** This role can be done remotely from anywhere in Canada and this role is a FTE role, not open to Contracting and Agencies **

As our UX/UI Designer, you will We are looking for a UI-UX Designer to join the Traction Ventures team. We are part of Traction on Demand- and focused on our product offerings. You will be working on a variety of projects to help our incubated products go to market! This is a startup environment, where we have the need to be creative, have a frontline commitment to our customers, and have a vision with a limitless horizon on what we can change!

Traction on Demand’s hiring philosophy is based on culture, intelligence, and then skills. Here’s what we mean by that:

Culture

Culture at Traction on Demand isn’t about drinking beer and playing ping-pong – it’s much more. We are looking for people who want to join an active community of engaged individuals who see business as more than just a vehicle to make money. We care about our people, wider community, and planet. Come join us on this journey! Traction is a group of entrepreneurs committed to creating ecstatic clients, doing enjoyable work, and being efficient in everything we do. We fail fast and love to innovate. Change is our middle name. Our values don’t just sit on a glossy page. We live by them every day. Our values are the cornerstone of who we are – do they resonate with you?

Embrace Knowledge • Do the right thing • Seek adventures and smiles • Healthy hearts and heads • Pursue opportunity • Build community

Intelligence

People often ask what it takes to succeed at Traction on Demand – you’ve got to be smart, without having an ego. What does that mean? Imagine working with a group of your smartest friends who all love to learn. Everyone is always pushing each other to grow and innovate at a pace that can only be called furious. We are never idle or stagnant. We seek and share knowledge. We are comfortable with the unknown. We just “git ‘r done.”

Skills

Tractionites come from a variety of backgrounds, and we are eager to find people that are from non-traditional backgrounds. Typically, we find that people are successful in this role when they have:

2 + years of experience as an UI-UX Designer or similar role
Basic understanding of Salesforce.com would be preferable, but not necessary
Has experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and human centered design
Ability to fill any role within the UX workflow pipeline, from concept, wireframe, comps, & implementation
Experience creating personas, journey maps, process flows, and user stories
Ability to create an end-to-end UX design structure
Good writing skills and ability clearly articulate design solutions
Practical experience with a prototyping tool (one or more of the following): Adobe XD, Axure, Sketch, Keynote, Visio, Figma etc
Understanding of usability principles
Ability to perform usability analysis of existing products, and to provide critical feedback and recommendations
Proficiency in designing and assembling presentation decks

What You Will Be Doing

Using documentation, reviews, and presentations, communicate clear and compelling ideas to a wide range of key stakeholders
Serve as a bridge connecting design, product, engineering, and marketing teams
Produce wireframes, storyboards, concepts, and other collateral to help communicate research results and make the case for new ideas
iterate quickly on prototypes to support GTM
Generate detailed final design specs that inspire accurate developer builds
Work with developers and quality experts to deliver a polished final product
Combine creativity with an awareness of the design elements
Conduct an ongoing user research

If you’re interested, so are we! Send your resume our way, and we’ll reach out to you if we are interested in moving forward.

At Traction on Demand, we aim to change the world by challenging the traditional consulting model and building community with our clients, partners, and neighbours. At our core, we’re about improving the way companies do business by leveraging technology – salesforce.com, technology partners, and our own libraries of intellectual property. We are a people-first organization, creating long-term relationships with our clients and growing with them as strategic business partners. Our clients are varied in size, geography, and industry, and include some of the world’s largest technology firms. Traction for Good, our community engagement program, and our involvement as one of the first 100 B Corps in Canada are just a couple of the reasons why we have been named to the Best Places to Work in Canada top 10 list for several years running.

We are an equal opportunity employer and love diversity at our company! We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Please note, employment is contingent on the successful completion of background and reference checks.