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Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems, CNN

Warner Bros. Discovery · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
Art & Creative$98k–$183k/yrFull-time

About the Role

We are seeking a Design Technologist who operates at the intersection of design, engineering, and emerging AI capabilities. This role is responsible for translating design intent into scalable, system-driven UI while also identifying how AI can augment, accelerate, and transform design system workflows. As a Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems, you are a member of the world-class CNN Digital Product Design Team, which creates industry-leading new experiences consumed by millions of audiences globally. You will have the opportunity to impact CNN’s entire digital experience and its bottom line.

Responsibilities

  • AI Integration in Design Workflows:
    • Help teams understand feasibility, constraints, and ethical considerations of AI-powered features.
    • Advocate for high-quality UX in AI-assisted or AI-generated interfaces.
    • Identify and implement opportunities to integrate AI into design system workflows, such as token generation, component scaffolding, content generation, and workflow automation.
    • Ensure design system artifacts are consumable by AI models or other AI-powered tools.
    • Collaborate with data/ML teams to integrate intelligent or adaptive UI behaviors.
  • Design System Engineering:
    • Build and maintain scalable, reusable UI components aligned with design tokens and system architecture.
    • Ensure consistency between design artifacts (e.g., Figma) and production code.
    • Contribute to system documentation, usage guidelines, and governance models.
    • Partner with engineering to ensure performant, accessible implementations.
    • Enable feature teams to collaborate and contribute to design system enhancements.
  • Tooling & Workflow Innovation:
    • Develop internal tools, scripts, plugins, or pipelines to improve efficiency across design and engineering.
    • Optimize design-to-code workflows using automation and AI augmentation.
    • Contribute to experimentation frameworks for rapid testing of new ideas.
  • Quality, Accessibility & Responsible AI:
    • Ensure pixel accuracy, responsiveness, and performance across UI implementations.
    • Champion accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
    • Advocate for responsible AI usage, including transparency, bias mitigation, and user trust.
    • Conduct audits of UI quality and AI-assisted outputs.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in a relevant role (e.g., design technologist, UX/UI engineer, product designer).
  • Enterprise, platforms, and/or internal tools experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI into design workflows for efficiency and clarity.
  • Expert proficiency with Figma (variable maintenance, components, styles, shared libraries).
  • Experience creating and maintaining component libraries.
  • Strong front-end development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
  • Deep understanding of design systems, component architecture, and design tokens.
  • Proficiency with an IDE (e.g., Cursor, Claude).
  • Solid grounding in interaction design, visual design, and UX principles.
  • Familiarity with AI capabilities (generative AI, LLMs, multimodal systems).
  • Understanding of prompt design, structured outputs, and API-based AI integrations.
  • Ability to evaluate AI outputs for quality, bias, and usability.
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Pay

Pay Range: $98,280.00 - $182,520.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.

Benefits

Warner Bros. Discovery provides health insurance, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, sick time, and vacation.

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