UX/UI Design Specialist - 9 month Contract

Definity Financial; Toronto; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services company is seeking a UX/UI Designer for a 1-year contract in Toronto. The role involves creating mobile-first designs, collaborating with stakeholders, and writing development stories. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of experience in UI/UX Design, proficiency in tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud, and a collaborative mindset in an agile environment. Salary range is $58,100 - $106,900.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant experience in UI/UX Design.
• Proficient in a Mac environment with web-design and prototyping tools.
• Experience building pages in a CMS.

Responsibilities

• Create mobile-first designs for sonnet.ca and email marketing.
• Identify design solutions and opportunities for enhancements.
• Write development stories in Jira and collaborate with developers.

Skills

UI/UX Design

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Agile methodologies

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Jira

CMS

Job description

Overview

Our Customer Experience team is looking for a UX/UI Designer on a 1 year contract.

Responsibilities

• As a key part of Sonnet’s Customer Experience team you’ll be an active contributor in the creation of innovative, mobile-first designs for sonnet.ca and email marketing, collaborating with internal stakeholders to deliver on business objectives
• You’ll identify design solutions and opportunities for enhancements and A/B testing, bringing them to your agile team and Product Owner
• You’ll write development stories in Jira, articulating design and accessibility requirements, and will work closely with developers as your enhancements are being developed, understanding technical requirements and limitations
• You’ll work in Sonnet’s CMS, building landing pages in partnership with your content counterparts
• You’ll also support our Manager, Design on both sonnet.ca design requests, and internal requests, as required

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2-3 years of relevant working experience in UI/UX Design
• Proficiency in a Mac environment with in-depth knowledge of web-design and prototyping software applications, including Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design System Manager
• Exceptional ability to communicate design decisions to internal stakeholders and executives
• Experience working in a CMS to build pages
• You’re flexible and thrive in an agile, start-up, team environment
• Proficient in identifying and applying web-based trends and technologies
• You’re exceptionally organized (Jira experience is an asset), resourceful, fast, and have impeccable attention to detail
• You’re effective and calm when working under pressure
• You’re always open to learning and expanding

Salary range: $58,100 - $106,900