Sr. Front-End Designer
Affinity

The Front End Designer(s) will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams. These teams, led by GoA product owners and 3D work collaboratively and collectively participate in a full range of activities including: field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution. Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and then deliver new services that are efficient, effective and affordable.
From research and findings, the Front End Designer(s) will develop design documentation, including for interfaces.
Responsibilities:
Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:
- 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.
Must Have Qualifications:
- 2+ years 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
Nice to Have Qualifications:
- 2+ years 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. Duration-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, BC Government Digital Experience, etc.)
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About Affinity:
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 12147
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