Web Designer (Shopify)

Pact is looking for a Web Designer with sharp UI instincts – someone who cares about type, spacing, hierarchy, and motion. You notice when a hover state feels a half-beat too slow, and you know why a hero section is or isn't working before you can fully articulate it. This role is hands-on and craft-first: you'll design ecommerce and direct-to-consumer site experiences from wireframe through polished, build-ready files, collaborating closely with our senior designers, developers, and clients.

The ideal candidate pairs pixel-level interface craft with enough Shopify fluency to design within the platform's realities – sections, blocks, and reusable modules; theme constraints; how a page template behaves when merchandising changes the content underneath it. UX thinking and branding chops are a real plus and we'll give you room to grow into them, but interface craft is the core of the job.

• Design beautiful, high-performing site experiences that balance brand storytelling with ecommerce best practices
• Own the interface layer: layout, typography, color, component states, responsive behaviour, and interaction detail
• Build and extend design systems and component libraries in Figma so work stays consistent across a site and reusable across pages
• Design in modules – page templates and reusable sections that hold up when a client swaps content, not one-off compositions
• Prototype interactions and transitions well enough that developers understand the intent without guessing
• Account for edge cases – empty states, long product titles, sold-out variants, mobile breakpoints – before handoff
• Prepare clean, well-organized, annotated files and support developers through build and QA
• Contribute to site audits and design recommendations grounded in analytics and UX best practice
• Present and explain your design decisions clearly to internal teams and clients
• Take feedback well, iterate quickly, and keep quality high across several projects at once

Shopify Experience

• Hands-on Shopify experience – you've designed for Shopify themes and understand how sections, blocks, and modular templates shape what's practical to build
• 3+ years designing for the web, ideally at an ecommerce agency, a scaling DTC brand, or in-house on a commerce team
• Familiarity with how merchandising and content changes affect a live storefront over time

Technical Skills

• Advanced Figma skills: components, variants, auto layout, and libraries used properly, not decoratively
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong UI craft – considered typography, confident layout, and attention to detail at the component level
• Current, working knowledge of desktop and mobile web standards, accessibility basics, and performance-aware design decisions
• Solid interaction and prototyping instincts, and the judgment to know when motion adds value and when it's noise
• Bonus if you have UX research and audit experience – usability reviews, user flows, analytics-informed recommendations
• Bonus if you have branding and visual identity work under your belt, including art direction and asset design
• Bonus if you're experienced with motion or 3D tooling

Professional Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present and defend design decisions to internal teams and clients
• The ability to hold recognized standards and memorable, award-worthy design in the same hand
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to keep quality high across several projects at once
• Openness to feedback and the ability to iterate quickly without losing the thread of the original idea
• Comfort with ambiguity and unclear client briefs

• We believe in a remote-first work culture
• We foster a culture of excellence, encouraging every team member to bring their best to the table
• We trust in your expertise and provide the autonomy to innovate and excel
• We work with inspiring brands that are shaping the future of retail and commerce
• We value work-life harmony and offer generous time off, including 3 weeks of PTO, additional time during the holiday season

Compensation for this role is $85,000 to $100,000 CAD based on experience and ability.