Job: Senior Product Designer at D2L

Location: Kitchener, ON
Position: Senior Product Designer
Company: D2L

Are you a motivated Product Designer who is passionate about creating delightful and usable experiences that help users become awesome? Do you like to think big and have a desire to inspire the people around you? Do you want your design work to have a bigger impact? If this sounds like you, then come join our Product Design team as a Product Designer, and help us change the way the world learns!

We are a design team of just over 20 individuals. Our primary roles are Product Designer or User Experience Researcher — but we are much more diverse than our roles suggest. Although most of us have been at D2L longer, our team is just over one year old. In that time we’ve come together in a big way and we’ve made some big splashes together.

We are organized in persona teams: “Learner Experience”, “Teacher Experience” and “Institutional Experience”. Our team personas do not define us — we are one team and work in pairs that transcend these groups – because learning is a two way street between learner and teacher. If you are looking to be a part of a nascent Design Culture — this is the place for you.

We are not looking for unicorns. We don’t want you to code — unless that is how you communicate naturally. We don’t want you to spread yourself thin across too many areas of specialization.

We are looking for someone who wants to share what they know about design and someone who wants to grow as a designer. Someone who wants to focus on designing the right experiences for learners and teachers. Someone willing to fail early and diverge…

“The way to get good ideas is to get lots of ideas, and throw the bad ones away.” — Linus Pauling

If this sounds like you, we want to talk to you. If this sounds to good to be true, it isn’t — the catch is that we expect you to bring your A game — every day.

What we are looking for

• Passion — We want to see your passion for users, for design and for working collaboratively with other talented designers and user researchers.
• Portfolio — You don’t need to have launched products that have changed the world. But, you will need to show us your designs and have a conversation about the business and user problems you are trying to solve.
• Point of view (POV) — We want to hear what you have to say. We are looking for designers who have and can form opinions about their work. You’ll need to be able to talk about your ideas, concepts, research findings and designs in front of others – including senior leadership.

What we offer

• A design team like no other in Kitchener-Waterloo.
• A place for you to learn and grow as a designer and a human being.
• Projects that will make you feel good again about working in tech. It’s not all about eyeballs, advertising and closing VC rounds.
• A chance to change the way the world learns.
• A strong commitment to work/life balance. Because you and your family matter.

Brass tacks

Ok, beyond passion, portfolio and point of view, we are looking for someone with some real design experience — 5+ years worth.

We are looking for someone who is a team player and wants to collaborate with others. You should understand that everyone can be a leader. Being a self starter is a given.

If you have the 5+ years experience, we’re assuming you can work in an agile environment and you understand and practice key concepts including: Lean UX, Design Sprints (Google Ventures version of Design Thinking process) & Story Mapping. This experience is a vital foundation for the work that you’ll do here.

“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.” —Albert Einstein

Apply online on our website.

UX Developer at Thalmic Labs

Location: Kitchener, ON
Position: UX Developer
Company: Thalmic Labs

About us

Thalmic is a hardware + software company building exciting technologies that will shape the future of human-computer interaction, backed by a world-class team of investors including Spark Capital and Intel Capital.

We announced our first product, the Myo gesture control armband, in 2013, and pre-sold over 10,000 units in the first 48 hours. Myo is now shipping worldwide, and has gone on to win numerous awards, such as Digital Trends’ “Best of CES 2014” Award for Cool Tech.

Day-to-day, we encourage unconventional thinking, thrive on great communication and debate, and know how to move quickly. We advocate a healthy lifestyle and promote continuous learning and improvement. Most of all, we set high standards and ambitious goals, and we’re passionate about building the best, most impactful products.

About you

You’re an accomplished software engineer with a true eye for design and a passion for crafting user experiences that are engaging and intuitive. You love working closely with both designers and engineers, and thoroughly understand how to bridge the unique challenges of each discipline. You’re thoughtful, creative, and adept at quickly pulling together prototypes to test and iterate on new ideas and designs, and you’re excited to use your talent to help us push the boundaries of human-computer interaction.

