Affinity - Sr. UX/UI Designer

UX Designer is needed in Toronto, Canada.

Client: Affinity

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

Contract: Contractor

Job Description

On behalf of our public sector client, we are seeking a Sr. UX/UI Designer for a long-term contract. This position will play a vital role in supporting the Digital Experience Platform solution by supporting the overall conceptual design, look, and feel of a University website. You will conceive, design, and specify user experiences that deliver a cohesive and unique experience to visitors of websites. The role involves supporting the design, specification, and layout of site structures and pages to deliver the required content while maintaining a cohesive overall user experience. UI/UX designers will produce designs that comply with and exemplify Humber brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the user experience (UX) design of the University websites and optimizing interactions between the target audience, the product/service, and the channels used to access these products/services.
• Support the overall design of user experiences to deliver business goals, including interactions, interfaces, and overall solution and process flow.
• Lead workshops and one-on-one sessions with both business and technical staff to elicit and document user requirements, identify desired user experiences, and review feedback on prototypes and creative composites.
• Facilitate the exploration and definition of personas and user journeys to support and understand optimal experiences and interactions.
• Design, develop, and validate workflows and prototypes to ensure optimal solution design.
• Design and support the development of user interfaces optimized for effective usability and interaction.
• Maintain web accessibility standards and incorporate specific design elements to meet these requirements.
• Conceive, design, and maintain site maps, wireframes, prototypes, style guides, and user flows to support defined interactions and journeys.
• Exhibit strong consulting expertise and the ability to independently identify, investigate, and recommend appropriate approaches and strategies.

Requirements

Education

A degree in Business, Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field.

Experience

• At least five years of hands-on experience in a variety of projects across different platforms.
• A minimum of three years of progressive experience in designing, developing, and optimizing user experiences and user interfaces for web content.

Required Skills

• Deep expertise in identifying and developing personas and user journeys, and designing meaningful and optimal user experiences.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing effective experiences and interactions in support of large, complex enterprise solutions.
• Extensive experience creating wireframes, prototypes, creative composites, storyboards, user flows, etc.
• Experience with design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Sketch, Illustrator, InVision, UXPin, Quartz.
• Experience in designing sites hosted on leading Digital Experience Platform/CMS systems.
• Experience with designing and developing sites for Drupal 10, Drupal multisite, and Acquia Site Studio is highly desirable.
• Superior oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent active listening skills.
• Problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working in an agile mode of operations.
• Experience managing work in Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Higher education or public sector experience is highly desirable.