Job: UI Visual Designer at Christie

Type: Full-time
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Position: UI Visual Designer
Company: Christie

At Christie, we give bright minds the tools to be truly creative and innovative. The results can be amazing!

We keep raising the bar by consistently setting the standards and being first to market with some of the world’s most advanced projectors and complete system displays. Christie is recognized as one of the most innovative visual technology companies in the world and offers careers that allow you to exceed your potential and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

The Visual Designer role calls for a strong background in graphic design for digital environments, a keen design sense, and a passion for bringing products to life. You will be an integral member of the UX design team — also comprised of interaction and industrial designers — through the creation of visual interface design concepts, specifications, and visual artifacts for web, desktop, and mobile product development. You will work with a senior visual designer to help apply and evolve visual design style guides that can span multiple product lines and that link to an overall Christie brand identify. You ideally have the ability to prototype at different levels of fidelity for use in evaluation and testing. You will also be expected to contribute to and bring consistency to physical product graphics, labeling and packaging. Ultimately, you will have a role in creating the face of Christie as seen through our product-related visual material.

Desired skills and experience

To meet the challenge of being a Visual Designer you will need:

• A strong portfolio of UI and graphic design work. It should show a breadth of experience and illustrate the entire design process from ideation through to the final design. Note: Applicants must provide a portfolio with their application.
• Exceptional graphic/visual design capabilities including typography, sketching, composition, layout, colour, presentation of information. You will be responsible for creating the final look and feel of our user interfaces.
• Experience documenting design rationale, design specifications, and visual style guidelines.
• Experience in motion graphics.
• Experience in interaction design is an asset. Curiosity and a desire to understand the end user is a must.
• Experience in print graphics is an asset but not necessary.
• Excellent communication skills. Must be able to communicate your ideas at all stages of the design process to a wide variety of audiences.
  Proficiency in a variety of design software applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience creating interactive prototypes in Flash, HTML/XHTML, CSS, etc.
• Degree in design or relevant field. Industry experience is an asset.

To apply

Please apply online here. Remember to include a portfolio with your application.

Christie is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability.

Christie is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavor to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process.

All offers of employment at Christie are conditional upon the successful completion of a background screening. Christie engages a third party vendor to complete all background screening. Your consent is required prior to the process beginning.