommended.
  
  Key Tasks
  
  • Explore ideal future concepts and identify new interaction solutions and patterns that meet customer needs in a better way
  • Develop phased design solutions that bridge the gap between a future state and current patterns, XUI design system and other relevant constraints and considerations
  • Leading the innovation of the design system.
  • Overseeing design and development of the design system.
  • Owning and driving design system adoption across the organisation.
  • Understanding atomised systems.
  • Understanding the design process and how our designers produce.
  • Working within an agile process, defining and executing roadmaps, and working through backlog refinement.
  • Overseeing the quality and adoption of the design system core components.
  • Leading adoption across the products.
  • Improving processes, standards, and innovation.
    
    Selection Criteria
    
    • A firm grasp of accessibility, responsive design, web standards, common UI patterns and usability best practices
    • A portfolio that demonstrates high-quality design outcomes and systems-thinking, contributing to user experience and business value
    • A systems-mindset for creating patterns, componentry, documentation and tooling
    • Expertise in the entire design process, from uncovering customer needs and pain points, to building elegant interfaces
    • Experience working closely with product, engineering and other designers
    • A knack for creating beautiful interfaces with an attention to the details
      
      Desirable
      
      • Experience working with sports or gaming industries
      • Interest in emerging technologies such as Blockchain, NFT's, AR, VR
        
        Benefits
        
        Why Work For VHS?
        
        • Attractive and competitive salary;
        • Flexible work from home arrangement;
        • A supportive friendly environment of dedicated and passionate co-workers;
        • Exposure to the new aged world of Blockchain and NFT's;
        • Make the role your own!

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