Front-End Designer – Senior

GuuZ Consulting Services Inc; Alberta; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government consulting firm is seeking a Senior Front-End Designer to enhance digital service delivery in Alberta. The role involves creating innovative design solutions and collaborating in agile product teams. Ideal candidates have experience in UX design and proficiency in tools like Axure and Figma. This contract position offers the option for remote work with an hourly rate starting at $45.

Qualifications

• Must have 2 years of experience as a Front-End Designer designing services.
• Must have 2 years developing UX artifacts including wireframes and prototypes.
• Nice to have experience in production design for multiple digital devices.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative, evidence-based front-end design solutions for digital services.
• Create foundational artifacts such as prototypes and design specifications.
• Participate in agile project management processes and usability tests.

Skills

2 years of experience as a Front-End Designer

Experience developing UX artifacts

Experience in Agile environments

Experience with design systems

Proficiency with design applications

Tools

Axure

Adobe XD

Sketch

Figma

Job description

Overview

Our government client is looking to contract a Senior Front-End Designer to join their Digital Design and Delivery Division (3D), formerly the Digital Innovation Office (DIO). The Front-End Designer(s) will work with 3D on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects across the organization. The Front-End Designer(s) will be part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams led by product owners, participating in a full range of activities including field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution. Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and deliver new services that are efficient, effective, and affordable. From research and findings, the Front-End Designer will develop design documentation, including interfaces.

Duties

• Creative, evidence-based front-end design solutions for digital service delivery. Solutions must be aligned with corporate design methods and standards.
• Foundational design of artifacts on a variety of platforms and fidelities, such as prototypes and wireframes, design pattern libraries and components, graphic design style guides, and fully documented build-ready design specifications.
• Plans for design research components.
• Justifiable recommendations for design decisions to ensure alignment of project teams, program areas, and senior management.
• Participation in agile project management processes and ceremonies such as sprint planning, sprint review, demos, and retrospectives.
• Usability test plans and reports evaluating the effectiveness of current and future designs.
• Analysis and recommendations on design accessibility to ensure compliance with applicable standards.

Experience Requirements

Must Have

• 2 years of experience as a Front-End Designer designing and enhancing services via web and other channels.
• 2 years of experience developing UX artifacts, including streamlined scenarios, storyboards, wireframes, flows and other interactive prototypes.
• 2 years of experience working within a cross-functional product team in an Agile environment.

Nice to Have

• 2 years experience building and maintaining component libraries/design systems.
• 2 years of experience exploring multiple design solutions to a given problem or feature, and communicating those solutions visually through sketches, user flows, wireframes, functional prototypes, and/or high fidelity designs as necessary.
• 2 years of experience in production design for multiple digital devices (web, mobile, etc.) or complex enterprise applications.
• 2 years of experience using accessibility standards and principles including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• 2 years of experience with current methodologies and design thinking, especially in relation to improving service experience.
• 2 years of experience with frontend design applications such as Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, etc.
• 2 years of experience working as a Front-End Designer on a project comparable in size and complexity to service innovation, program review, and/or digital transformation projects such as a provincial government.
• 2 years of experience working in a dedicated public sector central digital office.

Contract Details

• Contract: 1 year with potential for a 1-year extension.
• Hourly Rate: 45 minimum.
• Job Category: Front-End Designer
• Job Type: Contract
• Job Location: Alberta; Remote options available.