Product Designer, Design Systems at Mirage

Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. Our models leverage contextual awareness to execute the same creative decisions a professional editor would — dramatically improving productivity for experienced teams, while making video creation accessible to anyone. We’re an interdisciplinary team addressing some of the most difficult technical and creative challenges in generative media. As an early member of our team, you’ll tackle foundational problems that remain largely unsolved across the industry, driving an outsized impact on the future of creative expression. More about us Product [Upgrade to PRO to see link] (Captions by Mirage) Research [Upgrade to PRO to see link] (Seeing Voices, technical-white-paper) Updates [Upgrade to PRO to see link] (Mirage on X / twitter) TechCrunch [Upgrade to PRO to see link] Forbes AI 50 [Upgrade to PRO to see link] Fast Company [Upgrade to PRO to see link] (press) Our Investors We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more. Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) RESPONSIBILITIES - Own and evolve our design system across platforms (web, mobile), ensuring scalability, accessibility, and consistency. - Define and maintain core foundations including tokens, typography, color, spacing, layout, interaction patterns, and component libraries. - Partner closely with engineering to ensure tight alignment between design and code, contributing to implementation standards and documentation. - Establish governance models, contribution guidelines, and quality standards for system adoption and evolution. - Drive alignment across product teams to balance system consistency with product-specific needs. - Audit product experiences to identify inconsistencies, gaps, and opportunities for system improvements. - Build robust documentation and usage guidelines to enable adoption and reduce ambiguity. - Advocate for accessibility, usability, and performance best practices within the system. - Lead system roadmap planning in collaboration with Product and Engineering. - Mentor designers on system usage, constraints, and best practices to elevate overall design quality. REQUIREMENTS - 7+ years of experience in product design, with significant experience contributing to or leading a design system. - Proven experience building, scaling, or maturing multi-product or multi-platform design systems. - Strong understanding of design tokens, component architecture, responsive systems, and accessibility standards. - Experience partnering closely with front-end engineering teams to ensure high-fidelity implementation. - Deep proficiency in Figma (including libraries, variables, and component architecture). - Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive adoption across teams. - Strong systems thinking with a detail-oriented craft mindset. - Portfolio showcasing system thinking, component logic, and real-world implementation impact. BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans - 401K with employer match - Commuter Benefits - Catered lunch multiple days per week - Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! - Grubhub subscription - Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc) - Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month - Generous PTO policy Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.