Rq10052

RQ UX Designer - Intermediate

11-month contract Business days

ONSITE - 222 Jarvis St

Central Agencies Cluster - Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat

Security Level: CRJMC

Responsibilities:

• Create effective, user friendly and visually appealing interfaces.
• Design the overall functionality of the product in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing.
• Design user interfaces for various projects such as digital displays, publications, media, and other creative materials as required.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate the designs.
• Conceive and conduct user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes.

General Skills:

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance
• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools
• Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies
• Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience
• Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing
• Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Experience facilitating the clients product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions
• Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
• Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of network security and network protocols

MUST-HAVES:

• UX/UI Design Experience:
• Proven experience designing for web and mobile applications with a focus on intuitive, user-friendly interfaces.
• Proficiency in Design Tools: Skilled in tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD for creating wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and user flows.
• User-Centered Design & Research: Ability to conduct user research, usability testing, and translate findings into sitemaps, journey maps, and design iterations.

Nice-to-Haves: 

• OPS Experience: Familiarity with Ontario Public Service standards, accessibility (AODA), and government digital principles.
• Technical Awareness: Understanding of web development limitations and basic knowledge of network security and protocols.