UX Designer

Job Title: UX Designer

Location: Toronto, ON

Type: Contract

Work Model: Onsite

Experience: 3+ Years

Work Hours: 36.25 hrs/week

Job Description:

We are seeking a UX Designer with 3+ years of relevant experience working on complex digital products and projects. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in user-centred design, mobile-first and responsive design, user research, usability testing, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Key Responsibilities & Requirements:

• Apply UX design best practices to develop effective, user-centred solutions.
• Strong understanding of mobile-first and responsive design principles.
• Ability to efficiently iterate and refine designs based on user feedback and testing.
• Participate in complex projects of different sizes while following UX best practices, project plans, and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Facilitate user research and usability testing activities.
• Develop User Interview Topic Maps, Interview Scripts, Interview Synthesis, and User Research Findings Reports.
• Experience with accessibility compliance testing is an asset.
• Work closely with Product Owners, developers, business teams, and other stakeholders to support successful product delivery.
• Demonstrated communication, mediation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience supporting projects through Discovery, Alpha, Beta, and Live (DABL) or similar delivery methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively within balanced Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with UX and design tools including Figma, Axure, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, Zeplin, and/or JustInMind.
• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Angular, and Node.js experience is an asset.
• Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Comfortable collaborating with distributed teams and communicating closely with clients and stakeholders.
• Degree or diploma in Graphic Design, UX Design, or a related field.
• Certification or education in Usability, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or Technical Writing is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of DABL (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live) is preferred.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees