Art Director, Product Design Systems
6 days ago
Buffalo, NY, United States
Mediabistro
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OverviewArt Director, Product Design SystemsRole SummaryThe Anywhere UX team is scaling quickly, and we're looking for anArt Director, Product Design Systemsto define and elevate the visual language of our digital products.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a designer who thrives at the intersection of craft, systems thinking, and cross-functional influence.
What you'll do
Set the visual quality bar across our product ecosystem, ensuring UI is polished, purposeful, and connected to our design language.
Evolve Bespoke, our design system, to enable high-quality art direction and scalable UI foundations.
Lead the creation and refinement of visual assets including illustrations, iconography, color, and imagery within product UI.
Partner with Brand Studio to align product design with company brand expression, while maintaining a unified product experience.
Mentor and inspire designers, raising the bar for craft, collaboration, and system thinking.
Shape governance models that drive adoption and maintain high execution quality without slowing delivery.
Advocate with cross-functional leaders on the impact of visual / UI design on usability, accessibility, and brand perception.
Support strategic storytelling by designing clear, compelling presentations and visuals for team-wide and cross-functional communications.
Experiment with emerging tools and technologies (including AI) to accelerate asset creation, documentation, and system management.
What you bring8-12 years of experience in visual / UI design, art direction, or design systems in a product environment.3-5years in a senior / lead role with experience mentoring or managing designers, strongly preferred.
A portfolio demonstrating visual design leadership in digital products (UI, systems, creative direction).
Expertise in typography, color, iconography, and visual design systems.
Experience balancing brand alignment with product-specific differentiation.
Proficiency with Figma and shared asset libraries.
Familiarity with documentation tools (Zeroheight, Storybook) and collaboration platforms (Jira, Confluence, GitHub).
Strong communication and storytelling skills; ability to influence partners and executives.
About AnywhereAnywhere Real Estate Inc.(NYSE :HOUS) and its brands empower real estate transactions worldwide.
We are committed to empowering everyone's next move, including your career.
We pursue talentStrategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results.
We value our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we move the world forward, together.
Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report.
EEOEEO Statement :EOE including disability / veteran#J-18808-Ljbffr.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a designer who thrives at the intersection of craft, systems thinking, and cross-functional influence.
What you'll do
Set the visual quality bar across our product ecosystem, ensuring UI is polished, purposeful, and connected to our design language.
Evolve Bespoke, our design system, to enable high-quality art direction and scalable UI foundations.
Lead the creation and refinement of visual assets including illustrations, iconography, color, and imagery within product UI.
Partner with Brand Studio to align product design with company brand expression, while maintaining a unified product experience.
Mentor and inspire designers, raising the bar for craft, collaboration, and system thinking.
Shape governance models that drive adoption and maintain high execution quality without slowing delivery.
Advocate with cross-functional leaders on the impact of visual / UI design on usability, accessibility, and brand perception.
Support strategic storytelling by designing clear, compelling presentations and visuals for team-wide and cross-functional communications.
Experiment with emerging tools and technologies (including AI) to accelerate asset creation, documentation, and system management.
What you bring8-12 years of experience in visual / UI design, art direction, or design systems in a product environment.3-5years in a senior / lead role with experience mentoring or managing designers, strongly preferred.
A portfolio demonstrating visual design leadership in digital products (UI, systems, creative direction).
Expertise in typography, color, iconography, and visual design systems.
Experience balancing brand alignment with product-specific differentiation.
Proficiency with Figma and shared asset libraries.
Familiarity with documentation tools (Zeroheight, Storybook) and collaboration platforms (Jira, Confluence, GitHub).
Strong communication and storytelling skills; ability to influence partners and executives.
About AnywhereAnywhere Real Estate Inc.(NYSE :HOUS) and its brands empower real estate transactions worldwide.
We are committed to empowering everyone's next move, including your career.
We pursue talentStrategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results.
We value our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we move the world forward, together.
Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report.
EEOEEO Statement :EOE including disability / veteran#J-18808-Ljbffr.