Product Designer II (Design Systems)

Classy, an affiliate of GoFundMe, is a Public Benefit Corporation and giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Classy's platform provides powerful and intuitive fundraising tools to convert and retain donors. Since 2011, Classy has helped nonprofits mobilize and empower the world for good by helping them raise over $5 billion. Classy also hosts the Collaborative conference and the Classy Awards to spotlight the innovative work nonprofits are implementing around the globe. For more information, visit www.classy.org.

About the role:

Classy fundraising platform helps millions of supporters safely and securely donate to nonprofits and the inspiring causes they stand for. We’re looking for an experienced product designer to build, maintain and iterate within the design system. You’ll design foundational patterns, UI components, tools, and processes. The design system team at Classy is part of our promise to create a consistent, accessible, and inclusive platform for anyone, anywhere trying to contribute to a better world. You really care and want to use the power of design for good.

What you’ll accomplish:

• Create flexible, hardworking components and patterns that push the quality of the product and can be built to scale across several teams and products
• Evolve the Classy design system for mobile and web by approaching problems holistically and thinking in scalable systems
• Plan strategically as a partner with engineering, product, and brand to identify and prioritize design systems opportunities and define the future of design systems at Classy
• Write concise, easy-to-understand documentation to communicate team plans and decisions
• Create unified, cohesive design guidelines for Classy’s products
• Socialize the design system across our internal organization and create processes that empower other designers to contribute to the design system
• Apply a pragmatic approach to systems design by understanding and incorporating product priorities, and complex technical and business requirements
• Ideate, design, and build components with an accessibility and inclusive first mindset

What you bring:

• 3+ years of experience working in Product Design and 1+ year of experience working on Design Systems
• A strong portfolio of product design and design systems work, including designs that showcase both an ability to think in scalable systems, and a solid understanding of key graphic design principles (hierarchy, layout, color, and typography)
• Experience applying accessibility and inclusive design principles to initiatives
• Experience creating new visual directions, including color theory and typography, and ensuring they’re carried out consistently
• Able to think in scalable systems
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to communicate and present complex ideas clearly in both verbal and written formats
• Unparalleled collaboration skills and extensive experience partnering with engineers to create beautiful products in an agile environment
• Familiarity with programming (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)
• Experience working in Figma

Why you’ll love it here:

• Market competitive pay
• Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision (100% for employee only plans and 85% for employee + dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles
• Monetary support for new hire setup, hybrid work & wellbeing, family planning, and commuting expenses
• A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees
• Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend
• Supportive time off policies including vacation, sick/mental health days, volunteer days, company holidays, and a floating holiday
• Learning & development and recognition programs
• Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every month for a donation from the company
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
• Employee resource groups
• Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
• You’ll be a part of a fun, supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together.
• We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose
• We are a certified Great Place to Work, are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!
• Our commitment to Sustainability.Classy exists to create a sustainable world for all.

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to all employees, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $100,000 - 135,000 + equity + benefits. As this is a remote position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.

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