Careers at Delvinia

Senior UI Designer

About Delvinia

We are Delvinia, located in the heart of downtown Toronto at King and Peter streets. We are one of Canada’s fastest growing technology firms as recognized by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 program for the last three consecutive years. We specialize in consumer research data collection and research automation, through our automation platform: Methodify!

We are dedicated to providing researchers and insight professionals the ability to quickly gather and deliver high quality information about Canadian consumers.

Our Values

Our team believes in delving in and digging deep. Passion, patience, perseverance, perspective and people are our core values. We promote a culture of openness, authenticity and trust. We believe in being accountable, being committed to ongoing learning, and demonstrating excellence and leadership in all that we do. We consider ourselves to be a pretty formidable team with a close-knit work environment and an entrepreneurial spirit.

The Position

We are looking for a Senior UI Designer to join our team to support the advancement and successful commercialization of Methodify (an automated market research platform). We work in an agile environment, and often collaborate in cross-functional teams to solve challenging problems. You will play an important role in realizing our design philosophy to provide complex functionality through a beautiful UI and positive user experience.

Job Details

Identify UX problems, and devise design solutions or manage the implementation of solutions
Take a user-centered design approach to researching, sketching ideas, prototyping and testing user experiences
Collaborate with subject matter experts (platform and product team, designers, developers) to help implement the product vision
Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mock-ups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
Hand off deliverables to developers to implement designs, and communicating acceptance criteria
Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
Work with UX designers to develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how the platform functions and looks like
Create original graphic design elements (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
Arrange user interfaces using design library components from Ant Design and Material UI.
Prepare and present rough drafts to clients, internal teams and key stakeholders
Identify and troubleshoot UI problems (e.g. responsiveness, accessibility standards)
Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
Manage adherence to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Job Requirements

Three or more years of design experience
Demonstrable strong UI design skills through a portfolio of previous examples
Experience collaborating with other designers
A solid grasp of user-centered design (UCD), planning and conducting user research, testing, rapid prototyping, and usability concerns.
Understanding of Accessibility (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
Ability to effectively communicate design decisions and processes
Proficiency in a UI design tool, such as Figma or Sketch
Passion about resolving user pain points through great design
Open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism

Extra points for:

Knowledge or experience in the market research industry
Designed a product or full user experience from zero to launch
Development experience (especially front-end)
Experience creating design systems and/or knowledge of Atomic Design
Knowledge of industry trends and design best practices
Experience with Figma and Jira

How to Apply

If this sounds like the role for you and you are up to the challenge, please contact us. We look forward to reviewing your qualifications as outlined in a cover letter and resume.

Some Things to Note

We will only contact candidates who qualify for an interview. A satisfactory review of your references and a criminal background check are part of our selection process.

Delvinia is an equal opportunity employer and we highly encourage applications from; women, visible minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, persons with disabilities, and persons of Aboriginal heritage.

Delvinia is committed to providing a fully accessible recruitment process. Should you require additional accommodations to participate in our process, please contact careers@delvinia.com with your request, or to obtain additional information.