Intermediate UI Designer

T-Net British Columbia; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading archiving solutions provider in Vancouver seeks a UI Designer to enhance their products. The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years of experience in UI design, strong skills in typography and color theory, and a proven portfolio. The role includes collaboration in a hybrid work environment, focusing on delivering high-quality graphic assets and improving user experience across platforms.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Subsidized meal program

Vacation days

Paid sick days

Parental benefits

Bonuses

RRSP matching

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in visual/UI design for web, desktop, or mobile apps.
• Portfolio of relevant UI design work from shipped products/services.
• Ability to create icons, illustrations, and other graphic assets for the web.
• Ability to create and iterate on high-fidelity mock-ups.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the look and feel of Global Relay's visual language.
• Deliver pixel-perfect graphic assets that are aesthetically vibrant.
• Translate high-level requirements into intuitive interfaces.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to test and iterate on design.

Skills

Visual/UI design

Typography

Color theory

Communication skills

Collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a design-related discipline

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Sketch

Job description

Overview

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world's most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Global Relay is a career-building company that values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to learn from each other and contribute ideas in a barrier-free setting.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits and support a hybrid work model to balance collaboration with focused time, whether in the office or remotely. We encourage flexible work arrangements and aim to create a healthy work/life balance.

Role

Your Role: Global Relay's enterprise applications have a substantial footprint in the messaging and archiving space for compliance. This role provides an opportunity to solve challenging problems and create experiences that impact high-profile customers. The UI Designer focuses on guiding users through a product interface via interactive elements across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. You will create high-fidelity mock-ups, iconography, UI illustrations, and other graphic assets, progressing Global Relay's Design System to deliver pixel-perfect designs that unify our visual language. You will work with other UI and UX Designers, Product Managers, and Engineering teams in an agile environment from concept to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve the look and feel of Global Relay's visual language
• Follow a Human Centred Design approach and adhere to UX best practices
• Apply principles of layout composition, typography, visual hierarchy, and motion design
• Deliver pixel-perfect graphic assets that are aesthetically vibrant
• Lead and create user interfaces that are sleek and easy to use
• Translate high-level requirements and interaction flows into intuitive interfaces
• Design and document new components and interaction patterns for Global Relay's Design System
• Ensure new components meet WCAG and WAI-ARIA accessibility standards
• Adhere to existing patterns and apply consistency accordingly
• Support engineers focused on building the design system
• Collaborate with engineering teams to test and iterate on the interface design
• Guide engineering through the build and QA process
• Work with other UI/UX Designers to find practical solutions to challenging workflows

About you

We're looking for a UI designer with true artistic talent and a clean, strong visual aesthetic. Relevant training and work experience are important, but we want your talent to shine through in the work you have done.

• 3-4 years of experience in visual/UI design for web, desktop, or mobile apps
• Portfolio of relevant UI design work from shipped products/services
• Bachelor's degree in a design-related discipline is preferable
• Strong typographic and color theory knowledge
• Ability to create icons, illustrations, and other graphic assets for the web
• Ability to create and iterate on high-fidelity mock-ups
• Effective verbal and visual UI communication skills
• Knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and stay organized in a dynamic environment
• Experience contributing to design systems and component libraries is an asset
• Motion design experience is an asset

Compensation

Global Relay advertises the pay range for this role in compliance with British Columbia's pay transparency laws. The range below reflects the expected annual base salary and is one element of our total rewards package. For Vancouver-based employees, a subsidized meal program is available, along with a comprehensive extended health benefits program, vacation days, paid sick days, parental benefits, bonuses, and RRSP matching. Base salary range: CAD 70,000 – 90,000 per year.

What you can expect

There is opportunity for growth and impact at Global Relay. You will receive mentorship, coaching, and support to reach your career goals, working with diverse and talented colleagues dedicated to creativity and perseverance. Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We support reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and flexible work arrangements, including a hybrid model that balances in-office collaboration with remote focus time.

Additional information

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.

Global Relay prohibits discrimination and is committed to inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.