Designer Advocate

Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States · Marketing · listed September 1, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Not stated
Where
On site
Stated pay
$153,000 – $317,000 USD
Requirements listed
5
Length
871 words

In the posting’s own words

We're looking for a Designer Advocate to partner closely with our Marketing, Sales, and Product teams. You'll bring deep design expertise, strong product intuition, and a genuine love for the design community into our go-to-market strategies. You'll also champion our users' voices internally, ensuring their perspectives shape our product evolution.

What it asks for · 5

  • Bring deep, hands-on expertise in Figma, modern product and visual design workflows, and design systems, with a strong understanding of how design translates into development
  • Have experience working within cross-functional product teams, collaborating closely with engineers and other partners to bring ideas from exploration through to polished outcomes
  • Are comfortable navigating evolving workflows and technologies, including design systems, tokens, AI-assisted design, and prototyping
  • Are passionate about the design community and are a clear, compelling communicator who can explain complex concepts and confidently engage audiences through public speaking
  • Have an entrepreneurial mindset, thrive in dynamic environments, and are comfortable traveling up to 25% of the time to connect with our community in person

What the job covers

  • Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Experience teams to help customers unlock the full potential of Figma across real product workflows
  • Develop written, visual, and video resources that reflect how modern teams actually design and build, from early exploration to production-ready systems
  • Foster meaningful relationships within the Figma community, identify collaboration opportunities, and nurture user-driven initiatives
  • Regularly present at industry meetups, conferences, and community events, sharing practical insights from real-world design work
  • Stay attuned to community feedback, sentiment, and emerging design trends, advocating internally to inform product decisions and improvements

Tools and skills named

Product & design
  • Figma8×
  • Design systems2×
  • Prototyping
Go to market
  • Go-to-market
Ways of working
  • Cross-functional

Words the posting leans on

  • design14×
  • product9×
  • community7×
  • bring4×
  • workflows4×
  • closely3×
  • advocacy2×
  • bring deep2×
  • bring ideas2×
  • builders2×
  • collaboration2×
  • comfortable2×
  • connect2×
  • customer2×
  • design community2×
  • design systems2×

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