Art Director, Product Design Systems
Role Summary
The Anywhere UX team is scaling quickly, and we're looking for an
Art Director, Product Design Systems
to define and elevate the
visual language of our digital products
Bespoke
) and set the creative standard for how our products look, feel, and connect with users.
You'll lead the principles, assets, and system foundations that shape our UI - from typography, color, and layout to illustrations, iconography, and imagery. You'll collaborate closely with design, engineering, and brand partners to balance cohesion and differentiation across our ecosystem, ensuring that our products are not only consistent, but compelling.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a designer who thrives at the intersection of
craft, systems thinking, and cross-functional influence
What you'll do
Set the visual quality bar
across our product ecosystem, ensuring UI is polished, purposeful, and connected to our design language.
Evolve Bespoke, our design system
, to enable high-quality art direction and scalable UI foundations.
Lead the creation and refinement of visual assets
including illustrations, iconography, color, and imagery within product UI.
Partner with Brand Studio
to align product design with company brand expression, while maintaining a unified product experience.
Mentor and inspire designers
, raising the bar for craft, collaboration, and system thinking.
Shape governance models
that drive adoption and maintain high execution quality without slowing delivery.
Advocate with cross-functional leaders
on the impact of visual / UI design on usability, accessibility, and brand perception.
Support strategic storytelling
by designing clear, compelling presentations and visuals for team-wide and cross-functional communications.
Experiment with emerging tools and technologies
(including AI) to accelerate asset creation, documentation, and system management.
What you bring
8-12 years of experience in
visual / UI design, art direction, or design systems
in a product environment.
3-5+ years in a senior / lead role with experience mentoring or managing designers, strongly preferred.
A portfolio demonstrating
visual design leadership in digital products
(UI, systems, creative direction).
Expertise in typography, color, iconography, and visual design systems.
Experience balancing
brand alignment with product-specific differentiation
Proficiency with Figma and shared asset libraries.
Familiarity with documentation tools (Zeroheight, Storybook) and collaboration platforms (Jira, Confluence, GitHub).
Strong communication and storytelling skills; ability to influence partners and executives.
Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http : / / www.anywhere.re / ) ?
(NYSE : HOUS) is moving real estate to what's next.
Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate?Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate (https : / / www.bhgre.com / ) ,?Century 21® (https : / / www.century21.com / ) ,?Coldwell Banker® (https : / / www.coldwellbanker.com / ) ,?Coldwell Banker Commercial® (https : / / www.cbcworldwide.com / ) ,?Corcoran® (https : / / www.corcoran.com / ) ,?ERA® (https : / / www.era.com / ) , and?Sotheby's International Realty® (https : / / www.sothebysrealty.com / eng) , we fulfill our purpose to empower everyone's next move through our leading integrated services, which include franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses, as well as mortgage and title insurance underwriter minority owned joint ventures. Anywhere supports nearly 1 million home sale transactions annually and our portfolio of industry-leading brands turns houses into homes in more than 118 countries and territories across the world.
At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone's next move - your career included.
What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction.
We pursue talent
We value our people-first culture,
which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report (https : / / anywhere.re / wp-content / uploads / 2025 / 03 / 2024-Impact-Report.pdf) .
We are proud of our award-winning culture and are consistently recognized as an employer of choice by various organizations including :
Great Place to Work
Forbes World's Best Employers
Newsweek World's Most Trustworthy Companies
Ethisphere World's Most Ethical Companies
EEO Statement : EOE including disability / veteran
Sr Product Designer • San Antonio, TX, United States