Job Specifications
Title: Front End Designer - Senior
Location: Edmonton, AB (Remote)
Duration: 12 Month of Contract with Possible extension
Duties:
Creative, evidence-based front-end design solutions for digital service delivery. Solutions must be aligned with corporate design methods and standards.
Foundational design of artifacts on a variety of platforms and fidelities, such as prototypes and wireframes, design pattern libraries and components, graphic design style guides, and fully documented build-ready design specifications.
Plans for design research components.
Justifiable recommendations for design decisions to ensure alignment of project teams, program areas, and senior management.
Participation in agile project management processes and ceremonies such as sprint planning, sprint review, demos, and retrospectives.
Usability test plans and reports evaluating the effectiveness of current and future designs.
Analysis and recommendations on design accessibility to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
Work Experience:
Experience as a Front-End Designer designing and enhancing services via web and other channels 2 years
Experience developing UX artifacts, including streamlined scenarios, storyboards, wireframes, flows and interactive prototypes. 2 years
Experience working within a cross-functional product team in an Agile environment 2 years
Nice to Have:
Experience building and maintaining component libraries/design systems. 2 years
Experience exploring multiple design solutions to a given problem or feature, and communicating those solutions visually through sketches, user flows, wireframes, functional prototypes, and/or high-fidelity designs, as necessary. 2 years
Experience in production design for multiple digital devices (web, mobile, etc.) or complex enterprise applications. 2 years
Experience using accessibility standards and principles including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2 years
Experience with current methodologies and design thinking, especially in relation to improving service experience. 2 years
Experience with frontend design applications such as Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, etc. 2 years
Experience working as a Front-End Designer on a project comparable in size and complexity to the service innovation, program review, and/or digital transformation projects such as the GoA 2 years
Experience working in a dedicated public sector central digital office (e.g. UK Government Digital Service; Ontario Digital Service; British Columbia Government Digital Experience, GoA Digital Innovation Office or its successors). 2 years
About the Company
VLink Inc. is a global software engineering and tech talent partner, delivering next-gen software development, DevOps & AI-powered solutions, and expert software professionals to businesses across the globe.
Founded in 2006, VLink helps organizations--from Fortune 500s to SMBs--accelerate digital transformation, enhance operational efficiency & drive innovation in an ever-evolving tech landscape by leveraging the latest technologies and the best IT talent.
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