Lead Production Designer - Enhancing Design Systems and Delivering Exceptional Experiences at Airbnb

About Airbnb and Our Design Team

Airbnb is a global community that connects travelers with local hosts, offering unique accommodations and experiences. Our Design team plays a crucial role in shaping the user experience, ensuring that every interaction is seamless, intuitive, and delightful. We're now looking for a talented Lead Production Designer to join our team and help refine our design systems, deliver exceptional experiences, and drive innovation.

Job Highlights

• Start Date: Immediate openings available
• Location: Remote (US - Remote Eligible)
• Company: Airbnb
• Position: Lead Production Designer
• Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package

The Difference You Will Make

As a Lead Production Designer at Airbnb, you will play a key role in partnering with our design teams to deliver exceptional experiences for both Hosts and Guests. You will be responsible for refining production practices, managing and supporting our design systems and documentation, creating detailed specs, redlining work from design partners, working with engineers to ensure parity between design and engineering, and ensuring that every detail meets the highest standards of quality, accessibility, and globalization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large-scale projects, ensuring timely completion and high-quality results
• Develop pixel-perfect designs for product implementation, adhering to our design language system (DLS)
• Design for different platforms, including iOS, Android, web, and mobile web
• Create, maintain, and distribute easy-to-use templates for reusable, systematic design
• Produce clear design specs/redlines referencing our DLS
• QA work to ensure designs and creative assets are rendered appropriately in product
• Partner with engineers to ensure design parity that is design system compliant and on-brand
• Document design processes and workflows
• Assist with the creation of documentation and documentation maintenance
• Partner daily with cross-functional partners, including product, engineering, research, and QA
• Contribute new components and icon designs to our DLS, ensuring they are both compliant with DLS and Accessibility

Requirements and Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• 8+ years of Production Design experience in a product and/or marketing setting
• A pixel perfectionist with a keen eye for detail
• Expert creative and technical problem solver with a fanatical attention to detail
• Experience with asset optimization for various platforms and mediums
• Experience creating, maintaining, and working on design systems, tokens, and variables
• Mastery of Figma, including components, shared libraries, and branching
• Self-directed, solution-oriented, and ability to work autonomously
• Proven cross-functional skills and experience in stakeholder management
• Proficiency in design tools, including Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator

Preferred Qualifications

• A demonstrated ability with automation
• Proficiency in visual design, including iconography and user interfaces
• Familiarity with JIRA, GitHub, and other agile management tools
• Familiarity with prototyping tools (e.g., Principle, Invision, Framer)
• Strong understanding of accessibility and globalization best practices

Career Growth Opportunities and Learning Benefits

At Airbnb, we're committed to helping our employees grow and develop their skills. As a Lead Production Designer, you'll have opportunities to:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to the delivery of polished designs
• Develop and refine our design systems and documentation
• Participate in design reviews and critiques to ensure high-quality results
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices
• Take on new challenges and responsibilities as you grow in your role

Work Environment and Company Culture

At Airbnb, we strive to create a work environment that is inclusive, diverse, and supportive. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing a culture that encourages creativity, collaboration, and growth.

• Remote work options available (US - Remote Eligible)
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• Diverse and inclusive work environment
• Collaborative and dynamic team culture

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Opportunities for professional development and growth

How to Apply

If you're a motivated and talented Lead Production Designer looking to join a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your resume and a cover letter explaining why you're the perfect fit for this role.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Belonging

At Airbnb, we're committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe that diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people and develop the best products, services, and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

We strive to provide a disability-inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com.