What you’ll do

• Implement beautiful, engaging, and intuitive user interfaces and experiences for a revolutionary new wearable computing system
• Work closely with UX and engineering teams to take designs and rapidly iterate from concept to prototype to final product
• Write robust, re-usable software components
• Develop software tools and strategies to facilitate rapid prototyping and iteration

What you need

• Strong coding skill in C++, Java, or other high-level language
• An understanding of user-centred design principles and standards across multiple platforms (web, mobile, desktop)
• Familiarity with design and user research techniques such as storyboarding, wireframes, and usability tests
• A sharp eye for detail (you should know the difference between 4 and 5 pixel margins!)
• Experience skinning and adding interactivity to components, including animations and motion
• Proven ability to quickly learn new languages, frameworks, and platforms
• Proficiency with a VCS (preferably git)
• Degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent (in lieu of degree, minimum four years of relevant work experience)
• A portfolio showcasing your strength in creating interactive prototypes

Bonus points for

• Experience with the Qt framework and QML-based UIs
• Experience implementing UIs across a broad range of form factors and input methods
• Experience working on a product that combines both software and hardware
• Proficiency with other programming or scripting languages
• Relevant personal projects and open source work

Apply via links at Thalmic Labs.

Senior UX Designer at TextNow

Location: Waterloo, ON
Position: Senior UX Designer
Company: TextNow

The telecom industry has far too long been dominated by the big, the bureaucratic and the unimaginative. Now is the time for someone to take this industry on with something better.

We are changing the industry by providing what others cannot: a better user experience, better customer service, continual innovation, and most importantly — transparent pricing.

The TextNow Design team is currently seeking an exceptional UX Designer to help craft the vision for TextNow’s user experience. You will be responsible for creating intuitive and beautiful digital products that meet both user and business needs. We’re looking for a user-centric designer to help take great ideas from the whiteboard, through development, and into the hands of millions of people.

What You’ll Do:

• Advocate for our users, obsessing over ways to make their experience better.
• Utilize qualitative & quantitative data to inform design.
• Push creativity and discover new ways to solve problems elegantly.
• Clearly communicate design rationale, explaining choices to product stakeholders.
• Refine existing products with a user-centric design approach.

Requirements

Who you are:

• You have a proven track record of shipping successful products and features.
• You have an online portfolio demonstrating experience designing intuitive, user-centred design solutions.
• You have strong and clean visual design sense.
• You have a degree in a design related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• You have 3+ years experience designing mobile or web based applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with A/B testing, analytics, marketing automation, and lifecycle campaigns.
• Experience with usability testing and user research.
• Ability to work and communicate in a technical environment.
• Experience designing across multiple platforms (Web, iOS, Android, Windows, & Mac OSX).
• Demonstrated passion for design with personal projects.

Benefits:

• Impactful work
• TextNow-powered smartphone
• Competitive total compensation package
• Catered breakfast and lunch
• Professional development
• Fitness center on site, games room
• Multiple social events (milestones celebrations, escape rooms, rock climbing)

To Apply

Apply online at the TextNow website.

Motion UX Designer at Thalmic Labs

Location: Kitchener, ON
Position: Motion UX Designer
Company: Thalmic Labs

About us

Thalmic is a hardware + software company building exciting technologies that will shape the future of human-computer interaction, backed by a world-class team of investors including Spark Capital and Intel Capital.

We announced our first product, the Myo gesture control armband, in 2013, and pre-sold over 10,000 units in the first 48 hours. Myo is now shipping worldwide, and has gone on to win numerous awards, such as Digital Trends’ “Best of CES 2014” Award for Cool Tech.

Day-to-day, we encourage unconventional thinking, thrive on great communication and debate, and know how to move quickly. We advocate a healthy lifestyle and promote continuous learning and improvement. Most of all, we set high standards and ambitious goals, and we’re passionate about building the best, most impactful products.

About You

You are a storyteller, weaving motion and movement into user interfaces to bring them to life in thoughtful, memorable, and engaging ways. You love the challenge of simplifying complexity and delighting users with the unexpected, while defining new paradigms of user interactions and experiences. You are looking to make an impact and see wearable technology as the industry to do just that.

What You’ll Do

• Create novel and engaging UI interactions, animations, and transitions for a variety of platforms that help establish a motion design language for Thalmic products.
• Deliver patterns, best practices and guidance on animation and transitions that help elevate interactions and reinforce brand personality.
• Contribute to the overall vision and user strategy for Thalmic products, from concept exploration through implementation, working closely with UX and software engineers to ensure designs are successfully brought to life.
• Collaborate on all aspects of visual design within the company (web, UI, print, etc.)

What you need

• An impressive portfolio that includes motion and interaction in game, film/video, web or mobile contexts.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Expertise in principles of animation for user interface design and for multi-platform solutions
• A strong acumen for user experience design and how motion design influences UI and interaction design (and vice versa).
• Degree in graphic / motion design / animation or a related field
• Master skills in industry-relevant tools such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe CSS, Core Composer, Flash, Origami and 3D software (Maya, Cinema 4D, etc.).

