RQ11618 - UX Designer - Junior I Toronto ON - Onsite I 1+ year

Analyst Technical Solutions; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 69.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Government Services Integration Cluster is seeking a Junior UX Designer for an onsite role in Toronto, ON. You will create intuitive interfaces, participate in user research, and support the design of digital displays, publications, and media.

You will work closely with product teams, iterate based on user feedback, and help translate insights into wireframes, prototypes, and journey maps. Familiarity with Figma or similar tools is preferred.

Formación

• Experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance.
• Experience as a UX/UI designer for web and mobile applications.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools.
• Understanding of web development limitations and their appropriate use.
• Experience conducting user research and translating insights into sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.
• Ability to lead UX projects and design workshops with stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Create effective, user friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
• Design the overall functionality of the product to ensure a great user experience and iterate based on user testing.
• Design interfaces for digital displays, publications, media, and other materials as required.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate designs.
• Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys, translating findings into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.

Conocimientos

GUI design

UX design

Web & mobile design

User research

Prototyping tools

Stakeholder collaboration

Design workshops

Herramientas

Figma

Canvas

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: RQ11618 - UX Designer - Junior

Organization: Government Services Integration Cluster

Location: Toronto ON , Onsite 5 days a week

Pay Rate:50-55/hr incorp

Title: UX Designer

Description

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

General Skills (55%):

• 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

Communications Skills (30%)

• 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.

Desirable Skills: (10%)

• 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

Prior Public Service/OPS experience: (5%)

Must Have:

• 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
• Experience with Figma, Canvas and similar tools
• Ability to work with Ontario Design system
• Knowledge of digital service standard.
• OPS or public sector exp.

OPS or public sector exp.