Senior Design Technologist, Design Systems, CNN

Welcome to Northwind Robotics... the stuff dreams are made of. Who We Are... When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next... From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive. We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN. To see what it's like to work at CNN, follow @WBDLife on Instagram and X ! 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 to envision and implement a world-class, scalable design system. The Senior 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 libraries 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 artifacts 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 maintenance, components, styles, and shared libraries Experience creating and maintaining component libraries Strong front-end development skills in a major framework (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Deep under