Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems, CNN

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Your New Role...

We are seeking a Design Technologist who   operates   at the intersection of design, engineering, and emerging AI capabilities. This role   is responsible for   translating design intent into scalable, system-driven UI while also   identifying   how AI can augment, accelerate, and transform design system workflows.  

 

As a   Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems ,   you are a member of the world-class CNN Digital Product Design Team, which   is responsible for   creating industry-leading new experiences consumed by millions of audiences across the globe.   You are both a builder and a systems thinker, someone who not only built and   maintained   design systems, but also understands how to apply AI across design and development processes (e.g., token generation,   component   scaffolding, content generation, and workflow automation).  

 

The   Vossi   Design System team   is responsible for   building and   maintaining   CNN’s multi-platform design system .   This is an incredible opportunity   t o envision and implement a world-class, scalable design system.  

 

The   S enior   Design Technologist   is a   talented   designer   &   design   engineer   who enjoys collaborating with product, engineering, research, editorial, analytics, content   strategy   and other designers to build and grow reusable librar ies   that supports speed and innovation towards a stellar end user experience. In this role, you will have the opportunity to   impact   the entirety of CNN’s digital experience, and at the same time impact CNN’s bottom line.  

 

Your Role Accountabilities...

AI Integration in Design Workflows  

Bridge Design, Engineering, and AI  

Help teams understand feasibility, constraints, and ethical considerations of AI-powered features  

Advocate for high-quality UX in AI-assisted or AI-generated interfaces  

Identify   and implement opportunities to integrate AI into design system workflows, such as:  

Generating or   maintaining   design tokens (color, spacing, typography) programmatically  

Automating   component   creation, documentation, or testing  

Assisting   with layout generation, content population, or variant exploration  

Ensure design system artifact s are consumable by AI models, MCPs or other AI-powered tools  

Collaborate with data/ML teams when needed to integrate intelligent or adaptive UI behaviors  

Design System Engineering  

Build and   maintain   scalable, reusable UI components aligned with design tokens and system architecture  

Ensure consistency between design artifacts (e.g., Figma) and production code  

Contribute to system documentation, usage guidelines, and governance models  

Partner with engineering to ensure performant, accessible implementations  

Enable and empower feature teams to collaborate and contribute on design system enhancements  

Tooling & Workflow Innovation  

Develop internal tools, scripts, plugins, or pipelines to improve efficiency across design and engineering  

Optimize   design-to-code workflows using automation and AI augmentation  

Contribute to experimentation frameworks that enable rapid testing of   new ideas  

Quality, Accessibility & Responsible AI  

Ensure pixel accuracy, responsiveness, and performance across UI implementations  

Champion accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design practices  

Advocate for responsible AI usage, including transparency, bias mitigation, and user trust  

Conduct audits of both UI quality and AI-assisted outputs  

 

Qualifications & Experience...

6+ years   in a relevant role such   as a   design technologist, UX/UI engineer, or   product designer.  

Enterprise,   platforms   and/or internal tools experience preferred.  

Demonstrated ability to incorporate AI into the design workflow to test ideas more efficiently and communicate solutions with greater speed and clarity  

Expert   proficiency   with   Figma   124.4+ including variable maintena n ce, components, styles, and shared libraries  

Experience creating and   maintaining   component   libraries  

Strong front-end development skills   in a major framework   (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)  

Deep understanding of design systems,   component   architecture, and design tokens  

Proficiency   using   an   IDE   (such as Cursor   or Claude )  

Solid grounding in interaction design, visual design, and UX principles  

Familiarity with current AI capabilities (e.g., generative AI, LLMs, multimodal systems)  

Understanding of prompt design, structured outputs, or API-based AI integrations  

Ability to evaluate AI outputs for quality, bias, and usability  

Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional partners such as Engineering, Program management, and Product management  

About Skydance
Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.
Some Important Details
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Hiring Salary Range: $98,280.00 - $182,520.00 per year

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.