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About the company

Makeship helps creators, influencers, and brands of every size launch limited-run products that resonate with their audiences. By combining product design, manufacturing, and marketing know-how, the company supports partners in turning ideas into crowdfunding-backed releases. Each campaign runs for 21 days to secure community funding before products are produced and delivered worldwide. Every item is backed by the brand’s quality standards and commitment to ethical sourcing.

The company is profitable, has recorded more than 200% revenue growth over the past three years, and was ranked 97th in 2024 and 86th on The Globe and Mail’s Canada’s Top Growing Companies 2025 list. It has also earned Great Place to Work-Certified™ status for three consecutive years.

About the role

This is a high-impact role in a fast-moving growth stage, where you will help shape culture, process, and the future direction of the business. You will work closely with a team that learns from the creator economy every day and sees the direct impact of its work on the company and its community.

The organization offers competitive compensation, strong benefits, meaningful growth investment, and branded welcome items. You will also join one of Canada’s fastest-growing startups.

What you will do

Design smooth, valuable experiences for creators and fans, from discovery through production-ready execution.
Build wireframes, prototypes, and polished mockups to explain and validate product ideas.
Spot usability issues early and turn them into practical, user-focused improvements.
Simplify complex processes into clear, intuitive, conversion-oriented journeys.
Carry out user research and testing to check assumptions and guide design choices.
Create visually strong interfaces for web experiences.
Make thoughtful decisions on layout, typography, visual hierarchy, colour, and motion.
Help shape and maintain a consistent design system across the platform.
Ensure the interface quality is on par with leading e-commerce storefronts.
Lead storefront projects from concept to design, implementation, and optimization.
Customize Shopify themes and work directly in Shopify to deliver medium-complexity builds independently.
Produce solutions that fit Shopify’s technical constraints and capabilities.
Improve storefronts for conversion, storytelling, usability, and visual appeal.
Regularly compare the work against top e-commerce and creator brands to keep raising the bar.
Work with engineering, product, growth, and leadership to ship strong solutions efficiently.
Lead brainstorming, ideation, and problem-solving discussions with stakeholders.
Explain design decisions clearly and build shared understanding across teams.
Look for ways to improve workflows, collaboration, and delivery speed.
Advocate for accessibility, usability, and customer-first design practices.
Stay current on design, e-commerce, and Shopify trends.
Keep the overall design quality consistently high.
Support extra creative, marketing, and branding work when needed.
Be willing to shift into adjacent design tasks such as sales collateral, social media assets, and ad creatives.
Help coordinate external creatives such as animators and illustrators on an as-needed basis.
Handle additional duties as assigned from time to time.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a creative, resourceful UI/UX designer who enjoys working with creators and can also communicate ideas effectively to executive stakeholders. The role is suited to someone who can balance hands-on design execution with practical thinking and strong ownership.

5+ years of experience in UX/UI design, supported by formal training in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Media, or a related field.
Proven track record of designing and shipping digital products, including compelling customer-facing web experiences.
Hands-on experience working in Shopify, including theme customization, architecture, and storefront implementation.
Solid understanding of UX principles, UI best practices, visual design fundamentals, and design systems.
Knowledge of conversion-led design and e-commerce best practices.
Ability to work independently, take projects from idea to launch, and juggle several priorities at once.
Experience partnering cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams.
Comfort turning ambiguous problems into clear design directions and explaining ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Bonus qualifications

Professional certification in Shopify, UX, UI, or a related area.
A founder-style ownership mindset with a strong bias toward action.
A pragmatic approach that focuses on outcomes rather than perfection.
Comfort working under non-design leadership and influencing without formal authority.

Benefits and perks

Remote work anywhere in Canada, with access to company hubs.
Health and dental coverage starting from day one.
Four weeks of paid vacation, including your birthday off.
An extra week of paid time off during the holidays.
Virtual and in-person social events.
An annual paid volunteer day.
RRSP matching of up to 3%.
$500 pre-tax annual health and wellness allowance.
$400 pre-tax home office setup allowance.
$65 pre-tax monthly phone allowance.
Maternity and parental leave top-up.
Education assistance support.
Employee referral program.
Tenure-based rewards program.

Compensation

The salary band for this role is CAD 90,000 to 115,000 per year, plus variable commission. Pay will depend on the candidate’s skills, background, and qualifications.

Equal opportunity and accessibility

Makeship is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities are welcomed and respected. The company values diverse perspectives and actively seeks team members who will help move the business and community forward in a positive way. Accessibility accommodations can be requested during the interview process.

Additional information

This is an existing vacancy.

Applicants should be prepared for work that may include collaboration with multiple internal teams, independent ownership of projects, and occasional support for related creative assignments outside core product design.

UX/UI Designer