This is a contract position for a Sr UX Designer CWM for our public sector client.
Work location: Downtown Toronto
Duration: Six Months
7.25 hours/day
This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be onsite 3 days of the week (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)
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Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.
Responsibilities
- Work with product management and lines of business to gather and analyze customer requirements and translate them into engaging and effective UI experiences
- Ideate and conceptualize innovative UI solutions to solve complex end-user challenges
- Produce, personas and customer journey maps, wireframes and prototypes
- Lead design review sessions with internal stakeholders, reaching consensus and getting approvals on designs
- Work closely with front-end developers other product team members to successfully build, test and deploy cutting-edge user interfaces and UI components
- Establish product specific UI/UX vision and standards while adhering to branding and accessibility guidelines
- Lead customer experience and usability studies
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
- Using Figma, design mockups and assets for a custom Web Application (Enterprise BI Platform)
- Supporting product management and delivery with mockups, and design solutions
- Leading and facilitating product discovery and design sessions
- Establish a Design System and framework
Desired Skills:
- A degree in design or a design-related discipline (user-centred design, visual design, human factors, human-computer interaction, etc.) or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience designing web enabled digital solutions
- Experience with UX design for Web Portals (5 years+)
- Expert knowledge of information architecture and interaction design, user-centered design process, and user experience principles and techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of branding, layout, color theory, typography and photography
- Experience in Agile, Scrum, user stories, user flows, low and high-fidelity designs and prototyping
- Experience with UI design
- Proficiency with design tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Axure - 3 years
- Experience in usability testing and accessibility compliance (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA))
- Understanding of current and emerging technologies, design patterns, industry trends and standards, device and browser capabilities
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas and solutions to team members
- Comfortable working within tight timeframes and with working creatively within specific constraints
- An impressive portfolio of recent work demonstrating UI/UX expertise in designing web and mobile applications
Qualifications
- Hands-On experience using Figma to design web application features and assets
- Provide UX/UI leadership and defining best practices and methodologies: user-centered design, design thinking, and design sprints
- Proficient in UX design for web applications, preferably enterprise portals and websites, mobile, and responsive experiences (8 years+)
- Must have strong facilitation skills and experience leading client workshops remotely
- Work within a fast-paced and Agile environment
- Proven UI design skills and experience
Summary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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This is a contract position for a Sr UX Designer CWM for our public sector client.
Work location: Downtown Toronto
Duration: Six Months
7.25 hours/day
This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be onsite 3 days of the week (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)
Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.
Responsibilities
- Work with product management and lines of business to gather and analyze customer requirements and translate them into engaging and effective UI experiences
- Ideate and conceptualize innovative UI solutions to solve complex end-user challenges
- Produce, personas and customer journey maps, wireframes and prototypes
- Lead design review sessions with internal stakeholders, reaching consensus and getting approvals on designs
- Work closely with front-end developers other product team members to successfully build, test and deploy cutting-edge user interfaces and UI components
- Establish product specific UI/UX vision and standards while adhering to branding and accessibility guidelines
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- Lead customer experience and usability studies
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
- Using Figma, design mockups and assets for a custom Web Application (Enterprise BI Platform)
- Supporting product management and delivery with mockups, and design solutions
- Leading and facilitating product discovery and design sessions
- Establish a Design System and framework
Desired Skills:
- A degree in design or a design-related discipline (user-centred design, visual design, human factors, human-computer interaction, etc.) or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of experience designing web enabled digital solutions
- Experience with UX design for Web Portals (5 years+)
- Expert knowledge of information architecture and interaction design, user-centered design process, and user experience principles and techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of branding, layout, color theory, typography and photography
- Experience in Agile, Scrum, user stories, user flows, low and high-fidelity designs and prototyping
- Experience with UI design
- Proficiency with design tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Axure - 3 years
- Experience in usability testing and accessibility compliance (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA))
- Understanding of current and emerging technologies, design patterns, industry trends and standards, device and browser capabilities
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas and solutions to team members
- Comfortable working within tight timeframes and with working creatively within specific constraints
- An impressive portfolio of recent work demonstrating UI/UX expertise in designing web and mobile applications
Qualifications
- Hands-On experience using Figma to design web application features and assets
- Provide UX/UI leadership and defining best practices and methodologies: user-centered design, design thinking, and design sprints
- Proficient in UX design for web applications, preferably enterprise portals and websites, mobile, and responsive experiences (8 years+)
- Must have strong facilitation skills and experience leading client workshops remotely
- Work within a fast-paced and Agile environment
- Proven UI design skills and experience
Summary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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