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• Director, User Experience
  Subcategories:
  Ontario
  Job Category
  Testing & Usability
  Job Title or Project
  Director, User Experience
  Job Type
  Full-Time Permanent
  Description
  Director, User ExperienceTorontoThe Director of User Experience (UX) is a key leadership, strategic, and creative role in our organization. The UX Director leads a UX leadership team in total comprising >20 staff, with specialists in Information Architecture, web design, CSS/HTML design and Javascript. The Director will be expected to act as both a contributor on the team as well as mentor, leader and coach. The Director is expected to work collaboratively in an ever changing environment with the ability to constantly set and challenge priorities.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:•Communicate and create overall User Experience vision by defining the direction and goals for the group; be accountable for the design quality of all user experience projects.•Provide management and coaching for the team responsible for user experience design, front-end development, and ongoing maintenance for our properties•Provide leadership and mentorship for the UX team and create and foster an environment of excellence. •Advocate for the user and evangelize best practices in usability at all level of the our organization, with staff, cross-functionally, and with the senior leadership team •Collaborate with others in Product Management, Editorial, Marketing, and Tech to develop new products and enhancements. •Work with the leadership team to improve processes and tools to increase product quality & efficiency•Lead the creation and conception of innovative user interface design solutions.•Direct team efforts by coordinating tasks and project assignments.•Improve and evolve team processes and methodologies and establish best practices. •Evangelize user-centered design principles to individuals and groups throughout the organization.QUALIFICATIONS:This is a management position requiring significant direct management experience. You must specifically have experience leading user interface design teams.Education:Bachelor's or Master's degree in design related discipline: Graphic Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, Product Design; Journalism, English or Communications; Marketing.Experience:At least 3 years of experience leading/managing user interface design teams, with the ability to inspire, lead, challenge and motivate a creative team. Candidate will have at least 8 years total interaction design experience including in-depth knowledge of user interface design principles, human factors, user-centered design processes, interaction design guidelines, usability methodologies, industry standards and trends, platform standards, software development processes, and prototype design. Experience with Agile Scrum a plus.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:We’re looking for candidates with a passion for customer focus and innovation and ability to inspire and motivate others. You must have strong knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of modern front-end technologies and approaches (XHTML/CSS, ActionScript, JavaScript, AJAX, DHTML, Flex, etc.) and the curiosity to tinker. We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity for all people.