Bonus points for

• 3D modelling experience
• Visual design experience for web, mobile, and/or desktop interfaces
• Experience conducting user research
• Videography and editing experience

Apply via links at Thalmic Labs.

Mobile UX Designer at Thalmic Labs

Location: Kitchener, ON
Position: Mobile UX Designer
Company: Thalmic Labs

About us

Thalmic is a hardware + software company building exciting technologies that will shape the future of human-computer interaction, backed by a world-class team of investors including Spark Capital and Intel Capital.

We announced our first product, the Myo gesture control armband, in 2013, and pre-sold over 10,000 units in the first 48 hours. Myo is now shipping worldwide, and has gone on to win numerous awards, such as Digital Trends’ “Best of CES 2014” Award for Cool Tech.

Day-to-day, we encourage unconventional thinking, thrive on great communication and debate, and know how to move quickly. We advocate a healthy lifestyle and promote continuous learning and improvement. Most of all, we set high standards and ambitious goals, and we’re passionate about building the best, most impactful products.

About You

Joy for you comes from finding ways to reconcile a mix of user insights, product requirements, and technical capabilities into the most compelling and desirable mobile experiences. You craft interaction models, wireframes, and task flows, and know iOS and android mobile guidelines like the back of your hand. You advocate tirelessly on behalf of the user and never pass up an opportunity to solicit their feedback. You are looking to make an impact and see wearable technology as the industry to do just that.

What You’ll Do

• Transform market and end-user insights into intuitive, engaging, and thoughtful mobile experiences, in the form of wireframes, task flows, mockups, and prototypes.
• Help tackle complex and novel interaction design problems with the goal of defining new UX paradigms and interaction guidelines.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative user research to drive design decisions iteratively throughout the development lifecycle.
• Contribute to the overall vision and user strategy for Thalmic products, from concept exploration through implementation, working closely with UX, product management, and engineers to ensure designs are successfully brought to life.

What you need

• A strong portfolio demonstrating examples of interaction design for mobile experiences, such as annotated wireframes, storyboards, or prototypes, as well as user research activities. It should show a breadth of experience and illustrate the entire design process from ideation through to the final design and clearly state your individual contribution to the project/product.
• Degree in a relevant field (Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, etc.)
• 3+ years industry experience designing mobile applications. Experience designing desktop, web, and touch interfaces for consumer products is highly desirable
• Deep knowledge of a mobile best practices and guidelines, including the Apple Human Interface and Android Guidelines
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute usability tests and other user research, showing how results were analyzed and translated into prioritized recommendations
• Proficiency with industry tools, such as Sketch, Invision, Adobe CSS, or equivalent

Bonus points for

• Being comfortable and open to working in other design areas as needed, including visual design and packaging, and on multiple platforms (web, desktop, etc.)
• Ability to create interactive design prototypes in Axure, Flash, AfterEffects, Maya, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or other tools

Apply via links at Thalmic Labs.

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.

Job: UX Designer at Innosphere

Location: Guelph, ON
Position: UX Designer
Company: Innosphere

Who we are?

Established in 1997, Innosphere has been providing superior software solutions for enterprise and small business in an industry that is constantly moving forward. As a member of our Agile Team, you will be part of a thriving, fast-paced, self-directed, collaborative environment where our goal is to achieve 100% client satisfaction. We are looking for talented, high-energy team members to help us create and innovate software solutions. Innosphere is committed to personal and professional development and growth within the organization.

Who we are looking for?

The desired UX Designer will work with product development teams by leading the design of beautiful and intuitive user experiences for software applications including online, mobile and installed. In this role you will provide wireframe mockups and storyboards of the user experience, take the lead role in the design review process, and work closely with users to incorporate feedback into your designs. In addition to the design of the user experience, you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of a toolkit shared by multiple development teams to create a consistent user experience across multiple products. This position is a 6-month contract.

What are the Core Responsibilities?

• Responsible for the design of the user experience for products created by the Product Delivery team in the Software segment
• Participate in Product Delivery as a member of the cross-functional team and support ongoing work iterations month-to-month
• Create detailed storyboards, mockups, prototypes and communicate designs to product managers and the development team
• Produce and manage cross-browser compliant cascading stylesheets (CSS) for use by the development team
• Establish relationships with Product Managers to obtain client feedback and incorporate into designs
• Schedule meetings with stakeholders to learn both the needs of the business and clients as well as any constraints that may exist including technical ones from engineering
• Work closely with the QA team to ensure that your CSS files support the authorized browsers for the product you are working on
• You will help the team document the style guide as changes to the toolkit occur.

