UX/UI Design Specialist - Contract

Sonnet Insurance Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a UX/UI Designer for a 1-year contract in Toronto. In this role, you'll create innovative mobile-first designs, enhance user experiences, and collaborate with a dynamic team while working in a flexible hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant UI/UX Design experience.
• Proficient in web-design software including Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience in a CMS and Jira is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to mobile-first designs for sonnet.ca and email marketing.
• Identify design solutions and enhancements for A/B testing.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and write development stories in Jira.

Skills

UI/UX Design

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Jira

Tools

Content Management System

Design System Manager

Job description

Sonnet is part of Definity, which includes some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

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

What can you expect in this role?

• 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
  
  
  

What do you bring to the role?

• 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

Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.

We also take potential into consideration. If you don't have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting: [email protected].

Background checks

This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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