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Valtech

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1997

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

☁️ SaaS

Consulting • Marketing • SaaS

Valtech is a global digital agency focusing on experience innovation. They strive to transform businesses through a combination of technology, marketing, and data strategies. Valtech helps companies elevate their digital presence and drive commerce strategies, enhance enterprise digital transformations, and unlock marketing and performance potential. They also utilize data and AI to help organizations harness the power of information. With offices around the world, Valtech partners with businesses to shape their digital futures, offering a range of services and insights designed to enhance customer experiences.

📋 Description

• Create and execute highly polished visual design concepts and campaigns aligned with client objectives and business outcomes • Design digital experiences across web, mobile, and emerging platforms, including typography, layout, visual systems, interfaces, interaction patterns, branding elements, and component libraries • Translate brand expression into scalable digital experiences and user interfaces balancing creativity, usability, and performance • Craft and present high-fidelity design concepts and creative directions, including references, sketches, storyboards, mood boards, prototypes, and conceptual design explorations • Participate in workshops, brainstorming sessions, creative reviews, and design critiques • Develop interactive prototypes and motion studies using Figma and other design tools • Create, evolve, and contribute to design systems, component libraries, brand guidelines, and style guides • Apply accessibility best practices and inclusive design principles • Collaborate with UX Designers, Strategists, Copywriters, Creative Directors, Developers, and visual designers throughout projects • Partner with development teams to preserve design intent through implementation • Maintain high standards of design quality, presentation, documentation, and client engagement • Stay current with emerging design methodologies, AI-enabled workflows, tools, and technologies • Support and mentor Junior Designers through feedback, collaboration, and best-practice sharing • Build and sustain working relationships across teams, disciplines, and client organizations

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in a leading agency, consultancy, studio, or similar environment designing advertisements and digital experiences • Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual craft, art direction, conceptual thinking, and brand-led experience design • Deep expertise in visual design, UI design, and digital brand experience across multiple channels and platforms • Experience translating strategic objectives, user needs, and brand narratives into compelling digital experiences • Excellent communication in English • Ability to engage clients and teams across North America through storytelling, presentations, and stakeholder engagement • Ability to articulate and defend design decisions while remaining open to feedback and collaboration • Strong understanding of interaction design principles, information architecture, and user-centered design methodologies • Experience translating concepts into interactive prototypes • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and deliver high-quality outcomes within tight timelines • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize effectively • Demonstrated experience using AI-enabled design workflows • Advanced proficiency with Figma and the broader Figma ecosystem, including AI-driven capabilities and plugins • Experience using image generation and other creative AI tools • Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies • Applicants must be from Ontario or Québec • Québec-based candidates must be fluent in English • Experience with Agile methodologies and consulting

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive insurance plan with Gold, Silver, or Bronze modules; employer contribution of up to 80% depending on the selected module • Short- and long-term disability coverage • Dialogue via Sun Life virtual healthcare services • Employee and Family Assistance Program • Complete mental health support program • $500 Personal Spending Account for healthcare reimbursements, gym memberships, public transit passes, office supplies, or RRSP contributions • RRSP matching through a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), matched 100% up to a maximum of 4% • Immediate RRSP contributions and DPSP contributions after 3 months; DPSP vesting after 24 months of service • Flexible vacation under Valtech's policy, with 5 days available during the probation period and prorated vacation for the remainder of the year • Personal Technology Reimbursement of $30/month, offered on day 1 • Winter holiday closure • Flexible scheduling throughout the year • Growth opportunities • Values-driven culture • International careers • Workplace culture fostering creativity, diversity, and autonomy