Experience Design Associate, Appnovation

• 1+ years experience in a Design role, interfacing with clients and working on cross-functional teams
• Understanding of UX Strategy and Product Design
• An appreciation for Service Design, Design Systems, A/B testing, and localization
• Ability to optimize design for accessibility, responsive web, and native mobile apps
• Skilled with design tools including Miro and Figma
• Previous experience in an Agile Product Delivery environment

• Guide discovery and data-driven research to identify critical user insights and develop hypotheses
• Prioritize user needs and solve business problems with a Design Thinking approach
• Understand a client's business, customers, and vision to propose a robust experience strategy with meaningful KPIs
• Produce high-quality deliverables involving research synthesis, journey maps and user flows, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, etc
• Plan and facilitate remote and in-person workshops, brainstorms, and usability testing
• Advocate for accessible and ethical design, from conception to implementation

• RRSP matching
• MVP Awards (employee recognition program)
• Wellness allowance
• Maternity/parental top up
• Flexible work arrangements
• Continued learning and development
• Paid time off/sick days

Total funding: $18.9m

Thanks to the versatility of digital consultancy and the many forms it can take, companies such as Appnovation are experiencing a renewed interest from investors. With spending on the industry expected to grow to $2.8 trillion by 2025, Appnovation has grown considerably since its $8.2 million funding from the Canadian Business Growth Fund in 2020.