About this role
Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.
Job ID: 26-20677
Job Title: UX Designer
Location: Toronto, ON(Hybrid)
Duration: 9 Months (With Possible Extension)
Client: Public Sector
Pay Rate: CAD $75-$80 per hour
Must Have:
Must Have:
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
• Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing. Accessibility compliance testing is a plus.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in participating in complex projects (products) of different sizes, ensuring alignment to plans, best practices and incorporating user-centered design processes and agile (scrum) methodologies.
• Expertise in UX software such as Justin Mind, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Figma, and Zeplin. HTML5, CSS3, and JS skills (React, Angular, NodeJS), are a plus.
Roles and Responsibilities:
User Experience Design -
• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
• Ability to iterate your designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in participating in complex projects (products) of different sizes, ensuring alignment to plans, best practices and incorporating user-centered design processes and agile (scrum) methodologies.
• Degree or diploma in graphic design; degree or certification in usability, human-computer interaction, and technical writing a plus
• Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing. Accessibility compliance testing is a plus.
• Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing activities to produce such outputs as:
• User Interview Topic Maps
• User Interview Scripts
• User Interview Synthesis (collection, aggregation and analysis) of written observations recorded during each interview
• User Research Findings Report
Relationship Management :
• Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client projects (products) are progressing according to schedule
• Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects - Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live or similar delivery methodologies
• Ability to deliver on a product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) by participating in Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies
Technical Skills:
• Expertise in UX software such as Justin Mind, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Figma, and Zeplin. HTML5, CSS3, and JS skills (React, Angular, NodeJS), are a plus.
Soft skills:
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
• Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.
As a certified minority-owned business, Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.
Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts are able to provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs. In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.
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