[Hiring] Contract Senior Website Visual Designer @Kanopi

Role Description

This role involves leading end-to-end visual and UX design for complex website projects, from discovery through launch.

• Set a clear design direction and guide clients and internal teams toward confident decisions.
• Create accessible, user-centered solutions including wireframes, user flows, UI designs, high-fidelity prototypes, and scalable design systems.
• Present and defend your work clearly and confidently, explaining your thinking in simple terms.
• Plan and facilitate discovery workshops, translating research and insights into practical UX deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with Content Strategists, Developers, and Project Managers to ensure cohesive and technically sound solutions.
• Represent Creative Services in client pitches and throughout the sales process.
• Contribute to Kanopi’s marketing and thought leadership efforts through webinars and presentations.

Qualifications

• A strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful, user-centered UI/UX design for responsive websites.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing responsive web experiences, including at least 3 years in an agency environment.
• Confidence presenting and defending your work to a range of audiences.
• Fluency in Figma and modern design workflows.
• Experience using collaboration tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Google Workspace.
• The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to evolving requirements.
• Comfort working remotely within a distributed team.
• Working knowledge of front-end best practices and how designs translate into development.
• Familiarity with analytics and research tools such as GA4, heatmapping platforms, and user testing tools.
• Experience working with mission-driven or nonprofit organizations is preferred but not a requirement.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing websites with a portfolio that shows real depth.
• Ability to create work that looks great and works well, with accessibility in mind.
• Strong presentation skills, able to explain thinking in plain language.
• Ability to listen, adjust when needed, and protect the integrity of the work.
• Advocate for the user while keeping project goals in focus.

Benefits

• This is a contract position with an hourly rate commensurate with experience.
• The hourly rate range for this contract position is between $55/hour and $70/hour (in your local currency - CAD or US).
• This is a 100% remote role, but you must live and be able to work in the US or Canada.