Senior Designer

We’re seeking a Senior Product Designer to lead the evolution and maintenance of Custom Ink’s design system, with a special focus on supporting brand identity changes, enhancing our mobile library, and advancing our visual standards and design quality. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on contributor, a strong collaborator, and an advocate for intuitive, accessible design that enhances the customer journey. 

At Custom Ink, we are building an e-commerce platform on which you can design and order custom-printed swag. We also develop the operations and supply chain tooling that powers our business.

What will your responsibilities be?

• As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll work with product managers, engineers, and fellow designers to shape the customer experience across Custom Ink’s digital ecosystem.
• Lead Visual Language evolution by creating and maintaining a cohesive set of visual guidelines for all of Custom Ink’s digital products defining color, typography, iconography, motion, grid, shape, illustration and 3D. 
• Lead Design System development by maintaining reusable components, patterns and template libraries that adhere to accessibility standards, responsive design principles and Custom Ink’s brand guidelines. 
• Translate Visual Language into clear, actionable documentation and guidelines for widespread adoption and use.
• Partner with engineering and product to contribute to the strategic roadmap for the design system, showing an eagerness for continuous improvement through learning and iterating on a growing visual system. 
• Collaborate with creative and brand to align product visual language with our broader identity and governance. 
• Advocate for systematic design, teaching best practices and fostering alignment with engineers and designers, to help future proof our system for developing with AI. 
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to drive evidence-based design decisions.
• Iterate designs based on feedback, usability testing, and business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals.

• A competitive compensation package including equity.
• Work remotely or from our Karlin office - it's entirely up to you.
• Budget to attend your favorite conferences or gain certifications (e.g. AWS).
• Annual hackathon to work on innovative ideas of your choice.
• A beautiful office in Karlin, with a full fridge, top-notch coffee, and a Multisport card to stay active.

We'd love to see your work—share your GitHub, portfolio, blog, or anything that shows off your skills.

• 5+ years of experience in design, with a focus on consumer-facing digital products
• Experience with Design Systems, including scaling and maintaining component libraries in a cross-functional environment (mobile library experience a plus) 
• Strong ability to communicate complex interactive concepts to cross-functional teams and a passionate advocate for design system adoption
• Strong background in interaction design, visual design, and information architecture
• High proficiency in Figma and mastery of core best practices to support engineering handoffs and AI co-development 
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (ex. WCAG) and inclusive design practices
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, front-end development best practices
• Portfolio showcasing user-centered, visually compelling designs that include clear design rationale and detailed component documentation or design system guidelines.
• Language: English proficiency of level of B2 or higher, located in Czechia or Slovakia