Job Details

• The UI Developer will be part of the Digital Marketing Team within our Marketing Department.
• We deliver products and services that have the opportunity to impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of Canadians, every single day.
  
• We are looking for a Front-End Developer who is a UI/UX guru with a passion for development, design and fitness.
• The Front-End Developer will be responsible for building and maintaining the UI and UX of our responsive Digital Marketing web properties that span our many business units.
  

Working with Gives You:

• Ongoing training and development to ensure a long and successful career path
  
• Unlimited growth potential
  
• FREE Fitness membership and discounted membership for friends and family
  
• Group health care plans
  
• Fun and energetic atmosphere to come to every day!
  

Job Summary:

• Work with our agile team (developers, quality assurance, analysts) to design, develop and test new responsive web applications or changes to existing UI projects
  
• Lead the UI/UX design and development process to bridge design and technology resulting in compelling design with optimum usability
  
• Work with both internal and external brand customers to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
  
• Prepare mockup, prototypes and wireframes for stakeholder presentation
  
• Develop and research new, modern UI concepts to keep up with industry trends
  
• Participate in all phases of the development life cycle from requirements definition through product delivery and support
  
• Provide support for existing products and services as required through the day-to-day operation of the business
  
• Assist in the preparation and documentation of program requirements and specifications
  
• Champion and exemplify UI development and industry best practices
  
• Contribute to the teamâ??s culture of continuous improvement
  

Our Ideal Candidate:

• College diploma or University degree in the field of computer science, software engineering or web design
  
• 3+ years of hands on UI development experience with progressively increasing responsibility
  
• Expert level knowledge of modern development practices with a focus on front-end responsive development. (HTML5, CSS,
  
• JavaScript/JQuery, JSON, XML)
  
• Up to date knowledge of current UI best practices and usability concepts
  
• You have a thorough understanding of performance, cross-browser / cross-device development, testing, optimization, and front-end performance requirements
  
• Ability to understand a user\'s needs, behaviors, and desires and translate those into the most intuitive UI/UX possible
  
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum a definite plus
  
• Understanding and experience of SEO principles
  
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment that can adapt to change
  
• Experience working with and integrating to 3rd party APIs
  
• Experience delivering software in a continuous integration environment
  
• Exposure to a development environments such as MVC, Visual Studio, ASP.NET considered an asset
  
• Familiarity with iOS and Android mobile application development frameworks would be beneficial
  
• Written and oral communication skills; interpersonal skills; team player
  
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities, creative thinking