Airbnb Lead Experience Designer Production Library 

United States 

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Airbnb is seeking a seasoned Production Designer to build, manage and deploy design asset libraries and supporting processes to support our annual product launch cycle. This role will sit at the intersection of product (design) and marketing and perform the highly specialized responsibilities of a “Launch Librarian.”

This role is a Lead Experience Designer and operates as an individual contributor (IC), reporting to a Senior Manager of Experience Design, DLS

• Architect, publish and maintain Figma design libraries comprised of design components, reusable UI assets and marketing deliverables
• Validate and ingest new library additions/contributions from design and marketing
• Edit all published components to reflect the latest changes received from partner teams
• Develop change management workflows via Figma timestamps, branching and comms
• Operate as the primary point of contact between product design and the Marcom Screens Team
• Interface with Product and Marcom Production Designers to gain visibility into the latest product specs and launch deliverables
• Partner with Experience Designers, Engineers, and Creatives to define problems and goals, develop processes, ensure eng and design parity and craft production deliverables at the highest quality in service of Airbnb product launches
• Manage how the design team interfaces with other functions such as product management, engineering, external partners and marketing
• Supplement Figma specific change management process via consistent cross functional communication

• 8+ years of relevant experience on a creative team, either in-house or agency
• Expert creative and technical problem solver with a fanatical attention to detail
• You are enthusiastic about details - a pixel perfectionist!
• Mastery of Figma including components, shared libraries and branching
• Self directed, can work autonomously and lead others to deliver on a goal
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with great attention to detail
• Strong communication and diplomacy/stakeholder management skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills with ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
• Strong ability to find clarity in ambiguous, dynamic, high-speed environments
• Strong experience in the creation of product demos, including influencing the metadata/visual content within product screens
• Strong ability make smart and audience-relevant design decisions when applying product design assets onto marketing communication surfaces

• People management experience
• Familiarity with animation and motion graphics
• Familiarity with prototyping tools (ie Principle, Invision, Framer)

Offices: United States