UI Designer

Overview :

• Our client, a leading Canadian telecommunications company, is in need of an experienced User Interface Designer for a long-term, fully remote contract, working on their customer self-service portals, and mobile apps.
• This is an initial 2-year contract, with the potential for up to 3 years of additional extensions.
• This role is fully remote and can be performed from anywhere in Canada. No visits to the client's office are expected.

Responsibilities:

• Providing industry trends, design thinking, and best practice guidance on visual designs
• The UI Designer will design new features for the client's self-serve platforms (eCommerce, self-management portals, and mobile app)
• Working closely with the User Experience and digital teams on visual design for complex interface flows
• Incorporate corporate standards and industry best practices into solution design
• Develop high-fidelity visual designs for digital assets
• Identify the scope of work and provide estimates for User Experience (UX) and User Interaction (UI) activities
• Participate in and lead design reviews from a UI perspective
• Deliver designs from concept through to development
• Understanding functional capabilities of Frontend design and developing modular visual designs to support the tech team during the implementation phase
• Utilizing style guides containing several different styles and visual themes for designs
• Ensuring consistency across visual design systems
• Ensuring Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are applied to visual designs
• Identify the scope of work and provide estimates for any visual design activities
• Maintain UI professional development and certifications (as appropriate)

Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience as a Designer, UI designer, or similar role
• Proven experience as a Visual Designer, with a portfolio showcasing your work (i.e.: logos, animations, visual designs, graphics) and demonstrating design thinking skills
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Invision, etc.
• Advanced understanding of self-serve and eCommerce websites and mobile apps
• Advanced experience with user interface design for digital assets (website, e-commerce platforms, self-management platforms)
• Experience with user interface guidelines and typical conventions for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone
• Team player, excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task
• Strong aesthetic skills with the ability to combine various colors, fonts, and layouts
• Strong attention to visual details
• Experience with Agile projects
• Familiarity with User Experience and User Interaction design is considered a strong asset
• Familiarity with the telecommunications industry is considered an asset
• Familiarity with self-serve flows, eCommerce websites, self-management portals, and mobile apps
• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in graphic design, arts, fine arts, computer science or similar field is required
• User interaction design training and/or certification an asset

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