RQ11538 - UX Designer - Senior

Zohorecruit; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a UX/UI Designer to craft intuitive interfaces for web and mobile apps in Toronto. You will lead user research, create wireframes and prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver engaging digital experiences. A strong emphasis on usability and iterative testing is required.

The role focuses on rapid prototyping, stakeholder workshops, and delivering designs that balance aesthetics with performance across multiple devices.

Qualifications

• Must have experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance.
• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications.
• Ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops with stakeholders.
• Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

Responsibilities

• Create effective, user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
• Design the overall product functionality for a great user experience and iterate from user testing.
• Design interfaces for digital displays, publications, media and other creative materials as required.
• Take a user-centered approach and rapidly test and iterate designs.
• Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys and translate into sitemaps, flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.

Skills

GUI design

UX design

UI design

Web design

User research

Prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Accessibility awareness

Design workshops

Wireframes

Tools

Figma

Canva

Job description

• Create effective, user friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
  


• Design the overall functionality of the product in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing.
  


• Design user interfaces for various projects such as digital displays, publications, media, and other creative materials as required.
  


• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate the designs.
  


• Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes
  

General Skills:

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance
  


• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications
  


• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools
  


• Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies
  


• Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience
  


• Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
  


• Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing
  


• Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
  


• Experience facilitating the client's product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
  


• Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions
  


• Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
  


• Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces
  


• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance


• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications


• ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users


• Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools


• Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals.

Nice to have:

• Prior OPS/Public sector exp


• Exp with Ontario Service Design


• Exp with UI/UX would be ideal (wireframing, Surveys, Questionaires, consultation, research)

Skill Set Requirements:

General Skills:

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance


• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications


• ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users


• Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis.


• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools


• Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies


• Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience


• Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences


• Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing


• Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces


• Experience facilitating the client's product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces


• Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions


• Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features


• Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces


• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience


• Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools

Communications Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation, including reports, reviews, and assessments.


• Skilled in conveying design concepts and development processes in a clear, understandable manner to diverse stakeholders.


• Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals.


• Demonstrated experience within a collaborative team working at different levels.


• Knowledge of accessability testing


• Ability to work with Ontario Design system


• Knowledge of digital service standard.


• Experience with complex design challenges, especially in dealing with legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships


• Proficient in designing with accessibility in mind, and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements