Job Description

COMPANY OVERVIEW:The Globe and Mail is a national icon and one of Canada\'s most recognized media brands. We proudly serve as a trusted destination for Canadians seeking the highest caliber of journalism, and we\'ve garnered international acclaim for our data visualization, design, and creative storytelling.We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity by reflecting all Canadians in both the stories that we tell and the composition of our workforce. We are proud partners with organizations like Indigenous Works, Pride at Work, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and we are a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible work arrangements and support programs. We also invest in our employees\' growth through training and mentorship opportunities, enabling you to expand your skills and embrace new challenges.No matter your position at The Globe, you\'ll be an integral part of an organization dedicated to making a positive difference in Canada. Join us.POSITION OVERVIEWAre you interested in what\xe2\x80\x99s going on in the world, and are you a reader? Do you feel excited about designing the next generation of a world class AI-integrated news reading experience? Do you love engaging with people (ie.,teammates, stakeholders and customers) to bring about innovation? If so, read on!As Senior Product Designer, you will be a part of the core team that creates compelling user experiences for The Globe and Mail\xe2\x80\x99s website and apps. Bring your experience building and shipping complex applications and software to play a key role in ensuring that we continually evolve the user experience to be personally rewarding for our readers.RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design world-class experiences that wills increase audience engagement and support editorial storytelling in a way that feels simple, elegant and understandable
• Break down and solve problems through the full range of UX activities from problem definition, concept development, prototyping and testing, creating new UI elements \xe2\x80\x94 all of which will elevate the user experience across all digital products
• Conduct research and feedback sessions with our readers to explore problems and iterate design solutions
• Continuously collaborate with other designers, your product manager partner, developers, and stakeholders in other departments from discovery through to delivery.
• Contribute to our evolving design system to ensure consistency across platforms and products
• Contribute to our product strategy and grow your professional self as you evangelize the impact of your great work and learning across the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience designing digital products
• Your passion for user experience and design thinking, a strong desire to be innovative within the news, content publishing and media industry
• Demonstrable conceptual thinking and clarity in oral communication and documentation
• Orientation to detail with your ability to work quickly to create wireframes, interaction design, design specifications and finished front-end designs
• Experience talking to customers and facilitating user feedback sessions
• Experience working with a design system: you know UX best practices inside and out and can proactively contribute to evolving the system
• Experience working with data and metrics: proven ability to translate both qualitative and quantitative improvements to the user experience
• A positive attitude that embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace: you\xe2\x80\x99re open-minded, mature, and willing to improve your skillset and work through constructive feedback
• Extensive experience using design tools like Figma, Miro, Google docs
• A solid understanding of how digital tech works facilitate effective communication with your engineering partners; Basic front-end coding comprehension such as CSS, HTML.

Your portfolio should include case studies that demonstrate:

• Problem framing and opportunities to support user and business needs
• The process by which you develop your solutions, the constraints and potential trade-offs you encountered
• Your criteria for success and how you measure your solutions and outcomes
• What you learned from the process and how it\xe2\x80\x99s made you a better designer

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience outsourcing work such as illustration, working with agencies
• Adjacent skills like illustration, animation, video
• Experience leading design workshops with team members and stakeholders
• Experience developing software that uses AI and machine learning

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.WHY CHOOSE THE GLOBE:The Globe\xe2\x80\x99s mission is to deliver essential content \xe2\x80\x93 news, information, analysis and insights \xe2\x80\x93 for aspiring individuals and strong communities. The Globe is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace that upholds our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and accountability.As Canada\xe2\x80\x99s most respected media brand The Globe is dedicated to making a difference to Canada and you can make a difference by working with us.WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
• Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
• Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
• Parental leave top-up
• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Defined Benefit pension plan
• Annual wellness subsidy
• On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
• Employee and family assistance program
• Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
• Education assistance for external training courses

SUPPORTING YOUR GROWTH:

• We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all employees, to enable everyone to reach their full potential. This commitment is embedded in our strategic plan and core values.
• There are lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers.
• We believe in mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning and have both formal and informal programs in place to encourage knowledge-sharing.
• We support continuing education and provide both internal and external opportunities for training and development.

VACCINATION POLICY:All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval. If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.THE GLOBE AND MAIL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACEThe Globe and Mail is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We believe this strengthens our business and our journalism. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and physical ability. As required by the Federal Contractors Program, The Globe also tracks the proportion of staff in the four Employment Equity categories (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities) to ensure we are reflecting the areas in which we work.The Globe and Mail offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

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