Join us as a passionately creative UX/UI Designer.
Topsite is seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer who is looking for a fresh opportunity with a quickly growing company. You will focus on improving user experience by leveraging your skills to create things intuitively. You’ll develop relationships with accounts across many different industries, crafting outstanding designs for websites, brands, social media, and other digital marketing assets.
Position: UX/UI Designer
Details: Full-time; Hybrid; 32 hours/week (9am-5pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-1pm Fri)
Salary: $60K Annual
Location: 26 Douglas St b1, Guelph, ON, N1H 2S9
What You’ll Be Doing
Collaborate with a team of marketing strategists to solve client and user issues. Build empathy for user needs by participating in discovery activities, including: user research, competitive analysis, journey maps, etc. You can expect to take ownership of crafting UX strategy for our clients and advocating for UX best practices.
In this position, you will be designing high quality wireframes, mockups, and designs that balance aesthetics and usability. You’ll be in charge of researching and implementing design trends and tools to enhance appearance, interactivity, and other UI elements. Your main goal is to seamlessly integrate UX and UI for our client projects (from branding, to websites, to socials, and more) with the help of our content, development, and project management departments.
What We’re Looking For
Must-Haves:
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help translate client goals into creative solutions.
- Demonstrated portfolio, showcasing your passion for creativity and your end-to-end design process.
- Experience designing in Figma.
- Ability to apply user insights, data, and hypotheses to inform strategic design decisions.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortably able to voice your opinions but also embrace flexibility as projects evolve.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Education in arts/design/marketing, or in another related field.
- Specific training in UX/UI.
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience in web development and/or marketing.
- Experience conducting client work, whether freelance or with an agency.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to take initiative.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
Why Work With Us?
Compensation: Competitive salary and generous time-off policies.
Life-Work Balance: 32-hour work weeks with a hybrid work structure.
Start-Up Atmosphere: Casual and innovative office space. No grey walls or cubicles here.
Supportive Environment: We nurture your personal and professional growth.
Diversity & Belonging: We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.
Who We Are
At Topsite, we build creative solutions that drive meaningful change. We pride ourselves on being client-focused, looking to understand and solve core issues instead of applying a quick bandaid fix. We care deeply about our clients and their users, acting as more than just marketers; we’re their partners in success. We know that our team is our most valuable asset, and we value a life-work balance while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment.
Our team members thrive through collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, with our core values being:
- Do the right thing.
- Leave no stone unturned.
- Be remarkably authentic.
- Take measured risks.
- Invest in yourself.
- Create meaningful connections.
At Topsite, we create meaningful connections with our clients, and our team members are the largest part of our success. Join our team today!
How to Apply
We encourage those who think they would thrive at Topsite to send us their resume and cover letter. We require you to submit a cover letter with your application. We will be collecting applications until September 30th, 2024.
Please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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