Flexstaf IT
RQ11538 - UX Designer - Senior
Senior UX Designer placement (via IT staffing firm Flexstaf IT) in Toronto, apparently serving an Ontario public-sector client. Day to day: leading UX projects and stakeholder workshops, running user research, and producing wireframes, user flows, journey maps and prototypes for web/mobile using Figma, Canva and similar tools.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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 design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholders and business users
- Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools
- Demonstrated effectiveness working closely with cross-functional teams (developers, QA specialists, business stakeholders)
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools
- Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, translating them into sitemaps, user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes
- Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis
- Experience designing online programs with emphasis on the emotional aspects of human experience
- Experience iterating on product functionality in accordance with user-testing
- Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions
- Track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management
- Ability to prepare clear, concise and comprehensive documentation (reports, reviews, assessments)
- Skilled in conveying design concepts and development processes clearly to diverse stakeholders
Nice to have
- Prior OPS/Public sector experience
- Experience with Ontario Service Design
- Experience with UI/UX research activities (wireframing, surveys, questionnaires, consultation, research)
- Knowledge of accessibility testing
- Ability to work with the Ontario Design system
- Knowledge of the digital service standard
- Experience with complex design challenges, especially legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships
- Proficient in designing with accessibility in mind, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
Full description
Must Have:
- 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 design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users
- Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools
- Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals.
Nice to have:
Prior OPS/Public sector exp
Exp with Ontario Service Design
Exp with UI/UX would be ideal (wireframing, Surveys, Questionaires, consultation, research)
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
General Skills (55%):
- 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 design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users
- Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools
- Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies
- Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience
- Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
- Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with 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 the client's product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
- Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions
- Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
- Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience