Positions available: 3-5 (teams or individual)

THE PROJECT

We are looking to produce a standard design system that current and future MiTravel designers and developers can refer to. The main goal of the design system is to deliver a consistent and familiar experience across different apps and websites of our company, help different teams collaborate more effectively and reduce duplicate work, and ultimately create a unified tone of voice when communicating with our customers across different channels.

Selected students will have the opportunity to take the lead on this project from concept to completion, with ongoing support and mentorship from the Co-Founder & Lead Designer.

To ensure the successful delivery of this project, we outline some key tasks (but not limited to) which selected students will perform:

• Gain a better understanding of what MiTravel is as a company and platform, and become familiarize with current design systems and tools used across various teams
• Conduct preliminary research to strengthen your understanding of design systems and identify the best architecture for the MiTravel pattern library
• Work collaboratively with the group of selected students and our Co-Founder & Lead Designer to create the UI inventory, establish rules and principles, build the colour palette and typography scale, implement an icon library, standardize other style properties and bring to life a design systems that conveys the collective identity of MiTravel
• Finalize and consolidate all of the information into a comprehensive guideline for approval

Please note: the selected student candidates will work on this project on a part-time basis for about 10 hours per week (for a maximum duration of 8 weeks).

THE CANDIDATES

You are a strong team player with a maker spirit that would like to use your talents to help shape the early stages of MiTravel. You are confident in your abilities, motivated to produce quality work, and are eager to spearhead and bring this project from concept to completion. Most importantly, you are passionate about traveling and enjoy planning for a trip!

We are looking for a couple of UI/UX Design students with varying backgrounds and experience. Ideally, students have the ability to work independently and collaboratively in an agile, virtual, dispersed working environment with minimum supervision.

UI/UX DESIGNER

• Experience in designing and conducting usability/engageability testing, and UX research
• Previous experience in supporting the creation of a company’s design system is an asset
• Proficiency in either XD, Sketch, Figma, or other prototyping tools. Figma is an asset.
• Working towards a degree in UI / UX Design, graphic design or similar
• Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
• Portfolio to showcase past design experiences and work
• Previous study and/or work abroad experience (or intention to in the future) is an asset

At this time, we are looking to bring on 3-5 people for this specific project as outlined above.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to hello@mitravelapp.com for more information.

Selected students will have the opportunity to take the lead on this project from concept to creation, with ongoing support and mentorship from the Founder & CEO. To ensure successful delivery of this project, selected students will also participate in weekly group and 1-on-1 meetings with the Founder & CEO.