Interaction/Visual Designer

Overview

Become a key player in shaping exceptional digital experiences for a leading financial institution in Canada as a User Experience Designer. Partnering with Aquent, you’ll join a team that’s pushing the boundaries of digital product design, striving to improve the lives of millions of people. Your expertise in user-centered design will be essential in crafting intuitive and engaging digital products that inspire and delight.
As a User Experience Designer, you will be an integral part of an agile team, collaborating with cross-functional partners to transform user needs into elegant and effective solutions. You’ll be involved in every step of the design process, from ideation and prototyping to testing and implementation, making a tangible impact on the user experience.
What You’ll Do:

• Develop design strategies based on user interface patterns and behaviors to enhance user comprehension and improve task performance.
• Use visualizations and interactions to support analytic thinking with large datasets.
• Facilitate design critiques, evaluate interactions for inclusivity, and provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Lead ideation sessions and collaborative work activities, acting as the interaction design subject matter expert.
• Create complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate design ideas.
• Develop high-fidelity prototypes to provide detailed specifications for development teams.
• Present interaction design work to senior stakeholders, effectively communicating design rationale and strategic vision.
• Facilitate usability testing and participate in research activities to gather user insights.
• Research interaction design strategies within the financial services sector and conduct competitive audits.
• Perform pattern, micro-interaction, and component design audits to ensure consistency and best practices.

Must-Haves:

• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Portfolio showcasing application design samples.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms.
• Experience in an applied research setting, including integrating user research into product designs and design practices.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic, including describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions.
• Proven expertise with design, prototyping, and research tools such as Figma, Mural, and UserTesting.com.

Nice-to-Haves:

• MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field.
• Strong understanding of various research methods and their application during different product phases.
• Appreciation for the potential of “design thinking.”
• Experience working within a large organization and an agile environment.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $58 to $63.75 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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