Creative Technologist (Agentic AI Designer)

Appnovation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global digital partner is seeking a Creative Technologist with expertise in product design and development. This role focuses on utilizing AI tools for rapid prototyping and enhancing design systems. Candidates should have proven experience in UI/UX design, a technical background in modern development stacks like React and TypeScript, and a mastery of AI-assisted tools. The ideal applicant will excel in bridging the gap between design and development while ensuring quality and accessibility standards. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in transforming creative concepts into viable solutions in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UI/UX product design and creating component-based systems.
• Understanding of modern development stacks like React and TypeScript.
• Mastery of AI-assisted tools for visual production.
• Deep knowledge of WCAG standards and automated quality gates.

Responsibilities

• Utilize AI tools for rapid prototyping and functional code generation.
• Partner with design teams to evolve design systems using AI.
• Lead quality assurance for technical and design components.
• Convert marketing briefs into actionable specifications.
• Manage integration of AI tools with central infrastructure.

Skills

UI/UX product design

Information architecture

Component-based design systems

AI-assisted development tools

Accessibility standards (WCAG)

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Figma

React

Next.js

TypeScript

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Overview

Appnovation is a global, full-service digital partner that combines Strategy, Experience & Design, Engineering and Managed Services. We build digital solutions that deliver real impact today and serve as foundations for future growth. Bold ambition. Practical action. Endless possibilities.

We are looking for a highly versatile Creative Technologist with a strong background in Product Design and a technical understanding of development. This role sits at the intersection of design and engineering, acting as a translation layer to ensure that high-level creative concepts are feasible, scalable, and built to a foundational level for handoff. You will focus on using advanced AI tools to build, QA, and evolve complex design systems while delivering rapid, functional prototypes.

Key Responsibilities

• AI-Augmented Prototyping: Utilize natural language prompts and agentic coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable) to generate functional code, interfaces, and prototypes within hours or days.
• Design System Evolution: Partner with design teams to incorporate new patterns into living design systems, using AI to identify unused or duplicate components and automate design-to-UI code transitions.
• Technical Design QA: Lead the quality assurance of technical and design components, leveraging AI computer vision for visual regression and automated accessibility scans (WCAG 2.2) in partnership with our QA team.
• Bridge Design & Development: Convert marketing briefs and creative concepts into detailed functional specifications and user stories that are actionable by core engineering teams.

MCP Server: Manage the deployment and integration of AI-augmented prototyping tools and the living design system (Figma components) with the central MCP Server infrastructure. Monitor and ensure the MCP Server's performance and scalability to support high-volume automated design system QA and rapid prototyping processes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Design Background: Proven experience in UI/UX product design, information architecture, and the creation of component-based design systems using Figma.
• Technical Fluency: Understanding of modern development stacks (e.g., React, Next.js, TypeScript) and the ability to read and refine AI-generated code.
• AI Tool Mastery: Practical fluency in AI-assisted development pipelines, including tools like GitHub Copilot, Roo Code, and Figma AI features for visual production.
• QA & Accessibility: Deep knowledge of WCAG standards and experience integrating automated quality gates into the design lifecycle.
• Product Mindset: Ability to balance rapid experimentation with a performance-driven lens for the total product lifecycle.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in an agentic coding environment while
• Background in highly regulated industries (e.g., Healthcare, Financial Services) where compliance is part of the rapid prototyping process.
• Strong communication skills for leading cross-functional stakeholder workshops and requirement gathering sessions.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is not only something that we embrace – we celebrate it. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.