At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead design projects from concept to execution, creating bold and unique e-commerce experiences.
- Company: Join a remote-first boutique design studio working with exciting retail brands.
- Benefits: Flexible PTO, competitive compensation, and a supportive team culture.
- Other info: Mentorship opportunities and a collaborative environment await you.
- Why this job: Make your mark in the design world by pushing creative boundaries and shaping brand identities.
- Qualifications: 4-6+ years of design experience with strong UI/UX skills and a bold portfolio.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 $ per year.
Shopwell Design is a boutique digital experience design studio working closely with direct-to-consumer and e-commerce businesses of varying sizes. We work with some of the most exciting and ambitious retail brands, taking projects from brand strategy through to a beautiful, functional shopping experience. Our team operates fully remote across Canada, and we care as much about how we work together as what we ship.
We're looking for a Senior Designer who designs with extremely strong and confident instincts, and a genuine love of ecommerce, UI/UX and brand work. You should be just as comfortable building out a distinctive brand identity as you are architecting a high-converting Shopify experience - and you bring the same creative ambition to both. We want someone who pushes past template thinking and conventional aesthetics, who has strong opinions about what makes a design work, and who isn't afraid to defend a bold idea in front of a client.
This is a senior individual-contributor role for someone who loves being hands-on in Figma (and comfortable getting hands-on in Shopify itself), but is equally at home chatting with clients and stakeholders, translating goals and research into design decisions that hold up under scrutiny - and that don't look like everyone else's.
You will join a Design team, work with talented Project Managers, and collaborate with an expert Development team to bring your ideas to life.
Responsibilities
- Own the design process on your projects - from understanding stakeholder requirements and project concepts through wireframes, prototypes, and final, dev-ready designs.
- Design and art-direct branding and identity work - logos, visual systems, typography, and brand guidelines - alongside ecommerce and digital product design.
- Create confident, opinionated UI/UX for ecommerce experiences, as well as non-ecommerce digital and print design (campaigns, decks, social, marketing collateral).
- Push boundaries - bring bold, unconventional design solutions rather than defaulting to safe or expected patterns; help the studio's work stand out.
- Design and build custom Shopify experiences, and confidently customize and extend existing Shopify themes to match a brand's vision.
- Present your work directly to clients, lead design discussions, and confidently explain and defend your decisions.
- Respectfully challenge the status quo - push clients and colleagues to consider better, more creative solutions when it matters.
- Partner with the Creative Director and project leads to help define project requirements and scope.
- Pressure-test your own work for edge cases and hand off clean, well-documented files that minimize unknowns for developers.
- Give feedback to and mentor junior and intermediate designers on the team, and incorporate feedback from others into your own work.
- Stay current on desktop and mobile design trends, tools, and best practices across web, mobile, and iOS.
- Help promote an inspiring, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.
Required Experience
- 4-6+ years of design experience, with strong, demonstrable range across ecommerce/DTC and branding or non-ecommerce work.
- Extremely strong, confident UI/UX skills - a portfolio that shows sharp instincts, not just clean execution.
- Real branding and identity design experience - you can build a visual language from the ground up, not just apply one.
- A portfolio that reflects bold, creative point of view - work that doesn't conform to conventional or templated aesthetics.
- Comfortable designing custom Shopify experiences and confidently customizing existing Shopify themes (liquid/theme structure familiarity a plus).
- Strong command of Figma and modern design tools.
- Fluency in translating stakeholder goals, user research, and requirements into an exceptional, distinctive design experience.
- Comfortable presenting and defending bold design decisions directly to clients and stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail - you catch the edge cases and inconsistencies before development does.
- Excellent command of visual fundamentals: typography, layout, color, and grid systems.
Nice-to-Have
- Comfort with ambiguity - client briefs that raise more questions than answers, and a willingness to try things out.
- Experience mentoring or reviewing the work of junior designers.
- An entrepreneurial, scrappy mindset - many of our clients are startups.
- Basic knowledge of animation, video editing, or online marketing.
Compensation discussed on interview. Flexible PTO. Office closed over the winter holidays. Remote-first culture - open to applicants across Canada. Shopwell Design is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
Senior Designer employer: Shopwell
Shopwell Design is an exceptional employer that fosters a remote-first culture, allowing talented individuals across Canada to collaborate on innovative design projects for exciting retail brands. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, mentorship opportunities, and a commitment to pushing creative boundaries, we create an inspiring and inclusive work environment where your bold ideas can thrive. Join us to not only shape beautiful digital experiences but also to be part of a team that values collaboration and creativity in every aspect of our work.
