User Experience Designer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">User Experience Designers at CBC Digital Products are involved in every aspect of the user experience design process.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is an opportunity to make an impact and leave an impression on the millions of Canadians ranging across all demographics that make our audience.</span>

Toronto, ON

CBC

<p>CBC Digital Operations is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</p> <p>Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</p> http://www.cbc.ca

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Mid Level

Overview: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CBC Digital Products is the country&rsquo;s biggest digital startup, taking on the challenges of innovating how media is made, sent and received. We are also part of Canada&rsquo;s oldest and truest broadcasting company. We are trying new things. We are growing. As an entity of our own. As a voice for our country. As a team.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital is a part of our present and all of our future. CBC&rsquo;s strategy is focused on becoming a digital-first organization that provides a digital platform for storytellers. Our mission is to engage our audience with stories they care about.</span></p> <p><strong>The opportunity</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want to enter the world of digital media and be part of the change a</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">nd growth of one of Canada&rsquo;s long-established and respected broadcasters, this is your chance. CBC Digital Products is looking for a is looking for User Experience Designers</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">User Experience Designers at CBC Digital Products are involved in every aspect of the user experience design process. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is an opportunity to make an impact and leave an impression on the millions of Canadians ranging across all demographics that make our audience. It&rsquo;s a chance to:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Make a tangible contribution and be part of our mandate to</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> enlighten, inform and engage.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work with dedicated Agile delivery teams to design, test, measure and iterate solutions across a range of digital platforms, including web, apps, email, and emerging platforms like voice-interface design.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Balance editorial and commercial requirements with human centred principles and practices. Actively listen to our audiences and use metrics, research and testing to develop evidence based hypotheses. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Articulate rationales, encourage feedback and demo their work in a manner that enables collaboration, learning and continuous improvement. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you're passionate about Canada and you love technology, learning and bringing out the best in yourself and others, you&rsquo;ll love working at CBC. </span></p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>Who you are and where are you now?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You are </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">an artist and a strategist. A well-rounded designer, creative thinker and detail-oriented digital craftsperson. You </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">believe that great </span><strong>product design</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is more than simply a beautiful interface, but extends into the responsiveness of the product, the brand and the audience experience. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You are able to thoughtfully contribute at all stages of the product life-cycle, including audience research, design briefing, design review, implementation, quality assurance and testing. You are seeking an opportunity to work on an expansive product that will highlight your talent while contributing to a greater cause. You want an opportun</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ity to join a company with a mission, value set and tech-forward approach that align with your own.</span></p> <p><strong>What&rsquo;s in it for you? </strong></p> <p><strong>C</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">utting edge tech. CBC has more than 25 digital sites, all of which are mandated to reach Canadians online everywhere and every way, with a high emphasis on mobile devices. To achieve that goal, with no downtime, takes a robust infrastructure, powerful technologies, reliable solutions and rewarding work. In product design, we primarily use <a href="http://sketchapp.com/">Sketch</a> and <a href="http://invisionapp.com/">InVision</a> while enjoying playing and learning with new and different tools.</span></p> <p><strong>B</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">elonging. CBC/Radio-Canada is a Canadian institution. By joining our dynamic Digital Audio Products team, you will be exposed to the best of all worlds. Corporate. Public. Startup. You will be part of a team that embraces diversity and at its core, truly cares about the country and the world. </span></p> <p><strong>C</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">areer growth. CBC is fully invested in our people. Whatever it is you want to pursue whether it&rsquo;s a new programming language or a technical solution, whether it&rsquo;s expanding your Agile knowledge or building an audience-facing platform. We will provide you with the time, resources and championing that you need to keep your career here rewarding.</span></p> <p><strong>Why join us? </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CBC/Radio-Canada reflects the Canadian identity and promotes democracy. We strive to represent the voices of the country and support social and economic innovation. Our values - collaboration, learning and continuous improvement- embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We offer a rare-in-tech work-life balance with flexible schedules and an excellent benefits package. We want to ensure you are happy in and out of the office. </span></p> <p><strong>Collaboration. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and career progression. </span></p> <p><strong>Learning. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">From simply buying a book or recommending a course to one-on-ones, our leadership team is focused on creating an atmosphere where people feel fulfilled. Our team members are given opportunities to learn and work cross-functionally across multiple projects. </span></p> <strong>Continuous improvement. </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">What can you innovate in 8 hours a week? Our Digital department at CBC recognizes just how smart, creative and inventive our team members are. From prototyping new UI/UX to setting up dev environments to experiment on and learning new programming languages to creating improved search functions for our media. Wherever your interests lie, your 20% time is yours to allocate in a productive and professionally gratifying way. </span>
Requirements: <p><strong>What you bring:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The well-round combination of education and experience. A post-secondary degree with an arts or design-related focus is preferred, but we know not everyone gains their design skills this way. You have an online portfolio demonstrating your background in digital interface/interaction design and 3 years working on in-market digital products including experience with:</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital design and production.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maps and customer journeys.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">User-centered design methodologies.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">User research and usability testing.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Designing for mobile and tablet interfaces.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Producing grid-based designs and page layouts.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prototyping.</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The passion. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have a passion for information and technology and you are enthusiastic about the opportunity to link the two pieces together. You have enthusiasm for all forms of media and digital product development. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dedication to collaboration. You can build relationships and work closely with other designers, researchers, engineers, product managers, content creators, cross-functional teams, stakeholders and partners to design digital products, across multiple platforms and touchpoints.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The desire to learn. You quickly learn new technologies and respond to change by learning and adapting.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The communication skills. Y</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ou know how to listen and relay empathy and understanding </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">for diverse perspectives.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> You can effectively translate your modern, digital approach into non-digital formats and vice versa when working across the entire CBC/Radio-Canada organization.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The confidence and the humility. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your powers of observation help you understand your audience and communicate with the right level of detail. You are open to the ideas of others.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The creativity and adaptability. You can adapt quickly, innovate solutions and embrace the new while accepting the ambiguous. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have a commitment to reflecting community and diversity.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Agile experience. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">You believe in the Agile methodology deeply but you are flexible and open to the real world twists and turns.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The extra knowledge. An understanding of accessibility standards would be an asset.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>To apply:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think this job is meant for you but worried you don&rsquo;t have it all? At CBC we know that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. You can read about the various backgrounds the talented people that make up our team bring to us </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurisapse/detail/recent-activity/posts/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet all or most of the qualifications we are seeking; and you are excited by the possibility of growing our company, take a chance and </span><strong>express </strong><strong>your interest here: </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In becoming the leader in expressing Canadian culture and enriching democratic life, we need to be as diverse in every way as the country we serve, both within our workforce and on air. As an employer, we value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CBC/Radio-Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if required and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please contact us.</span></p>