Principal Experience Designer - Visual Design & Design Systems
Workiva seeks a Principal Experience Designer to lead the visual design direction of Unify, their enterprise design system. The role is dual-focused: 60–70% on evolving Unify's visual language, token architecture, and reference designs; 30–40% on high-visibility visual work for conferences, marketing, and executive audiences. The designer will define visual standards across typography, color, spacing, and iconography, partner with cross-functional teams, maintain token architecture, create documentation, evaluate AI-generated designs, and coach designers. The position requires 10+ years in product or visual design with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional craft and systems thinking.
- •Define and evolve Unify's visual language across typography, color, spacing, iconography, motion, and brand expression
- •Partner with components and patterns sub-teams to ensure visual design consistency across every asset
- •Maintain a scalable, semantic token architecture supporting consistent experiences across products
- •Create and maintain reference designs and documentation for intended use and quality standards
- •Establish ongoing evaluation of AI-generated designs and prototypes to strengthen tokens and guidance
- •Lead visual design for select high-stakes moments including major conferences and executive presentations
- •Minimum 10+ years in product design, visual design, UX, or related fields on platform or enterprise products
- •Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field (or 8 years experience with Master's; or PhD with 6 years experience)
- •Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft and ability to translate visual point of view into scalable systems
- •Hands-on experience with AI-assisted design or prototyping workflows
- •Experience defining or evolving a design system's visual language including tokens and documentation
- •Track record of influencing and coaching teams without formal authority
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