Freelance Product Designer, Design System

Babbel is the world’s first and most sold online language learning platform, driven by the purpose to create mutual understanding through language. This means building an ecosystem of language learning offerings that helps people connect across cultures. Babbel, Babbel Live and Babbel for Business provide users with the most effective solution to be able to communicate with real people, in real situations.  Babbel’s team consists of 750 Babbelonians representing over 65 different nationalities working in Berlin and New York.

For more information, visit www.babbel.com or download the apps in the App Store or Play Store.

We are looking for a Freelancer Product Designer for our Design system Team in the heart of buzzing Berlin!

The Babbel Design System team's next big goal is to modernize the design system and to enable the rebranding of the Babbel Learning Ecosystem. This is a new role for the team, and they’re excited to have a designer contribute to this goal to deliver business value and user satisfaction outcomes.

You will:

• Create a cohesive set of design system elements
• Configurable components for the design system which follow accessibility standards
• Incorporate design tokens to drive our system's flexibility and scalability

You have:

• Experience in working in Product Design and UX, ideally also in Design Systems
• A portfolio demonstrating UX and Design Systems related experience
• Proficiency with current design and prototyping tools (Figma, etc.)
• Knowledge of interaction design and brand craft
• The ability to collaborate effectively with a low-ego, highly collaborative, cross-functionality
• You like to help, collaborate and share ideas and concepts

Nice to have:

• Experience designing on platforms (Web, iOS, Android, iOS)
• Accessibility – experience building and testing on the web with assistive technologies

Why Babbel?

• Because (like Babbel), you are committed to creating content which reflects the great diversity of learners across the globe 
• Excellent working conditions in the heart of Berlin
• Opportunity for personal growth and development: we are a learning company and take learning seriously
• A lively startup atmosphere with friendly working hours
• A vibrant international team from over 50 different nationalities
• Responsibility from day one and professional and personal growth

Join one of the fastest-growing education technology companies and contribute in making learning a whole new experience!

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

Sounds good? We are already looking forward to hearing from you! Check out also our jobs page, our blog and our techblog to get an impression about #lifeatbabbel!