Product Production Designer

Waking Up is seeking a talented Product Production Designer to own our design system, ensure consistency across platforms, and bridge any gaps between design and development. This role is ideal for someone passionate about crafting seamless experiences, managing design libraries, and ensuring the final product reflects the team’s intentions.

About Waking Up

Founded by Sam Harris, Waking Up is more than a meditation app—it’s a guide to understanding the mind and living a more fulfilling life. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers and has practiced meditation for over 30 years. We combine ancient wisdom with modern science to help people unlock deeper insights into their minds and lives.

Working with us

Product Market Fit: Waking Up is consistently a top-grossing meditation app. Thought leaders like Tim Ferriss, Susan Cain, and Peter Attia frequently recommend us because of the depth and quality we offer.

Culture: We’re funded by our loyal subscribers, not by venture capital. Our small, dedicated team moves quickly without the overhead of corporate bureaucracy. We strive to embody the mindfulness principles we promote in our app: treating each other with kindness, curiosity and collaborative spirit.

Philanthropy: Waking Up is free to anyone who cannot afford it. We donate at least 10% of our profits to charity through the Waking Up Foundation.

Distributed Team: Work from wherever you do your best work. We prioritize results, not hours or locations.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Waking Up Design System
• Manage, update, and optimize our Figma design libraries to reflect current and future product needs.
• Collaborate with designers to develop new components as required, and to make sure components are being used as intended.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure design assets and components translate smoothly into development.
• Maintain consistency between the design system and client applications, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Development Teams
• Serve as the primary design representative for passing specifications, measurements, and logic to developers.
• Provide answers to technical and design-related questions during implementation and QA cycles.
• Act as a bridge between design and engineering, ensuring that our vision aligns with what gets built.
• Document Product Requirements
• Maintain and update our product specifications in GitHub using simple markdown and screenshots.
• Ensure that these documents are always accurate and serve as a “source of truth” for current and completed features.
• Support UX/UI Development Stories
• Support the lead designer in creating detailed user flows and logic for new features.
• Draft annotations describing user flows in Figma to help clarify the intended user experience for each feature, ensuring alignment within the team.
• Participate in QA Sprints
• Join QA sprints as a representative of the product team to validate UI/UX implementations.
• Ensure that design intentions are fully realized and provide feedback to developers as needed.

• Proficiency in Design Systems
• We are looking for an expert in managing and scaling design systems (especially in Figma) within cross-functional teams.
• A strong understanding of component libraries and design-to-development workflows is required.
• An owner's mindset around building out, maintaining and disseminating all aspects of the Design System to support an efficient and healthy product lifecycle.
• 4+ years of experience in a full-time role working directly with engineers to hand off design system assets is preferred.
• Collaboration & Communication
• Excellent written communication skills across channels (Figma, ClickUp, email, Slack, GitHub).
• Ability to clearly explain design decisions, UX logic, and technical requirements to developers and non-developers alike.
• Willingness to disagree and commit. We like to challenge assumptions and hear differing opinions, and at the end of the day when the decision is made, we commit to the approach with unity.
• You are comfortable working with executive and C-suite stakeholders, confidently presenting insights and recommendations.
• Technical Understanding
• Familiarity with front-end development basics and the ability to communicate design specifications in developer-friendly terms.
• Experience maintaining and documenting product specifications in GitHub (or similar tools).
• Detail-oriented & Proactive
• A “nothing is someone else’s problem” mindset: you take ownership and proactively identify solutions.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring that no requirement or specification gets overlooked as we move from product design into development.

• You'll receive tools, opportunities to connect with colleagues, and a stipend to help you set up your ideal office space.
• You'll help grow a product that has received over 50,000 5-star AppStore / PlayStore reviews.
• You'll enjoy a competitive salary, based on experience and expertise.
• You'll be eligible for market leading benefits, including paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. Employees in the USA are eligible for a 401k with company match, while those in Canada are eligible for RSP with company match.
• You'll work 100% remote! If you get the work done, we're happy to see you working from anywhere.
• You'll appreciate flexibility in your workday, along with an unlimited vacation plan so you can take the time you need to recharge and stay inspired.

Try Waking Up on us

• Have you had the opportunity to use Waking Up? If not, here's a voucher for a 30-day free trial (no credit card required).

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