Website Designer

Website Designer

This is a 12-week contract to start, with the potential to extend until February 2025 to fill a parental leave vacancy. There is the ability to extend/grow beyond this time for the right candidate!

About Inkling Design:

Inkling Design is a women-owned and women-run graphic design and website development studio located in Ontario, Canada. We specialize in websites, branding, and marketing materials. Our primary focus is on creating custom WordPress websites that are beautiful, strategic, and easy to maintain. We primarily work with values-driven small businesses and organizations in the health & wellness, families & children, and non-profit spaces. Check out our website to learn more about us!

Our core values – kindness, transparency, empathy and respect – guide our approach to every project. We provide our clients with an elevated customer experience that is solutions-focused.

As a smaller boutique studio we carefully select the projects that we commit to and are able to give our clients the personal experience of a small studio with the skills and expertise usually found at larger agencies.

Job Description:

We are looking for a talented Website Designer to join our team! Do you love a good design challenge and creating beautiful, user-friendly, customer-centered websites? If you are a budding web design expert and enjoy the challenge of bringing a client’s vision to life, this job is for you. While you enjoy the creativity required to create a great website, you also approach tasks with an appreciation for, and understanding of, the importance of the user experience, best practices and accessibility standards.

Requirements:

• Experience creating pixel-perfect hi-fi design mocks
• Detail oriented with a keen eye for clean and modern design
• You can follow direction and existing brand guidelines flawlessly
• Experience with Adobe XD and/or Figma
• Familiarity with WordPress (theme customizations, creating and updating layouts using a builder like Divi or Elementor) 
• You are self-motivated, organized, dependable, have a keen eye for detail, and a love of good design
• Excellent communication skills

Bonus Skills:

• Familiarity with the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Shopify, WooCommerce, Trello, Dropbox, Google Workspace, Canva
• Basic understanding of CSS and HTML
• Interest/experience in graphic design (branding, marketing materials)
• Interest/experience in UX design
• Interest/experience in web development

Responsibilities to Include:

• Assist with creating pixel-perfect website design mockups
• Help create support graphics for client and internal projects
• Web and/or graphic design support requests depending on your areas of expertise

Job Type:

• Contract, part-time, virtual

Pay:

• $35-$40/hour CAD depending on experience

Hours:

• 8-10 hours/week
• Flexible schedule with availability between 9am-2pm Mon-Fri EST

Perks:

• Flexible schedule
• Opportunity for growth with increased hours and responsibilities
• Professional development opportunities

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter including:

• Why you would be a great addition to our team
• What type of project excites you the most
• One skill currently on your must-learn list
• A link to your online portfolio

Email your cover letter to hiring@inklingdesign.ca with the subject line “Website Designer position”.

Application Process:

• All applications are due by Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
• Applicants who are selected for an interview will be notified on Thursday, May 23, 2024.
• Interviews will be via Google Meet on Monday, May 27 and Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
• Successful candidate(s) moving to the second part of the interview process will be notified by Friday, May 31, 2024.
• Successful candidate(s) will have a paid project to complete by Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
• Successful candidate will be notified by Monday, June 10, 2024.
• Successful candidate to start Monday, June 17, 2024.