The Role
Design user-centered interfaces and digital experiences for web, mobile, displays, publications, and other media. Conduct user research, interviews, surveys, usability testing, and iterative design. Create sitemaps, user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and visual designs. Lead UX projects, workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions while collaborating with developers, QA specialists, business stakeholders, and clients. Apply accessibility standards, design systems, and WCAG 2.1 AA principles to complex and legacy-system design challenges.
Summary Generated by Built In
Responsibilities:
- Create effective, user friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
- Design the overall functionality of the product in order to ensure
a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing.
- Design user interfaces for various projects such as digital
displays, publications, media, and other creative materials as required.
- Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate
the designs.
- Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys, and
translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes,
mockups and prototypes
General Skills:
- 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
- Experience
with Figma, Canvas and similar tools
Desirable Skills:
- Knowledge
of accessability testing
- Ability
to work with Ontario Design system
- Knowledge
of digital service standard.
- Experience
with complex design challenges, especially in dealing with legacy systems
and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships
- Proficient
in designing with accessibility in mind, and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA
requirements
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Must Haves:
- 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
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
- Skilled
in conveying design concepts and development processes in a clear,
understandable manner to diverse stakeholders.
- Ability
to work with Ontario Design system or other similar Design systems.
Nice to have:
- Prior OPS or Public sector exp
Skill Set Requirements:
Communications Skills:
- Demonstrated
ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation,
including reports, reviews, and assessments.
- Skilled
in conveying design concepts and development processes in a clear,
understandable manner to diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated
effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including
developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common
project goals.
- Demonstrated
experience within a collaborative team working at different levels.
Prior Public Service/OPS experience
Skills Required
- 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, design workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions
- Experience conducting user research, interviews, and surveys and translating findings into sitemaps, user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes
- Ability to clearly convey design concepts and development processes to diverse stakeholders
- Ability to work with the Ontario Design System or similar design systems
- Proficiency with Figma, Canvas, and similar design and prototyping tools
- Understanding of web development technology limitations and appropriate use
- Experience facilitating product vision through research, sketching, prototyping, and user testing
- Experience identifying design problems and developing elegant solutions
- Experience making strategic UX decisions for core and new product functions and features
- Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces
- Ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation, including reports, reviews, and assessments
- Experience collaborating with developers, QA specialists, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of accessibility testing
- Knowledge of digital service standards
- Experience with complex design challenges involving legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder or approval relationships
- Proficiency designing for accessibility and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
- Prior Ontario Public Service or public-sector experience
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The Company
What We Do
Maarut Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in IT services, technology staffing, and software development, dedicated to assisting businesses with digital transformation and solving business challenges through technology.
