Junior UX Designer

We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Junior UX Designer to create intuitive, accessible, and visually compelling digital interfaces for web and mobile applications. In this role, you will take a user-centered design approach to transform business goals and user feedback into interactive wireframes, prototypes, and user journey maps. Working closely with cross-functional teams, developers, and business stakeholders, you will facilitate design workshops, conduct end-to-end user research, and iterate on product features to deliver seamless digital experiences aligned with modern design systems and accessibility standards.

Location: Toronto, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 6-month contract.



Advantages
Modern Prototyping Ecosystem: Hands-on experience applying industry-standard tools like Figma to complex web and mobile products.

Design System Exposure: Direct experience working with modern, standardized public-facing design frameworks and digital service standards.

End-to-End Research & UX Scope: Own the full user experience flow from discovery research and wireframing to user testing and UI delivery.

Dedicated Onsite Collaboration: Work directly alongside product leads, developers, and senior designers in a focused, 5-day onsite workspace.



Responsibilities
User-Centered Interface Design: Create responsive, effective, and visually appealing graphical user interfaces (GUI) for web and mobile applications.

User Research & Synthesis: Conceive and conduct user research, interviews, and surveys, translating findings into sitemaps, user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma.

Workshop Facilitation & Stakeholder Alignment: Define and lead UX design alignment sessions, co-design workshops, and feedback reviews with business users and technical leads.

Usability Testing & Iteration: Facilitate product visioning through rapid prototyping, user testing, and iterative design cycles based on real user feedback.

Design Systems & Standards Adherence: Apply digital service standards and work with established design systems (such as the Ontario Design System) to ensure visual consistency across digital products.

Accessibility Compliance: Incorporate accessibility principles into design concepts, meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements and supporting accessibility testing for digital products.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with developers, business analysts, and QA specialists to communicate design intent, navigate technical constraints, and ensure seamless implementation.



Qualifications
UX/UI Design Experience: Relevant experience as a UX designer, UI designer, interactive designer, or similar role designing web and mobile applications (Strictly Required).

User Interaction & Prototyping: Demonstrated experience creating GUI designs, user journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes using Figma or similar design tools (Strictly Required).

Workshop & Research Facilitation: Ability to lead UX design alignment sessions, stakeholder workshops, and manage end-to-end user research from recruitment to synthesis (Strictly Required).

Accessibility & Design Standards: Knowledge of accessibility testing, WCAG 2.1 AA requirements, digital service standards, and working with modern design systems (Strictly Required).

Cross-Functional Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven track record of collaborating with developers and business leads in a deadline-driven environment (Strictly Required).



Summary
If you're interested in the "Junior UX Designer" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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