Designer Advocate (London, United Kingdom)

<div class="content-intro"><p>Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!</p></div><p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">Our Advocacy team drives this mission - building impactful content, high-value interactions, and a strong user voice. 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, while championing our users' voices internally to help shape our product evolution.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal">This is a full time hybrid role based out of our London hub.</p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>What you'll do at Figma:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Empower users at scale: Collaborate closely with Sales and Customer Experience teams to help customers unlock the full potential of Figma across real product workflows</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Create compelling content: Develop written, visual, and video resources that reflect how modern teams actually design and build, from early exploration to production-ready systems</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Inspire community connections: Foster meaningful relationships within the Figma community, identify collaboration opportunities, and nurture user-driven initiatives</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Speak and engage at events: Regularly present at industry meetups, conferences, and community events, sharing practical insights from real-world design work</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Champion user voices: Stay attuned to community feedback, sentiment, and emerging design trends—advocating internally to inform product decisions and improvements</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>We'd love to hear from you if you have:</strong></p> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Deep, hands-on Figma expertise and an entrepreneurial drive, with experience integrating Figma within real product teams and a track record of taking ideas from early exploration to impactful, polished outcomes</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">A thorough understanding of modern product design workflows and development environments, with experience building, managing, and using design systems, tokens, and AI-assisted design or prototyping, while collaborating closely with engineers and other cross-functional partners</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Clear and compelling communication skills, especially when explaining complex workflows or systems, with confidence speaking publicly and engaging large audiences</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">Strong technical design skills and an understanding of how design decisions translate into development</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2">A passion for the design community, eagerness to engage and contribute, and comfort traveling up to 25% of the time to connect with that community in person</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal"><strong>While it's not required, it's an added plus if you also have:</strong><