Job details

UX/IA Designer - IT4 (AESES)

Existing Regular Continuing Full-Time (Budget Funded)

Full-time: Yes

Permanent: Yes

Work schedule: 35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Salary: $38.32 to $55.25 per hour ($69,742.40 to $100,555.00 per annum)

Trial/Probation period:

840 hours worked

For more information please contact: Tracy Einarson - tracy.einarson@umanitoba.ca

Key responsibilities

The Strategic Marketing and Communications team at the University of Manitoba is seeking a talented User Experience/Information Architect designer to help shape exceptional digital experiences. In this role, you’ll collaborate on innovative projects—designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mock-ups optimized for diverse devices and interfaces. If you’re passionate about creating intuitive, user-centered designs that make an impact, we want to hear from you!

• Provides leadership and direction in digital experience design, user journeys and co-development practices.

• Conducts concept and usability research, analysis and testing. This will include market scans for trends in technology usage, secondary market research with other universities/organizations and 3rd party research/whitepapers.

• Facilitates user experience workshops with internal and external stakeholders across the university environment.

• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mock-ups of digital products optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces.

• Takes a user-centered design approach, testing and iterating designs in partnership with end users.

• Participates in cross-functional project teams as a subject matter expert in web content writing, contributing to the development and delivery of the digital components of a broader digital strategy/roadmap.

• Makes strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features.

• Conduct user experience audits of existing web platforms with the intent to recommend and inform opportunities for improvement.

• Use web analytics to inform decisions that form recommendations for governing bodies and team members across IST and SMC.

• Design and develop training materials for content administrators.

• Deliver training to content administrators.

• Provides support and guidance to colleagues and clients to assist in achieving a positive user experience and consistent brand presence on the umanitoba.ca site.

• Remain current on emerging trends and technologies related to digital user experience.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• University degree in related field is required.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum four (4) directly related UX design experience in a marketing communications environment required (or relevant education and experience).

• Expertise in UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, as well as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript is required.

• Experience working with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision is required.

• Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design is required.

• Experience in planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, usability and accessibility concerns required.

• Experience with digital project/product management is required.

• Experience in project management is required.

• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills is required.

• Strong writing and editing skills required.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills is required.

• Proficiency with software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, online work management software, and web content management systems is required.

• Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently is required.

• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate and document design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients is required.

• Demonstrated ability to understand stakeholder needs and goals and to translate into outstanding user experiences is required.

• Demonstrated ability to act positively and efficiently under pressure is required.

• Demonstrated ability to multitask is required.

• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

Additional information

Hybrid work option currently available. Successful candidate must reside or be willing to relocate to Winnipeg as in-person work is required.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca

or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.