ux designer Calgary
Job description
Department: Engineering
Reports To: Chief Technology Officer
Location: Virtual (in Calgary, Alberta)
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Beyond Providing a Dynamically Comprehensive Marketing Automation Tool
One of the primary challenges facing modern-day businesses is determining exactly what marketing efforts are working for them, and where they need to improve. Indeed, at the end of the day, the term “marketing” needs to translate into tangible results that sales teams, managers and others can see and measure…and that’s precisely where we come in.
Based in Canada with a primary office in Calgary, Alberta — and boasting clients hailing from all over the world — ActiveDEMAND is the company behind the highly successful ActiveDEMAND marketing automation platform, considered our flagship offering. ActiveDEMAND started as a digital marketing agency with a vision: build a modern tool set for the multi-client marketer. ActiveDEMAND was launched in 2012 and though its’ conceptualization has been materializing since 2005. Since 2002, the founders have constructed a plethora of tools and systems to not only effectively market products and services, but to bridge the gap between marketing and sales.
JOB SUMMARY
Are you looking for an opportunity to create, innovate, and be influential? Are your design and coding skills legendary?
We are looking for a dynamic UX/UI Designer who will be responsible for the User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) design of our various digital assets. You will ensure that all elements of the online user experience are optimized for improved usability, usefulness, and exceptional visual design.
The successful candidate will evidence a passion for delivering adaptive and creative solutions to UI/UX design problems by staying up to date with best practices and emerging trends in user experience design and user interface technology.
We are an Agile/Scrum/Lean shop with a focus on innovation that takes a story-based approach to translate assumptions into requirements through validated learning. We believe in frequent pair programming and behaviour-driven development. We value independent thinking and a hunger for constant learning.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Investigating user experience design requirements for our web-based SaaS product, our phone apps, and our Chrome extension.
- Producing high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, visual and graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes.
- Building UI components by utilizing software and technologies such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
- Designing UI elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, tabs, and widgets for our digital assets.
- Providing advice and guidance on the implementation of UX research methodologies and testing activities in order to analyze and predict user behaviour.
- Adhering to style standards in typography and graphic design.
- Assisting with the evolution of our existing design system to ensure a rich, consistent user experience across our entire product.
- Collaborate with leadership to brainstorm new ideas and enhancements.
- Identifying, articulating and prioritizing potential usability issues.
- Collaborate with leadership to brainstorm new ideas and enhancements.
- Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new functions and features.
- Collaborate with other team members and client stakeholders
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- A Bachelor's Degree in Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- A minimum of 2 years UX/UI design experience for digital products or services
Skills and Knowledge:
- A portfolio of professional UX/UI design work for both web and mobile platforms
- Strong working knowledge of the following technologies and software: HTML, CSS (SCSS), Javascript, Adobe Creative Suite (or other design tools), wireframe tools (like moqups)
- Understanding/working knowledge of Ruby on Rails or full stack development, and iOS/Android development would be considered an asset
- A team player but can work independently too
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
WHAT WE OFFER
- The annual salary range for this position is $65,000 - $85,000.
- The opportunity to work with an exciting, innovative, and growing company.
- Virtual Work from home within Calgary, AB.
- 2 weeks of vacation.
- Extended Health Care Coverage, including Vision, Dental, and Prescription Drugs.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $65,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience and working knowledge of HTML, CSS (SCSS), Javascript, Adobe Creative Suite (or other design tools), wireframe tools (like moqups)?
- What are you salary expectations for the role?
Experience:
- UX: 1 year (required)
- UI Design: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
