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UX Designer, Accessibility
Cambridge, MA
Job Description
Our client, the world's leading search engine and technology company, is seeking a UX Designer, Accessibility. This is a 5 month + contract and hybrid remote position located in Cambridge, MA.
Summary:
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Non-Essential Skills/Qualifications:
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Summary:
- Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to design and build desirable, accessible user experiences that both conform to industry accessibility standards such as WCAG, and expand what accessibility means in digital experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Specific responsibilities for this role:
- Develop process flows, wireframes, and prototypes to effectively conceptualize and communicate how design quality achieves the desired results.
- Execute tasks within the scope of a broader project under general guidance from manager, team lead, or senior designers.
- Select appropriate design methods, tools, and processes from options provided by manager or senior team members to address technical challenges under some guidance.
- Begin to influence project, program or product decisions by providing support to senior key decision makers (e.g., facilitating workshops, crafting/delivering presentations.
- During the course of this work, you will also regularly participate in design critiques and reviews, join brainstorming and problem-solving workshops, and support accessibility office hours.
- You will be expected to execute delegated tasks related to well-defined project timelines, goals, and objectives, and clarify assumptions with stakeholders before creating or finalizing designs.
- You will align with senior UX designers to deliver design features or services that maintain product quality and consistency.
- Your deliverables will leverage standard writing and design tools to help develop mock-ups or prototypes, identify product or platform requirements, and follow well-defined design templates, style guides, and accessibility guidelines.
- Produce user flows, wireframes, and design solutions for accessibility product development tooling
- Engage with cross-functional collaborators in design reviews, user validation, and iteration
- Annotate design documentation to ensure accessible interactions
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Design or HCI, or equivalent practical experience.
- Knowledge of product design principles and user-centric processes.
- Familiarity with UX design principles, accessibility guidelines and inclusive design.
- Demonstrated familiarity creating production ready design documentation.
- Demonstrated familiarity with technical constraints and limitations as they apply to designing for multiple platforms and surfaces.
- Knowledge of design systems and their contemporary trends and usage.
- Portfolio that demonstrates experiences crafting usable digital interfaces.
- Ability to make design decisions that result in a coherent product, platform, or user experience, including the ability to question and assess execution, craft, longevity, and scale of designs.
- Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.
Non-Essential Skills/Qualifications:
- Comfortable using Figma and Material Design.
- Specific knowledge of accessibility guidelines, especially WCAG.
- Illustration, conversational design, audio design, and/or motion design experience.
- Ability to prepare effective presentations in content and function, and to speak competently to the level of the audience.
If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!
Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:
- Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
- Remote opportunities available
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veteran
Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Temporary, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
10+ years
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