Visual Designer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid (Downtown, Toronto)

Duration: 12 Months 

Our client, a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for a Visual Designer to be responsible for the interaction and visual design deliverables of the team, from early-stage concepting all the way to delivering final, ready-for-dev design files. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

  • Be the consistent day-to-day designer dedicated to a squad that includes a content designer, researcher, and supporting visual designer who are shared across multiple squads. As such, they will be responsible for communicating and managing the day-to-day design needs of the squad (with support and leadership from their Design Lead), and will be a key partner to the Product Owner
  • Participate in Design Research, and in data-led design approaches
  • Be accountable for following accessible design requirements and visual brand guidelines, and for ensuring that designs leverage our design system
  • Collaborate with the Marketing team to ensure visual design consistency across
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners: product managers, project managers, business analysts, developers, and quality assurance teams.
  • Participation in Agile ceremonies

Must-Have Skills:

  • At least 7 years of product design experience, or in a combination of Interaction Design and Visual design roles
  • Experience designing within the loyalty, retail, or ecommerce space (both responsive web and native mobile app design)
  • Demonstrated expertise with design, prototyping, and collaboration tools such as Figma, Mural, and design systems
  • Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, the rationale, and the logic behind design decisions
  • Experience working in Lean UX and with Agile dev teams
  • Usability research experience
  • Great communication and facilitation skills
  • Portfolio that includes application design samples
  • Experience in an applied research setting, including experience integrating user research into product designs and design practices

Nice-To-Have Skills:

  • Experience in facilitating workshops
  • Experience working with product managers, BA’s, project managers, developers and QE (as part of a larger organization)
  • Experience creating user journeys, wireframes, and information architecture
  • Experience with facilitating or supporting user research, with an understanding of various research methods and how/when they are applied

Soft Skills Required:

Strong communication and presentation skills, ability to collaborate with other designers and cross-functional team members, ability to manage stakeholders and build relationships.

Education:

  • BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field or equivalent practical experience

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.