Job Description
Senior Designer – Design Systems
at Kin Insurance
Remote; Chicago, IL
The world has changed. Why hasnt insurance?
Kins mission is to reimagine home insuranceFor Every New Normal.While other insurers struggle to handle a fast-changing world, Kin is built for the future and is prepared to meet its challenges head on while helping our customers do the same.
Kin is proud to be one of BuiltIn Chicagos 2021 and 2022 Best Mid Sized Companies to work for, and Forbes 2021 Best Startup Employers in North America. Simply put, our people are what make us great, and we need forward-thinking, inspired game-changers like you to join us in our mission.
So, whats the role?
Kin is taking on the home insurance market with accelerated growth to help customers in climate affected states get affordable property insurance. We are a direct to customer business and our agents and support staff process complex information to ensure our customers find the best insurance policy for them. We are looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our growing design system team and help craft the future of our design system, Kinetic.
You will be responsible for the design direction of Kinetic across our existing and new product surfaces. You will be working closely with our design system lead, and ux engineer to define components, token architecture, UX patterns, Figma workflows, and the visual language that drive Kins applications.
A day in the life could include:
- Work with the design system lead and UX engineer to define and establish Kinetics visual style.
- Work expanding Kinetic to be a flexible system that can work both for internal enterprise applications and external consumer facing websites.
- Work closely with the brand team to establish a design system that reflects the brand and values of Kin, visually and interactively.
- Work with Product Designers to improve existing as well as create new components and styles across Kin products.
Ive got the skills but do I have the necessary ones?
- 8+ years of experience designing products for mobile and responsive web
- 4+ years of experience building, maintaining, and using design systems
- A deep passion for bridging design, code, and systems-level thinking
- A good understanding of the web, accessibility, and user centric design principles
- Strong demonstration of visual craft and attention to detail
- A passion for typography, information architecture, and color systems
- Clear communication skills, and the ability to explain design choices to different team members.
- Worked within a fast paced agile environment
Bonus Points:
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and SVGs
- Experience working with prototyping tools
- Worked with, or created Figma plugins
- Maintaining and designing multi-platform design systems
- Bachelor’s degree in design, HCI, cognitive science or equivalent experience