Job Description
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft is looking for a Senior Illustrator to join Design Foundations, the infrastructure layer of Lyft's design organization. Illustration at Lyft is an integral part of the overall user experience. Our illustration system spans product surfaces, marketing, and brand, distributed through the Lyft Product Language (LPL) design system and shipped directly to code. You'll own the craft and execution of that system, partner closely with design, engineering, and marketing, and lead illustration work through a period of active brand migration and capability expansion. This role reports to the Design Systems Manager and works alongside a contract illustrator, a dedicated DPM, and a tight-knit team of design systems practitioners. Responsibilities: Execute illustration work across product surfaces: Rider, Driver, Marketing with a high craft bar and deep understanding of our system and style Lead ongoing brand migration work: moving existing illustrations into the updated style across multiple product verticals Own and maintain Lyft's illustration libraries in Figma — including organization, naming, publishing, and code handoff via LPL Develop motion design capabilities for illustrated assets; this is an emerging need and a real opportunity to define how Lyft's visual identity moves Manage the illustration intake process: triage requests, run office hours, set priorities alongside the DPM and manager Partner with (contract illustrator) on assignments — package work clearly, review output, and maintain quality and consistency across execution Collaborate with engineers to ship illustrations through LPL — SVGs to code, PRs reviewed, library updates published Work with Marketing, Brand, and Content teams to exten
