Front End UI / UX Developer - CONTRACT

Ward Technology Talent Inc.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology talent company in Ontario seeks a UX/UI Designer to drive user-centered designs and develop user interfaces. Candidates should have extensive experience in UX best practices, collaboration with IT teams, and the ability to deliver high-quality design solutions. Join a dynamic environment focused on improving user experience and achieving organization goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices.
• Advanced skills in documentation and presentation to leadership.
• Experience in developing and testing UI elements in a .NET environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and usability testing to inform designs.
• Build design solutions and ensure quality of delivery.
• Collaborate with technical experts during implementation.

Skills

UX design best practices

User-centered design

High-quality UX designs

Communication skills

Collaboration

Tools

C#

.NET

Job description

• Conduct research to learn about users, both exploratory and evaluative research to uncover user problems and test solutions. Learn about users’ needs and wants to inform designs on the ideal digital interactions
• Propose design decisions and obtain approval with the support of the project team. Designs can be illustrated though artifacts such as interface design, wireframes, interactive mockups, and other documentation
• Build designs and ensure quality of design. Collaborate with technical experts to ensure integration of front-end with back-end
• Take ownership of other assigned tasks
• Submit Timesheets and Company Time Tracking on a weekly basis
• Adherence to established SOP and ensure all deliverables are compliant with Company standards and practices
• Participate in the design and development process following SDLC requirements and standards
• Contribute ideas on improving development activities
• Provide post-implementation support analyzing system issues in a timely manner
• Provide training and knowledge transfer on implemented technologies to Company staff
• Activate participation in the project and team meetings, including with business leads and other areas of IT
• Conducting research and usability testing to ensure all designs meet requirements, optimizing services and products for a range of customers, and developing mockups for the design and development teams
• Build UI to implement approved designs
• Ensure quality of deliverables, including meeting requirements, is scalable, and follows Company standards and aligns with industry practices
• Ensure design complies with brand requires
• Provide accurate work estimates to inform project timelines. Ensure deliverables meet agreed-to project timelines
• Document current processes where appropriate.
• Provide Knowledge Transfer to Team.

Required Skills

• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions
• Practioner of mobile-first and user centred design
• Experience in applying user experience design fundamentals, such as rules of typography and data visualization techniques
• Able to identify UX design needs, develop and conceptualize UI / UX design strategies to achieve digital humanism to address the needs of customers and achive organization’ goals
• Experience in producing high-quality UX designs using wireframes, flow diagrams, graphic and visual design, sitemaps, prototypes, and storyboards, etc.
• Able to derive technical requirements from business requirements. Translating requirements into style guides, design systems, design patterns and attractive user interfaces
• Advanced skills in documentation, presentation to senior leadership, knowledge transfer and training to team
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to collobrate with business leads and other IT teams
• Prefer to have experience with C# / MVC / Razor
• Experience developing and testing UI elements in a .NET environment