Job Description & Work Exp.

PivotRoots is seeking a talented, personable visual designer who can Lead the User Experience Visual Design team by working with other designers and development teams on a variety of projects. The PivotRoots User Experience Design group is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. 

Responsibilities

• Creates innovative visual design, layouts, iconography and interactive solutions to ensure that all projects are consistent with the corporate brand and identity.
• Experience with designing of multi-channel services or experiences.
• Provide detailed design and layout specifications for responsive / Adaptive / PWA UI design.
• Experience in participating in co-creation sessions and collaborative workshops with stakeholders and users.
• Understand and design complex functional specifications.
• Responsible for production design and asset management for each project assigned.
• Work closely with software developers, interaction designers, usability specialists, and product managers.
• Deliver all design solutions on time, with a high focus on detail.
• A strong grasp of industry standard design and prototyping software (Sketch, InVision and Adobe Creative Cloud).

Skills and Qualifications

• High level of proficiency with leading design software packages, including the core Adobe Creative Suite products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to high quality personal work ethic, while adhering to departmental and corporate standards.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and organization skills, meeting all project deadlines.
• Works well independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, adjusting priorities quickly in response to changing corporate/departmental goals.
• Strong sense of branding, usability and is adaptable with visual design styles.    
• Accredited post-secondary User Experience and/or Visual/Graphic Design-focused program (8+ year programs preferred).
• Minimum 8-9 years of working experience in UX-related visual/graphic design.
• Design portfolio required (provide PDF or URL of sample design work).