UX Designer – Junior
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Job Summary
- Create effective user-friendly and visually appealing GUI designs based on user interaction and performance.
- Design the overall functionality of digital products to ensure an excellent user experience.
- Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate designs based on user-testing results.
- Define and lead UX projects design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholders and business users.
- Manage end-to-end user research including participant recruiting interviews surveys analysis and synthesis.
- Conduct user research interviews and surveys and translate findings into:
- Sitemaps
- User flows
- User journey/customer journey maps
- Wireframes
- Mockups
- Prototypes
- Facilitate the clients product vision through researching conceiving sketching prototyping and user-testing experiences.
- Design experiences optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.
- Identify design problems and develop elegant intuitive solutions.
- Make strategic UX and design decisions relating to existing and new product functions and features.
- Gather user feedback and use it to configure and improve existing interfaces.
- Design user interfaces for web and mobile applications as well as digital displays publications media and other creative materials as required.
- Work within the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies.
- Consider the emotional aspects of the human experience when designing online programs.
- Collaborate with developers QA specialists business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
- Manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines and maintaining effective client/stakeholder relationships.
- Prepare clear concise and comprehensive design documentation reports reviews and assessments.
- 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 facilitate design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholders and business users.
- Experience managing end-to-end user research from recruiting participants through research synthesis.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools.
- Experience with Figma Canvas and similar design tools.
- Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies.
- Experience designing online programs with emphasis on the emotional aspects of human experience.
- Experience conducting user research interviews and surveys and translating findings into sitemaps user flows user journey maps wireframes mockups and prototypes.
- Experience designing overall product functionality and iterating designs based on 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 a clients product vision through research conceiving sketching prototyping and user-testing.
- Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant and effective solutions.
- Experience making strategic design and UX decisions related to core and new functions/features.
- Experience gathering user feedback and using it to configure existing interfaces.
- Knowledge of accessibility testing.
- Ability to work with the Ontario Design System.
- Knowledge of the Ontario Digital Service Standard.
- Proficiency in designing with accessibility in mind and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements.
- Experience dealing with complex design challenges particularly legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare clear concise and comprehensive documentation including reports reviews and assessments.
- Ability to communicate design concepts and development processes clearly to diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated effectiveness working with cross-functional teams including developers QA specialists and business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with team members at different organizational levels.
- Strong track record of meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities.
- Client relationship management experience.
- Prior Ontario Public Service / Public Sector experience.
- Experience working with the Ontario Design System and Digital Service Standard.
- Experience with accessibility testing and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
- Experience working with complex legacy applications and systems.
- Experience navigating complex stakeholder groups and approval processes.
- Experience designing for multiple device types platforms and interfaces.
- Clearly communicate UX concepts research findings design decisions and recommendations.
- Translate complex technical and user requirements into understandable design solutions.
- Facilitate workshops stakeholder discussions and design alignment sessions.
- Collaborate effectively with business users product teams developers QA teams and other stakeholders.
- Produce professional documentation and design deliverables.
- Manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and meeting project timelines.
Required Skills:
Mandatory Skills & Experience Candidates must demonstrate experience in the following areas: UX / UI Design 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 facilitate design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholders and business users. Experience managing end-to-end user research from recruiting participants through research synthesis. Proficiency with design and prototyping tools. Experience with Figma Canvas and similar design tools. Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies. Experience designing online programs with emphasis on the emotional aspects of human experience. Experience conducting user research interviews and surveys and translating findings into sitemaps user flows user journey maps wireframes mockups and prototypes. Experience designing overall product functionality and iterating designs based on 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 a clients product vision through research conceiving sketching prototyping and user-testing. Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant and effective solutions. Experience making strategic design and UX decisions related to core and new functions/features. Experience gathering user feedback and using it to configure existing interfaces. Accessibility / Ontario Public Sector The successful candidate must also have: Knowledge of accessibility testing. Ability to work with the Ontario Design System. Knowledge of the Ontario Digital Service Standard. Proficiency in designing with accessibility in mind and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements. Experience dealing with complex design challenges particularly legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships. Communication & Collaboration Demonstrated ability to prepare clear concise and comprehensive documentation including reports reviews and assessments. Ability to communicate design concepts and development processes clearly to diverse stakeholders. Demonstrated effectiveness working with cross-functional teams including developers QA specialists and business stakeholders. Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with team members at different organizational levels. Strong track record of meeting deadlines and managing competing priorities. Client relationship management experience. Desirable Experience The following experience is considered an asset: Prior Ontario Public Service / Public Sector experience. Experience working with the Ontario Design System and Digital Service Standard. Experience with accessibility testing and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. Experience working with complex legacy applications and systems. Experience navigating complex stakeholder groups and approval processes. Experience designing for multiple device types platforms and interfaces. Communication & Stakeholder Requirements The successful candidate will be expected to: Clearly communicate UX concepts research findings design decisions and recommendations. Translate complex technical and user requirements into understandable design solutions. Facilitate workshops stakeholder discussions and design alignment sessions. Collaborate effectively with business users product teams developers QA teams and other stakeholders. Produce professional documentation and design deliverables. Manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and meeting project timelines. Work Arrangement This is a 100% onsite position requiring the successful candidate to work onsite 5 days per week in Ontario. Candidates should be comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment involving frequent interaction with stakeholders business users developers QA specialists and project teams. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a Junior UX Designer with hands-on experience in web and mobile UX/UI design strong user research and prototyping capabilities and practical experience with Figma Canvas accessibility the Ontario Design System and Digital Service Standards. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a complete UX lifecyclefrom research and stakeholder engagement through journey mapping wireframing prototyping user testing feedback iteration and final design delivery. Important: Candidates must clearly demonstrate the mandatory UX accessibility Ontario Design System Digital Service Standard Figma/Canvas research workshop facilitation and user-testing experience in their resumes.
Required Education:
Bachelors degree
