Zello

Product Designer - Design Systems (Contract)

Austin, Texas · Staff+ · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 75 days ago

ReactiOSAndroidSwiftUIFigmaDesign SystemsJiraLogisticsLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

Delivered a written gap assessment and prioritized DS backlog by end of week 2, with priorities ranked across iOS, Android, and React and rationale documented - giving the team a clear, current picture of what the system needs.
Owned the React token pipeline end-to-end - Style Dictionary configuration current, Storybook documentation complete and usable by engineers and designers without a walkthrough.
Completed a cross-platform consistency audit - shared conventions documented, conflicts resolved, and platform-specific exceptions justified in writing so the next person doesn't have to reverse-engineer the decisions.

Take architectural ownership of DS work across iOS, Android, and React - make decisions, document tradeoffs, and maintain a visible, current view of the backlog in Jira without needing prompting.
Build and ship production-quality Figma components for iOS (UIKit/SwiftUI) and Android (Material Design 3) with genuine platform fidelity - behavioral accuracy, not just visual resemblance.
Own the React token pipeline end-to-end: Style Dictionary configuration, Storybook documentation, and engineering handoff quality.
Drive cross-platform consistency audits - identify gaps, resolve conflicts across platforms, and document shared conventions that outlast the engagement.
Partner directly with iOS, Android, and React engineering leads to validate that Figma components map correctly to production implementations - surfacing discrepancies before they ship, not after.
Contribute to product design work - screens, flows, and feature UX - as DS work matures (expect this to begin in earnest by months 2-3).
Conversion to full-time is possible for contractors who perform at a high level across both DS and product design work over the engagement. This is an opportunity to earn - not an expected outcome - and will be evaluated at the end of the contract period.
Conversion to full-time is possible for contractors who perform at a high level across both DS and product design work over the engagement.

You've built native iOS components with genuine UIKit/SwiftUI behavioral fidelity - not just visual resemblance to iOS patterns - and you can walk through the platform-specific decisions in your portfolio without notes.
You've owned a React token pipeline end-to-end - architecture, Style Dictionary configuration, and the tradeoffs you made - and you can explain every decision and what you'd do differently.
You've written Storybook documentation, not just referenced it, and you have examples of component docs that others have used without needing a walkthrough from you.
7+ years of experience
All Zello personnel are required to comply with defined security, privacy, and compliance requirements applicable to their role along with requirements that are applicable to all Zello personnel.

$105/hour · Up to 40 hours/week · 6-month contract strongly preferred (3-month minimum).

We have competitive pay, equity with significant upside, and intentionally design our benefits to encourage healthy and well-balanced employees, flexible schedules and time off.

Zello is a voice-first communication platform, powered by our industry-leading push-to-talk technology, to improve collaboration and productivity for desk-less workers.

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