UI / UX Designer at Dejero

Location: Waterloo, ON
Position: UI / UX Designer
Company: Dejero

Dejero simplifies the remote acquisition, cloud management, and multiscreen distribution of professional live video over IP. Many of the world’s top broadcasters rely on Dejero for their mobile newsgathering needs.

At Dejero, we like challenges. Solving them is what drives us. It’s what defines us. We listen to our customers. We learn from them. We collaborate with them. We cultivate ideas, test them, and improve upon them. That’s how we innovate. Our culture of collaboration and commitment to customer satisfaction is what sets us apart—and we know how to have fun too. We are privately held and ranked in the top fastest-growing technology companies in North America. If you are up for a rewarding challenge, then Dejero is the place for you.

We are seeking a skilled UI / UX Designer to create beautiful user experiences. The ideal candidate will have a strong sense of how to create engaging experiences, and a passion for bringing products to life. You will be responsible for UI design across web, mobile and touch screen interfaces. You will collaborate closely with product management, engineering, marketing and executive stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities

• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Execute all visual design stages from concept through implementation with the engineering team.
• Present and defend designs to peers and executive level stakeholders.
• Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback.
• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards.

Desired Characteristics & Requirements

• A strong portfolio showing excellent graphic/visual design capabilities including typography, composition, layout, colour, presentation of information.  It should illustrate the entire design process from ideation through to the final design.
• Excellent communication skills. Must be able to communicate your ideas throughout the design process to a wide variety of audiences.
• Proficiency in a variety of design software applications such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Invision or other wireframe and mockup software.
• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps.
• Experience with responsive web design principles and practices.
• The ability to bring simplicity and usability to data and workflows.
• Ability to creatively solve complex UI challenges.
• Ability to iterate quickly in an agile environment.
• Bachelor’s degree with 3 – 5 years of experience.
• An understanding of current front-end web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, etc. would be an asset.
• Understanding of common software development practices and common project management practices.

Thank you for your application and interest in joining Dejero. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Dejero is committed to providing a barrier free application and interview process for all candidates. Should you require accommodations due to a disability or medical condition at any point throughout the hiring process, please contact Human Resources by email at careers@dejero.com or by telephone at 519.772.4824.