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ux designer Vaughan

Longos

Full Time Vaughan 64903 - 57939 CAD ANNUAL Today

Job description

Longo’s is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where team members have a place to grow and pursue excellence, have the latitude to take ownership of their careers and the support and encouragement necessary to be the best they can throughout their career. We are a Canadian, family operated food retailer which has grown and prospered since 1956. Our team members are dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by offering the best food experience to every customer, every time. It is through such commitment that Longo’s now operates over 37 stores within the GTA along with Grocery Gateway; our online grocery delivery service, is celebrating 65 years of business and is continuing to grow!

Are you passionate about food?

Are you looking to take your career to the next level?

Why not join us?

Position: Intermediate UX/UI Designer

Job Overview:

As an Intermediate UX/UI Designer on the Longo’s User Experience team, you will be responsible for designing solutions for mobile/web and other digitally led and/or digitally-integrated experiences in the Longo’s ecosystem. You will envision how users experience mobile and web applications and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined and, simple. You’ll take on complex tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible and, easy-to-use designs with guest empathy at the root of everything you do.

Accountabilities:

Research

Participate in user research, interviews, surveys and, usability studies, translating findings into wireframes and prototypes.
Make recommendations as per insights gathered to inform product roadmap.
Participate in stakeholder interviews to determine feature/functionality requirements.
Conduct industry research and stay up-to-date on best practices, competitor UI/UX designs/flows and emerging technologies.
Review product requirements gathering documentation as provided by Product Management outlining the needs of stakeholders (UX, business, operations, IT/Development) and market competitive examples.
Actively participate in product enhancement familiarization meetings.

Design

Lead UX external resources ensuring design library, functionality and requirements are strictly adhered to.
Ideate, create storyboard and, style tiles to visually communicate your ideas.
Create patterns, icons and supporting imagery to improve guest interaction.
Develop user flows, use case scenarios to demonstrate how a Guest/user will navigate through a product or service.
Create wireframes

Prototypes

Create prototypes demonstrating a working knowledge of responsive design and grid principles for Desktop, Mobile, Mobile App and tablet.
Ensure design is accessible.
Provide final source files for IT/Development
Provide JPEGs for easy Product Management reference.
Provide supporting documentation/video to insure seamless implementation.

Guest/User Testing

Conduct, observe and analyse usability testing sessions.

Look for ways to continuously improve Guest experience through a iterative design process that i validate by users.

Visual QA (Product acceptance)

Participate in the Visual QA during QA process by validating against intended design.
Documents changes required so that they can be acted on by the development team.

Communication/Documentation

Effectively communicate and provide supporting rationale for your designs to UX team, product management, developers and, other key stakeholders.
Develop standard UI components and style guides for company-wide use.
Develop design and user behavior specifications for Product Management and Development Team.
Manage UX content and Guest Communication as it relates to product and service.
Support Product Management/UAT team to make sure features are implemented as intended.
Be able to take constructive feedback and manage accordingly.

Brand Ambassador (Policing of Brand Standards)

Manage design libraries and design systems with adherence to product branding requirements.
Create and present suggestions for where the design system needs to evolve and obtain approval.
Ensure specifications are well documented.

UI/UX stakeholder

You will act as a key stakeholder for UI/UX digitally lead initiatives.
Research/Reporting
Under advisement of my superior, publish findings of research for distribution within the organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies:

BFA/BS/BA/College Diploma in Graphic Design, Interactive Design and, a User Experience Design Masters or, 1-year post-grad certificate.
In-depth understanding of human centered design principles and how to apply them to business challenges.
Previous experience in e-commerce, grocery experience would be a huge asset.
3-5 years of hands-on experience in a busy, demanding corporate environment.
Software/Tools
- FIGMA
- Adobe Suite (Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- JIRA/Confluence
- MS Word
Extra nice to haves
- Ability to code or understanding of in HTML, CSS, SASS and Javascript
- Experience with Google Analytics
- Good understanding of Agile development methodology

Working Conditions:

Majority of work is performed in a standard office environment with participation in meetings at the office.
Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities with demanding deadlines
User testing may require travel to various locations; stores, businesses, delivery vehicles, distribution centre, central kitchen etc.
Ability to work in cold or hot conditions may be required.
Review, input and analyze large volumes of data on the computer daily for long periods of time.
Requires high functioning cognitive ability and focus for long periods of time.
May require you to be in the presence of vulnerable public. Extra patience and the ability to conduct your behavior in a professional and with an empathetic lens is essential.
Light lifting/assembly may be required.
Ability to work with a wide variety of personalities

Longo’s is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

Note: A qualified job applicant with a disability is one who possesses the required skills, education, experience and training and who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the position applied for.

If you require accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Coordinator at:

Email: [email protected]