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Position overview

Confidential Client (via Careertakes) is hiring a contract UX Designer III to audit, finish, and publish an internal Figma-based design system derived from IBM's Carbon Design System. This engagement is a defined contract focused on completing the existing Figma library so it can support new internal web and mobile applications. The role emphasizes scalable component architecture, tokens & variables, accessibility, and data-heavy interface patterns.

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Project scope & deliverables

This is a concentrated contractor engagement. Key deliverables include:

• Audit the current Figma library and deliver a prioritized completion plan.
• Establish and finalize a consistent variable/token structure and apply it across the library.
• Complete styling and configuration for in-scope Carbon components using Figma best practices.
• Configure properties, variants, responsive behavior, and interactive states so designers can use components without detaching instances.
• Strengthen the Data Table and other data-heavy components (filters, pagination, sorting, selection, bulk actions).
• Create ~3–5 custom components (e.g., navigation, cards) to fill gaps identified during the audit.
• Align Figma assets, naming, tokens, states, and conventions with the Design System Developer for coded implementation.
• Publish the completed library and recommend governance and contribution workflows (request/review/accept).
• If time allows, extend variables/tokens to support a dark theme.

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Engagement & review model

• Acting product owner will provide priorities, consolidate stakeholder feedback, and coordinate acceptance.
• Regular check-ins and scheduled UX review points will align progress to scope.
• Contractor is expected to translate product direction into design-system solutions and clearly explain tradeoffs and constraints.
• Senior/Lead UX Designers will make final design acceptance decisions.

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Required experience & skills

• 5–10 years of UX/product design or design-system experience.
• Demonstrated experience building, extending, or maintaining a substantial design system in Figma.
• Advanced Figma skills: components, properties, variants, variables, modes, styles, libraries, and prototyping.
• Proven experience creating scalable variable and design-token structures.
• Experience adapting or extending an established design system (not only isolated product UIs).
• Deep understanding of component anatomy, states, responsiveness, and reusable interaction patterns.
• Experience designing complex, data-heavy components (tables, filters, forms, pagination, sorting).
• Ability to create flexible components that support intended use without detaching instances.
• Working knowledge of accessibility requirements and how they affect component design (contrast, focus, interaction states).
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and maintainability.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain design-system decisions to designers, engineers, and product partners.
• Ability to audit an existing library, identify gaps, recommend a practical completion plan, and execute within an approved scope.

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Preferred experience

• Direct experience with IBM’s Carbon Design System or other enterprise open-source systems.
• Experience adapting an open-source design system to an organization’s brand and internal application needs.
• Experience designing systems for enterprise, operational, or internal applications.
• Experience supporting both web and mobile application design.
• Familiarity with relationships between design tokens, CSS variables, themes, and coded component libraries.
• Experience collaborating directly with front-end engineers (React familiarity is a plus).
• Experience defining design-system contribution, review, and acceptance processes.
• Experience creating light and dark themes driven by semantic tokens and variables.

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Completion criteria

The engagement is complete when all agreed Figma library components are styled, connected to approved variables/tokens, published for internal use, and ready to support new internal web and mobile application designs.

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Contract details & logistics

• Employment type: Contractor (short-term, defined deliverables).
• Location: Remote / Telecommute (work with distributed product and engineering stakeholders). Candidate should be able to participate in regular review meetings aligned to the project owner’s timezone.
• Expected start: Immediately / as available.
• Compensation: Competitive contract rate (determined by Confidential Client). No salary range was provided in the source posting.

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What we look for in your application

• Portfolio samples demonstrating design-system work in Figma (component libraries, tokens, variants, published libraries).
• Examples of data-heavy component design (tables, filters, forms) and accessibility considerations.
• Short case note describing a design-system audit you performed and the outcomes.
• Availability for the proposed engagement timeline.

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About the client

Confidential Client is hiring for an internal design-system project in the Manufacturing industry. The role supports internal web and mobile applications used by product and engineering teams.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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