Digital Product Designer - Advanced

Raise; Toronto; On-site; CAD 118,227 - 139,589; Full time

Job summary

Raise is seeking a Digital Product Designer - Advanced for a Toronto-based client. The role is hybrid (4 days on site) with a 12-month contract and a pay rate of $56.84/hr to $67.11/hr.

You will design digital product experiences and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality design artifacts and solutions. Ideal candidates have a minimum of 3 years of experience in multi-channel UI design, a degree in Design/Interaction/HCI, and strong UX and design thinking skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms.
• Degree or Diploma in Design, Interaction Design, HCI or related discipline.
• Strong UI design background and understanding of UX principles.
• Design thinking mindset and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop digital product design solutions and artifacts to define product experiences.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders to inform design principles, user experiences and interactions.
• Contribute to project teams to support delivery of design projects and ensure accessibility.

Skills

3+ years of experience

UI design

UX principles

Design thinking

soft skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Design/Interaction/HCI

Job description

Digital Product Designer – Advanced

• Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid – (4 days on site)
• Pay Rate: $56.84/hr - $67.11/hr
• Contract Length: 12 Months with possibility for extension

We at Raise are hiring a Digital Product Designer - Advanced for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

Responsibilities:

We want every point of contact with our Wealth Management clients to feel important to them. That’s where you come in. That’s where you come in. The Digital Product Designer contributes to the development of digital product design solutions, creating artifacts to define product experiences with products and services. This role involves collaborating with team members and stakeholders to provide input on product design principles, user experiences, interactions and participating in project teams to support the delivery of design projects.

The Digital Product Designer is an individual contributor who applies digital product design skills to deliver project outcomes. They contribute to solution development by analyzing user needs and business goals, and collaborate with others to drive projects forward. This role involves merging user and business needs through metrics analysis and testing outcomes, working independently and with others to achieve project goals.

What you would work on

Design Strategy 20%

• Actively participates in discussions on Digital Product Design strategy, offering advice and recommendations to cross-functional teams to inform product design and ensure craft excellence, consistency, and alignment with Design systems and product guidelines

Artifact Creation 60%

• Collaborates with team members to plan and coordinate Digital Product Design projects of medium complexity, estimating timelines and managing activities
• Creates design artifacts, such as sketches, wireframes, and prototypes, to explore and communicate system designs and client experiences
• Develops and refines non-textual content, ensuring consistency and accessibility across digital media, and provides feedback for improvement
• Present of Digital Product Design work to Product and Design teams, ensuring design standards and accessibility principles are met, and contributes to the development of consistent client experiences that align with brand value proposition

Research and Testing 20%

• Supports cross-functional teams, including Design Researchers and Product stakeholders, in informing design decisions through research discussions and data analysis
• Assists in developing and refining Digital Product Design solutions by contributing to user flows and prototypes, and participating in research activities to identify areas for improvement and provide design recommendations

Must-Have Skills:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms
• Degree or Diploma in Design, Interaction Design, HCI or related discipline.
• Strong UI design background
• Good understanding of UX principles
• Design thinking
• Banking domain experience preferred; if they have strong design thinking
• Soft skills combined with a positive, solution-oriented ("glass-half-full") mindset.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in Service Design

Looking for meaningful work? We can help!

Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

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