Senior Interaction Designer [AQ-26569]
- Toronto, ON, Canada
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- A minimum of 5 years of experience designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Imagine shaping the digital experiences of millions of users daily, transforming complex interactions into intuitive, seamless journeys that genuinely improve lives. In this pivotal role, you will partner with Aquent to join a global digital leader at the forefront of innovation, where your design vision and expertise will directly influence product strategy and execution. By crafting groundbreaking interaction designs, you will empower users, drive product development, and elevate the standard of digital design within a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
The Opportunity
We are partnering with an industry-leading organization dedicated to exceptional customer experiences and cutting-edge design. Driven by a mission to enhance communities, this global powerhouse offers an environment where creativity and technical expertise translate directly into powerful, life-enhancing products. By joining this team through Aquent, you will gain access to premium benefits - including subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, retirement matching, and continuous learning opportunities - while working on high-impact projects that redefine digital engagement.
What You Will Do
As a key design leader, you will guide interaction strategies from concept to execution, ensuring every touchpoint is inclusive, effective, and highly intuitive. In this role, you will contribute to key projects and drive user-centric initiatives through the following responsibilities:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium to help you continuously grow your career in an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and supported.
The Opportunity
We are partnering with an industry-leading organization dedicated to exceptional customer experiences and cutting-edge design. Driven by a mission to enhance communities, this global powerhouse offers an environment where creativity and technical expertise translate directly into powerful, life-enhancing products. By joining this team through Aquent, you will gain access to premium benefits - including subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, retirement matching, and continuous learning opportunities - while working on high-impact projects that redefine digital engagement.
What You Will Do
As a key design leader, you will guide interaction strategies from concept to execution, ensuring every touchpoint is inclusive, effective, and highly intuitive. In this role, you will contribute to key projects and drive user-centric initiatives through the following responsibilities:
- Driving user comprehension and optimizing task performance by expertly leveraging user interface patterns and behaviors.
- Supporting analytical thinking within large, complex data sets through the creation of innovative visualizations and interactions.
- Leading and facilitating design critiques, evaluating interactions for inclusivity, and guiding collaborative ideation sessions and workshops.
- Serving as the interaction design subject-matter expert, providing invaluable guidance to cross-functional partners.
- Applying a deep understanding of interaction design theory, research data, and industry best practices to inform and justify design decisions.
- Designing high-complexity artifacts that clearly communicate task flows, touchpoints, user behaviors, and information exchange.
- Creating a range of design deliverables, from low-fidelity sketches to highly complex, interactive prototypes, to explore, validate, and specify designs for development.
- Confidently presenting interaction design concepts and strategies to senior leadership, articulating vision and rationale.
- Initiating and actively participating in user research activities, and facilitating usability testing to validate design directions and gather insights.
- Researching interaction design strategies and performing competitive audits aligned with specific business goals.
- Conducting comprehensive pattern, micro-interaction, and component design audits to ensure the health and consistency of the product ecosystem.
- BA/BS degree in Design (Interaction, Graphic, Visual Communications, Product, Industrial), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- A minimum of 5 years of experience designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms.
- Proven experience in an applied research setting, with a track record of successfully integrating user insights into final product designs.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic, with the ability to clearly weigh benefits against risks.
- Mastery of modern design, prototyping, and research tools.
- An MA/MS degree or specialized certification in a related design or HCI field.
- A sophisticated understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of various research methods, knowing exactly when and how to apply them throughout the product lifecycle.
- A strong appreciation for and mastery of Design Thinking methodologies.
- Prior experience navigating large enterprise organizations within an Agile framework.
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium to help you continuously grow your career in an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and supported.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead interaction design from concept through execution, creating intuitive, inclusive interfaces, complex design artifacts, and prototypes while advising cross-functional partners and presenting strategies to senior leadership. Conduct and facilitate user research, usability testing, competitive and design audits, and collaborative critiques to validate designs and improve product consistency.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in a relevant design, HCI, computer science, or related field - or equivalent practical experience - and at least five years of experience designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms are required. Candidates must have applied research experience, strong design rationale and communication skills, and mastery of modern design, prototyping, and research tools; a related postgraduate degree or certification and enterprise Agile experience are preferred.
Skills
- Interaction Design
- User Interface Design
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Prototyping
- Design Strategy
- Data Visualization
- Inclusive Design
- Design Critiques
- Facilitation
- Competitive Audits
- Pattern Audits
- Micro-Interaction Design
- Component Design
- Design Thinking
- Agile
Benefits
- Subsidized Health Insurance
- Subsidized Vision Insurance
- Subsidized Dental Insurance
- Retirement Plan With Matching
- Paid Sick Leave
- Online Training
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Art & Design
- Creative & Media
- Technology
- Retail
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Interaction Design
- User Interface Patterns
- User Behaviors
- User Research
- Usability Testing
- Data Visualization
- Inclusive Design
- Design Critiques
- Collaborative Ideation
- Design Workshops
- Interaction Design Theory
- Research Methods
- Design Artifacts
- Task Flows
- Touchpoints
- Interactive Prototypes
- Competitive Audits
- Pattern Audits
- Micro-Interactions
- Component Design
- Design Thinking
- Agile
- Enterprise Organizations
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Product Strategy
- Digital Products