Senior Design System Designer

AXS connects fans with the artists and teams they love. Each year we sell millions of tickets to thousands of incredible events – from concerts and festivals to sports and theater – at some of the most iconic venues in the world. Since our founding in 2011, we’ve consistently pushed the industry forward and improved experiences for fans, making it easier than ever to discover events, find the perfect seats, and enjoy unforgettable live entertainment, and we continue to lead the evolution of our industry today.

We’re passionate about improving the fan experience and providing game-changing solutions for our clients, and we’re always looking for smart, motivated people to help make it happen. Bring your enthusiasm, your big ideas, and your desire to team up with some of the best and brightest in technology and entertainment.  

The Role

AXS is seeking a Senior Design Systems Designer to grow and maintain a comprehensive design system that ensures consistency, efficiency, and high-quality user experiences across all digital products. They will be responsible for maintaining a centralized design system library and/or repository to house and organize design assets. 

What Will You Do?

• Lead and collaborate with product designers and front end developers to design and implement robust, flexible components, patterns and guidelines
• Develop comprehensive design system standards, usage guidelines and best practices to ensure consistent and high-quality user experience across all product and platforms.
• Champion design excellence and advocate for the value of a cohesive design system across the organization
• Ensure the design system is scalable, adaptable, and meets the needs of various product teams.
• Facilitate design reviews to promote adoption of design system and provide guidance to design and developer on how to effectively apply design system components.
• Conduct regular design audits of product interfaces to ensure adherence to the design system.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools and technologies and seek opportunities to improve the design system based on user feedback and industry best practices.
• Work closely with product designers, product mangers, and developers to ensure the design system is implemented accurately and consistently across all products.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the design system and identify opportunities for optimization

What Will You Bring?

• 5 + years of experience as a UX/UI, Product Designer or a Design Systems Designer
• Experience in creating and maintaining complex symbols, tokens and libraries in Figma, including design patterns, style guides, and documentation
• Experience deploying, maintaining, improving, and speaking to a design system across a large organization
• Advanced understanding of Figma’s features for design systems (variables, nested components, modes, etc)
• Advanced understanding of design principles, design systems, visual language, and interaction guidelines
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines, and experience in designing accessible digital products and services
• Familiarity with front-end development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and understanding of their impact on system design
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively

Pay Scale: $105,247 - $136,500

What’s in it for You?

• Extraordinary People – we’re not kidding!
• Meaningful Mission - Helping revolutionize an industry and deliver better experiences for fans and clients around the world.
• Opportunities for learning and leveling up through training and education reimbursement.

Curious about the typical interview process for this position? Here's what to expect:

• Stage 1: 20-min Recruiter video interview
• Stage 2: 60-min Hiring Manager video interview and portfolio review/showcase 
• Stage 3:
  • One 45-min Onsite interview with Design Team (if not local, interview will be virtual)
  • One 30-min Virtual interview with Product and Engineering team members

More about AXS

AXS, a subsidiary of AEG, sells millions of tickets each year for over 500 premier venues, sports teams, and event organizers across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Clients include First Avenue, USGA, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Crypto.com Arena, Coachella, Stagecoach, The O2, and B.League (Japan).

Headquartered in Downtown Los Angeles, California, AXS employs more than 500 professionals in multiple locations worldwide. In each location you’ll find a team of dedicated, diverse employees (we’ve dubbed ourselves “Fanatix”) who create groundbreaking products and services in a fun, fast-paced environment. 

To learn more about our culture and values, visit: https://solutions.axs.com/careers/

More about AEG

For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300+ venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.
Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.

We are dedicated to a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but can't "check every box" in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and never discriminate based on gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship.  AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside their normal description.

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