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Organization Name Ontario Digital Service Job Title Experience design co-op

Closes on Friday, May 26, 2023
Ontario Digital Service
Toronto, ON
Internship
Organization Name
Ontario Digital Service
Job Title
Experience design co-op
Job Type
Internship
Location
Toronto
Posting Date
05/10/2023
Application Deadline
05/26/2023
Job Start Date (Expected):
June 5
Compensation
$796.13 – $1,061.51 weekly before tax, depending on work term
Target Audience
  • Current Students
Job Category
  • Information Policy
  • Knowledge Management
  • User Experience Design
Job Description
What you’ll be doingThe Ontario Digital Service (ODS) is improving the online experience for citizens by reimagining government services. As an experience design co-op, you will help make government online services feel simple, seamless, and intuitive.On any given day, you may be designing a research plan to test the extent to which citizens can use a new digital product, conducting one-to-one interviews or usability tests, supporting our research operations efforts, or working with our product teams to tackle a user research challenge.Our co-op students have the digital skills and enthusiasm to support Ontario’s Digital Government transformation.Your impactYou will put your curiosity into practice, approaching complex design challenges from a neutral point of view.You will put your organizational skills to work, playing a collaborative role in coordinating the various user research activities in our Experience Design Lab (XD Lab).You may also be involved with presenting research findings to the Chief Digital Officer or any number of ministry partners.What you bring to the teamYou think digital by default and embrace innovative ideas that put users first to find the best solutions.You believe diversity and inclusion help create the best conditions for people to achieve the best results, knowing the best ideas come from everywhere and everyone.You have a strong moral compass. You consider power dynamics, bias, and privacy protection in all your research projects, but you also know how to differentiate between high-risk and low-risk research.Requirements of the jobUser research skillsYou have experience testing your ideas early and often.You understand generative and exploratory user research and when to use each method.You are familiar with using a range of user research and user testing techniques (e.g. one-on-one interviews, card sorting, ethnographic studies, etc.)You can explain user research results in a way that is easy to understand and helps create empathy for the end user.You can take the outputs of user research activities into product iterations.You are comfortable creating visual artefacts such as presentation decks, wireframes, or prototypes.UX design skillsYou have an eye for design – this is not about making things pretty; it is about understanding how to leverage design to create the desired impact.You have experience using the Adobe Creative suite.You have experience using prototyping software, such as Figma, Balsamiq, Adobe XD, Sketch or InVisionYou can seamlessly integrate user and usability testing into prototyping development cycles.Independent team playerYou work as part of a team but can execute tasks thoroughly and independentlyYou anticipate issues before they happen and proactively address themYou take the initiative and step up to support the team and believe no task is too big or small!Why join the teamJoin us and help make government work better for people by delivering simple, effective, and intuitive digital services and products.We provide employees with constructive feedback to foster their career growth and opportunities to collaborate with talented people.We offer:work that makes an impact on societylearning and development opportunitiesopen and inclusive work environmentflexible work arrangementsopportunity to lead research engagements on projects across the Ontario Public ServiceJob detailsJob title: Experience design co-opArea of government: Ontario Digital ServiceLocation: Toronto, OntarioSalary: $796.13 – $1,061.51 weekly before tax, depending on work termJob term: Temporary, four, eight or twelve monthsHours of work: 36.25/week (Schedule 6)Eligibility: Any student enrolled in a cooperative education program approved by an accredited college or university. You must be eligible to work in Canada.Expected term dates: September 5 – December 22, 2023Tentative interview dates: Monday, June 5 – Thursday, June 8, 2023How to applyIf you’re interested, skip the cover letter and just send us an email including:your resumewhere you saw our job adwhy this is your dream joba link to your online portfolio or a compressed version of your portfolio in PDF formatSubmit your application by email to milica.stefancic@ontario.ca, and put “Hire me – Experience design co-op” in the subject line.Please do not include shortened URLs in your message, because your email will not reach us (e.g. https://goo.gl/8lvNl6Links to an external site.).Inclusion and accessibilityThe Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights CodeLinks to an external site..If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know via email at milica.stefancic@ontario.ca.
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Application Process
How to apply If you’re interested, skip the cover letter and just send us an email including: your resume where you saw our job ad why this is your dream job a link to your online portfolio or a compressed version of your portfolio in PDF format Submit your application by email to milica.stefancic@ontario.ca, and put “Hire me – Experience design co-op” in the subject line. Please do not include shortened URLs in your message, because your email will not reach us (e.g. https://goo.gl/8lvNl6Links to an external site.). Inclusion and accessibility The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights CodeLinks to an external site.. If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know via email at milica.stefancic@ontario.ca.