Senior UX/UI Designer – Website Strategy & Design

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead the Project Discovery process.

• Conduct interviews with stakeholders to gather insights.

• Convert research findings and client feedback into actionable design directives.

• Evaluate qualitative and quantitative data sets to formulate significant recommendations that align user and business objectives.

• Perform UX, content, and design audits and communicate your findings to both internal and client teams.

• Execute and consolidate actionable insights from user research and testing.

• Develop Information Architecture and content strategy:

• Integrate information architecture, navigation, and sitemap strategies.

• Conduct content audits and identify gaps in the existing material.

• Create tone, voice, and taxonomies to guide content production.

• Demonstrate an understanding of how content strategy influences design.

• Generate visual design and strategy artifacts, including but not limited to:

• Wireframes.

• Page templates.

• Interactive prototypes.

• Full-fidelity visual compositions.

• UI component libraries and either static or interactive responsive design systems.

• Engage in Sales and Marketing activities.

• Serve as a senior creative voice during sales discussions.

• Assist in identifying client goals, risks, constraints, and opportunities during pre-sales discovery.

• Contribute design and strategic insights to proposals, estimates, scopes, and project methodologies.

• Enhance Kanopi's thought leadership through webinars, blog posts, case studies, conference ideas, or educational materials.

⛳️ Requirements

• Senior-level, hands-on UX/UI design experience with complex, content-rich websites, supported by a strong portfolio showcasing your process from discovery and strategy to high-fidelity visual design.

• Proficient in visual design skills, including layout, typography, hierarchy, brand application, responsive design, and accessible UI patterns.

• Advanced skills in Figma, covering prototyping, design systems, component workflows, and creating client-ready presentation files.

• Extensive knowledge of UX strategy, content strategy, information architecture, and content experience principles.

• Proven experience in a creative agency setting.

• Excellent communication skills, capable of adapting your message for designers, developers, and clients, making complex concepts accessible and actionable for each audience.

• A collaborative approach to solving intricate creative and strategic challenges, focusing on practical, thoughtful solutions.

• Nice to have:

• Coding skills.

• Familiarity with WordPress and/or Drupal.

• Experience in the higher education, mission-driven, or healthcare sectors.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

• Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies.