• Hybrid working in one of the most amazing office spaces in Vancouver
• Work on well-known and well-regarded enterprise applications
• $90,000 - $115,000 + Bonus

The Company:

This global powerhouse and their enterprise applications have a substantial footprint in the messaging & archiving space for compliance. They grew up with the financial industry. From a start-up working with small broker-dealers, they have scaled to manage petabytes of data for the largest global banks. They have also expanded their solutions for asset management, insurance, energy, government, public companies, and other regulated organizations. Through it all, they have constantly adapted and innovated to relieve customers’ pain points and help them overcome any challenges with their proprietary applications.

The Role:

This role provides an excellent opportunity to help solve challenging problems and create incredible experiences that significantly impact high-profile customers. The UI Designer focuses on visually guiding the user through a product’s interface via interactive elements across multiple platforms (web, desktop and mobile). This will involve creating high-fidelity mock-ups, iconography, UI illustration and other graphic assets for a range of products and services.

The UI Designer will be responsible for taking the Design System to the next level by delivering pixel-perfect designs that bring clarity and unity to their visual language. Working with other UI and UX Designers, Product Managers and Engineering teams in a highly customer-focused agile environment, you will be involved in the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery to help define their products' vision. They’re looking for a UI designer with true artistic talent and a clean, strong visual aesthetic. Relevant training and work experience are important, but they’re really looking for your talent to shine through in the work you have done.

Responsibilities:

• Design and evolve the look and feel of the visual language
• Follow a Human Centred Design approach and adhere to UX best practices
• Apply with conviction the best principles of layout composition, typography, visual hierarchy and motion design
• Deliver pixel-perfect graphic assets that are aesthetically vibrant
• Lead and create user interfaces that are sleek and easy to use
• Translate high-level requirements and interaction flows into intuitive and functional user interfaces
• Communicate your design ideas with conviction within the UX team and non-creative stakeholders
• Develop storyboards, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes to communicate design ideas and solutions effectively
• Design and document new components and interaction patterns for the Design System
• Ensure new components and designs meet WCAG and WAI-ARIA accessibility standards
• Adhere to existing patterns and apply consistency accordingly
• Identify opportunities for UI improvement or differentiation
• Facilitate workshops to get cross-team alignment on new standards
• Support engineers focused on building the design system
• Measure and monitor the performance of the components you work on
• Champion and establish a solid UI practice and be accountable for the UI output
• Work alongside engineering teams to test and iterate on the interface design
• Guide engineering teams through the build and QA process
• Collaborate closely with other UI and UX Designers to find practical solutions to challenging workflows
• Coach and support junior UI designers in the team

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience doing visual/UI design for web, desktop and mobile applications
• Portfolio of relevant UI design work from shipped products/ apps/ services
• Bachelor's degree in a design-related discipline is preferable
• Solid understanding of user-centered design best practices
• Strong typographic and colour theory knowledge
• Ability to create icons, illustrations and other graphic assets for the web
• Ability to create and quickly iterate on high-fidelity mock-ups
• Ability to create high-fidelity prototypes to communicate motion and screen transition
• Ability to communicate UI ideas verbally and visually in an efficient and clear manner
• Ability to take ownership and solve problems creatively
• Experience working with and contributing to design systems and component libraries
• Knowledge of responsive design and mobile design guidelines
• Knowledge of accessibility best practices and approaches
• Knowledge of conventional design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and keep organized in a dynamic environment
• Motion design experience is an asset
• Experience in an enterprise business environment and Agile is definitely an asset

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