UX Designer 8175-2715

Dheya; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented UX/UI Designer to craft engaging digital experiences. In this hybrid role, you will create intuitive and visually appealing interfaces while conducting user research to inform your designs. Your expertise in tools like Adobe Creative Suite and Figma will be crucial in developing prototypes that resonate with users. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within a dynamic team, driving user-centered design processes and ensuring a seamless user experience across various platforms. If you're passionate about design and eager to make an impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience leading UX design sessions and conducting user research.
• Proficient in design tools and creating user-friendly interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Create user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
• Conduct user research and translate findings into design prototypes.
• Iterate designs based on user feedback and testing.

Skills

User Research

Wireframing

Prototyping

Interaction Design

Usability Testing

Collaboration Skills

Responsive Design Principles

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

HTML/CSS

Education

B.A./B.S. in Design

Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

Human Factors

Tools

Azure DevOps

Team Foundation Server

Bitbucket

GitLab

Adobe XD

Axure

Sketch

Job description

Skills Required:

1. User Research
2. Wireframing
3. Prototyping
4. Interaction Design
5. Usability Testing
6. Adobe Creative Suite
7. Figma
8. HTML/CSS
9. Collaboration Skills
10. Responsive Design Principles

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates' resumes must include first and last name.

Description:

Responsibilities:

1. Create effective, user-friendly, and visually appealing interfaces.
2. Design the overall functionality of the product to ensure a great user experience, iterating upon it in accordance with user testing.
3. Design user interfaces for various projects such as digital displays, publications, media, and other creative materials as required.
4. Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate the designs.
5. Conceive and conduct user research, interviews, and surveys, translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.

General Skills:

1. Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance.
2. Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications.
3. Proficiency with design and prototyping tools.
4. Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies.
5. Experience in designing online programs with an emphasis on the emotional aspects of human experience.
6. Experience facilitating the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping, and user-testing experiences for digital products.
7. Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions.
8. A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities, and client relationship management experience.
9. Knowledge of network security and network protocols.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Technical Skills - 55%

1. Experience with industry principles like Google Material Design, iOS Human Interface Guidelines, etc.
2. Sample portfolio of projects for mobile and web.
3. Experience with team collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server, Bitbucket, or GitLab.
4. Experience with CSS preprocessors such as SASS, SCSS, and LESS, Flex-Layout, and CSS grid design concepts.
5. Working knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture.
6. Proven experience using a variety of methodologies to carry out the software development lifecycle (e.g., Agile, waterfall, etc.).
7. Extensive experience working on projects for web and mobile.
8. Experience in quickly adapting designs based on client feedback.

Other Skills - 40%

1. Create original graphic designs (e.g., images, sketches, and tables).
2. Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look.
3. Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g., responsiveness).
4. Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps.
5. Proven experience in leading and executing user research (qualitative and quantitative) with design thinking methodologies and user testing best practices.
6. Experience leading UX design discovery sessions with business stakeholders to define personas, goals, user journeys, and pain points.
7. Proven experience developing research scenarios, flows, questions, and testing scripts for different user groups.
8. Demonstrated experience effectively probing and formulating questions during user testing sessions to document findings.
9. Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role.
10. Experience with low to high fidelity prototyping tools (i.e., Axure, Sketch, Adobe XD).
11. B.A./B.S. in Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), or Human Factors.
12. Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
13. Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback.
14. Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors, and images.
15. Proven experience working in a multi-disciplinary team using Product backlog, user stories, epics managed under DevOps.

Public Sector Experience - 5%

1. Experience within the public sector, particularly with Ontario Curriculum systems.

Must Haves:

1. Experience with team collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server, Bitbucket, or GitLab.
2. Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look.
3. Experience leading UX design discovery sessions with business stakeholders to define personas, goals, user journeys, and pain points.
4. Demonstrated experience effectively probing and formulating questions during user testing sessions to document findings.