Senior Creative Technologist - Remote (Contract)

Job Title: Senior Creative Technologist

(Remote) – Contractor

• Top 3 Skills:

1. Expert in front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks).
2. Experience within a design system team
3. Knowledge of accessibility standards

• Can this be worked remotely?: 100% remote

• Is there opportunity for this to go FT: No

• What will your interview process look like?: 3 MS interviews. With manager, senior designer and someone from the engineering team.

• Years of experience Required: 7+ years of experience in front-end development, or UX engineering role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Component Development: Build and maintain responsive, accessible, and reusable UI components in frameworks like React or Web Components, ensuring they meet design specifications and usability standards.
• Component Library Management: Support the design team in refining and evolving reusable UI components, ensuring they are built pixel-perfect and consistent with standards.
• Collaboration with Development: Work closely with front-end feature teams to ensure that component specifications are accurately implemented and troubleshoot discrepancies between design and code.
• Prototyping and Experimentation: Ensure coded library supports ability to rapidly build prototypes to test design concepts, providing feedback on interaction patterns and component behaviors, and iterating based on feedback.
• Design System Maintenance: Collaborate with design and development teams to evolve and maintain the coded component system, managing updates, and ensuring documentation is clear and accessible.
• Documentation: Work closely with designers and technical writers to document design and development guidelines, component usage, and best practices for internal stakeholders.
• Accessibility and Performance: Ensure that all components are built to accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) and are optimized for performance across multiple devices and platforms.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between design and engineering feature teams, advocating for the best user experience while balancing technical feasibility.
• Research and Innovation: Stay updated with emerging technologies, design system best practices, and tools that could enhance the efficiency or functionality of the design system.
• Quality Assurance: Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and user testing to ensure quality and alignment with the design system standards.

Requirements:

• Education & Experience: Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in front-end development, or UX engineering role.

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• Technical Skills:
• Expert in front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frameworks).
• Experience with design tools and familiarity with handoff processes.
• Knowledge of component-driven design and development methodologies.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with version control
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for creating polished, efficient user interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical details to both technical and non-technical team members.
• A collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to bridging gaps between design and engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Experience: Prior experience working on or contributing to a design system, preferably in an enterprise environment.
• AI enabled workflows: Building and maintaining code libraries that align with approved component standards, using AI along the process to build and validate code with greater efficiency.
• CMS and Web Performance: Basic understanding of CMS integrations and performance optimization techniques.