Description:

- Create effective, user friendly and visually appealinginterfaces.

- Design the overall functionality of the product in order toensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance withuser-testing.

- Design user interfaces for various projects such as digitaldisplays, publications, media, and other creative materials as required.

- Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test anditerate the designs.

- Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys,and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps,wireframes, mockups and prototypes

- Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on userinteraction and performance

- Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UIdesigner, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications

- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools

- Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriateuse of web development technologies

- Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in theemotional aspects of human experience

- Experience conceiving and conducting user research,interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, userjourney maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive userexperiences

- Experience designing the overall functionality of theproduct, and in order to ensure a outstanding user experience, iterate upon it inaccordance with user-testing

- Experience designing and delivering wireframes, userstories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a widerange of devices and interfaces

- Experience facilitating the client’s product vision byresearching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiencesfor digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices andinterfaces

- Experience identifying design problems and devising elegantsolutions

- Experience making strategic design and user-experiencedecisions related to core, and new, functions and features

- Experience gathering user feedback to configure existinginterfaces





- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines,managing competing priorities and client relationship managementexperience

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

- 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

- Experience with Figma, Canvas and similar tools

- Ability to work with Ontario Design system

- Knowledge of digital service standard.

Nice to have

- Prior OPS/public sector exp.

Skill Set Requirements

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

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.

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

Prior Public Service/OPS experience

📌 UX Designer - Senior (Toronto)
🏢 RiseMe
📍 Toronto