Role Overview
- Position: Visual product designer
- Employment Type: Contract (with an opportunity to transition to full-time)
- Experience: Combined 2+ years of experience in graphic/visual design and product/UX Design — no strict education requirements as we believe your skills and portfolio speak louder than degrees.
- Location: Canada (Toronto-based highly preferred, as there is an expectation that you will spend a couple of days per week working in our downtown co-working space)
- Start Date: ASAP (Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis)
We’re looking for a talented Visual Product Designer to join us on a contract basis. This is a unique opportunity to work across a variety of exciting projects, from shaping in-house products to supporting client hackathons and multiple business ventures.
This dynamic role involves both product and graphic design, giving you the opportunity to create user-centred digital experiences, develop branding assets, and support client projects. You’ll partner with the Product Manager and Product Owner to align design with business goals and work closely with developers for design handoff. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working across multiple brands, and is passionate about creative problem-solving, we’d love to hear from you.
About Our Ecosystem of Businesses
Our ecosystem comprises multiple businesses, including our consulting arm, software products within our product studio, and venture arm. We are entrepreneurs at heart who love to experiment, build, and create.
- onova: a boutique innovation consultancy that helps large corporations innovate at the speed of startups
- earth: an enterprise software designed to run hybrid innovation sprints and hackathons for large corporations
- PokerGPT: The world’s first AI Poker Coach
- VSpace: Premier co-working space for early-stage founders, builders, freelancers, hackers, and creatives
- VClub: Premier social poker club for the ambitious
Key Responsibilities
Product Design
- Lead the design efforts for one of our in-house products, creating user-centred experiences by using storyboards, process flows, and wireframes to improve and create new product features.
- Collaborate with the Product Manager and Product Owner to align design with business goals and user needs.
- Prototype, test, and refine high-fidelity prototypes based on user feedback and project requirements.
- Work closely with developers to ensure seamless design handoff and implementation.
- Ensure product usability and accessibility by conducting user testing and identify areas of improvement in our products.
Graphic Design
- Handle all branding, marketing, and visual design needs from the Onova and the founder’s additional business ventures.
- Develop creative assets, including logos, presentations, social media graphics, and promotional materials.
- Adapt and maintain a cohesive brand identity distinct to each venture.
- Support any client-related work with high-quality design assets and provide design expertise to existing design assets
- Run design workshops with clients, ensuring their needs are met with creative and functional solutions.
Requirements
Hard Skills
- Strong portfolio demonstrating excellent UI/UX and visual design skills across digital products and branding
- Extremely proficient with Figma
- Proficient with the Adobe Creative Suite or similar design software
- Familiar with the principles and processes of UX design
- Can create original vector designs, illustrations, flat icons, and logo designs
- Knowledgeable about the latest design best practices and emerging trends (has a strong eye for visual design and branding)
- Nice to have: Web development skills (HTML, CSS, Webflow, ReactJS)
Soft Skills
- Extremely receptive to feedback and has strong communication skills
- Effective time management skills and highly organized
- Can successfully manage multiple design projects adapting to different design styles and meet tight deadlines
- Able to operate independently - can own the design process from ideation to execution
- Highly detail-oriented and has high standards for one's own work quality
- Effectively adapts to external design expectations
- Excited to take initiative and learn new design technical skills and software
- Adaptive to take on tasks beyond graphic design to support the team
Success Factors
- Strong Growth Mindset & Receptiveness to Feedback – You actively seek opportunities to improve, embrace challenges, and quickly apply feedback to refine your approach and execution.
- Startup Hustle & Ownership Mentality – You take initiative, work proactively, and are willing to put in the effort required to make every hackathon a success. You are self-motivated and take full ownership of your work.
- Thrives in Ambiguity & Takes Initiative – You excel in fast-moving environments where there may not be clear-cut instructions. You take ownership of solving problems and driving impact without waiting for direction.
- Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness – You are highly self-aware, able to navigate complex team dynamics, and communicate with empathy, vulnerability and a high degree of emotional intelligence.
- Highly Detail-Oriented & Organized – You ensure that no detail is overlooked, effectively manage multiple moving parts, and maintain structure and clarity in your work.
- Project Management Excellence – You have a proven ability to lead projects, manage deadlines, and coordinate multiple stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Confident & Persuasive Communicator – You can articulate ideas clearly, inspire confidence in clients and team members, and lead effective discussions with senior stakeholders.
- Leadership & Team Management – You have a strong ability to manage and guide teams, ensuring that everyone is aligned, motivated, and executing their tasks effectively.
Why Join Onova?
- Work with Global Fortune 500 Companies – Lead innovation programs for some of the world’s biggest brands and global consultancies.
- Entrepreneurial & Fast-Paced Culture – Be part of a team that values creativity, experimentation, and bold ideas. We hire top, like-minded talent. You will be surrounded by a group of ambitious employees that will motivate and inspire you.
- Hybrid Work Model – Flexibility to work remotely, with in-office collaboration in Toronto.
- Personal & Professional Growth – You’ll have direct access to 1:1 time with the leadership team for career advice, feedback, and professional development. Our goal is to make your time here as rewarding as possible and a launchpad for your career, whether within or outside of Onova. We aim to build and inspire the next generation of elite employees, executives, and entrepreneurs.
- Exciting Perks & Retreats – Participate in semi-annual cottage retreats where we run our own internal Onova Hackathons, along with team socials and personalized gifts to celebrate special occasions.