What skills and qualifications we are looking for?

• Degree in Human Computer Interaction, Interactive Media, Graphic Design (or related field) is a plus (not a requirement)
• 3+ years of experience in the design of web applications (SaaS)
• Experience working within an Agile software development team
• Experience designing for Mobile platforms including iPhone, iPad
• A well documented portfolio that showcases samples of design work
• Strong knowledge of web based technologies HTML5, Sass, Less, Modernizr, CSS3 and cross-browser compliance
• Experience with frameworks such as Boostrap or Foundation a plus
• Experience with jQuery is a must
• Experience TypeScript is a plus
• Knowledge of usability testing is an asset
• Excellent leadership, verbal and written communication skills

Apply by sending a resume and cover letter to Katie Paterson (kpaterson@innosphere.ca), or by using one of the links at this Tech & Design listing.

Job: UX Designer at NetSuite

Why NetSuite?

To start, you’ll be surrounded by smart, innovative, caring people — invested in our customers and the community. If you’re looking to share your unique perspective and ideas at a collaborative table and help equip all kinds of businesses achieve their visions, check us out.

Position Summary

NetSuite is looking for a passionate and highly collaborative user experience designer to support our Human Capital Management (HCM) team in Waterloo, Canada.

The ideal candidate will be a creative person with an inquisitive mind who is energized to re-imagine the way people, brands and commerce intersect in the digital world.

At NetSuite, you will work in an environment that places a high value on design. You will also be encouraged to come up with new ideas and will be rewarded and recognized for your efforts.

Responsibilities

• Work in a hands-on role producing stellar designs that negotiate the complexity of a cloud driven enterprise software system
• Partner with designers, user researchers and product managers in usability and other customer feedback activities
• Communicate with cross-functional team members, gather feedback, and iterate quickly
• Apply creative problem solving and strategic thinking to complex design problems
• Effectively present designs, communicate rationale, trade-offs, and be receptive to feedback
• Produce high-quality design deliverables to communicate design solutions, open questions and facilitate discussion
• Perform at a high level in a fast-paced, dynamic, agile environment and be open to change

Qualifications / Skills

• Degree in Visual Design, Product/Industrial Design, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years working in the field of user experience design, visual design, interaction design, user interface design, etc.
• Experience producing high quality wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, etc.
• E-Commerce experience working with clients in different verticals and understanding their needs a plus.
• Experience in responsive design, mobile and tablets experience a plus.

To Apply

Learn more about working at NetSuite Waterloo, then apply directly by email to Gary Good (ggood at netsuite dot com. Note: Please include your resume and portfolio in order to be considered for this position.

Job: Team Lead, Senior UX Designer at NetSuite

Why NetSuite?

To start, you’ll be surrounded by smart, innovative, caring people — invested in our customers and the community. If you’re looking to share your unique perspective and ideas at a collaborative table and help equip all kinds of businesses achieve their visions, check us out.

Position Summary

NetSuite is looking for a passionate and highly collaborative user experience designer to support our Cash Management/Financials team in Waterloo, Canada.

The mission of the Experience Design team is to bring delight to enterprise software. The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver with a passion for providing innovative and elegant designs. They will work with cross–functional teams in various locations to drive design process and design thinking efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on creative problem solving in a cloud-driven enterprise software system.
• Work with a multi-disciplined UX team of designers, user researchers and product managers in a fast-paced, dynamic, agile environment.
• Produce high-quality design deliverables that communicate design solutions and facilitate discussion.
• Presentation of design alternatives and effectively communicate rationale and trade-offs.
• Demonstrate a passion for iteration and eager to receive feedback.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects of varying timelines, degrees of complexity and scope.
• Responsible for managing remote and local employees.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Degree in Product/Industrial Design, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 5+ years working in the field of UX/UI design.
• Online portfolio demonstrating experience producing sketches, wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, task-flows or relevant design artifacts.
• Experience producing high quality wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, etc.
• Experience working in Agile Development methodology a plus.
• Experience managing local / remote employees.

To Apply

Learn more about working at NetSuite Waterloo, then apply directly by email to Gary Good (ggood at netsuite dot com. Note: Please include your resume and portfolio in order to be considered for this position.

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.