Senior User Experience Designer, Accessibility - Central QA Ops

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$185,200 - $258,000

About The Position

As a Senior Accessibility User Experience Designer, you will function as a part of the Central Product Accessibility team and work with product teams across the organization to drive and facilitate accessible and inclusive design. This role will collaborate with design and engineering teams to inform the creation of accessible games and experiences. The Accessibility UX Designer should have a deep knowledge of accessible game design, and will be responsible for cross-training other designers and defining requirements and best practices. This position will report to the Director of Product Accessibility.

Requirements

5+ years of UX design experience
3+ years of accessibility experience
Expert knowledge of accessible and inclusive design principles and methodologies
Have a strong understanding of core game design technologies (Unity, Unreal etc.)
Have experience with user experience software development using HTML, JavaScript, XML, CSS and other related UI technologies
Experience with UI prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD
Experience using common screen readers: JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver
Experience using keyboard navigation and other assistive technology
Experience testing with flash-rate testing tools (eg. Harding, PEAT)
Knowledge and understanding of accessibility standards, principles and techniques, including (WCAG, WAI-ARIA, Section 508 C), with the ability to interpret and advise on these standards
Possess empathy for our diverse user and player base, a deep understanding of user-centered design, and strong analytical abilities
Ability to partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve product goals
Ability to translate end-user feedback into actionable items
Ability to deliver training to product teams
Experience using task and ticket management tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence etc)
Excellent organizational and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience designing interfaces across various platforms (i.e. mobile, PC, console, etc.) with strong understanding of interaction modalities across phone, controller, keyboard, and mouse
Experience with accessible product, game and web design

Responsibilities

Creating guidelines and tools to help designers, developers, and architects comply with accessibility standards
Create design requirements for both game and web products
Work with UX designers to define strategy, roadmap, and priorities
Perform accessibility reviews and provide feedback on designs and features
Incorporate accessibility requirements into design documents and specifications
Manage the photosensitive epilepsy flash rate testing process and training
Propose improvements to existing processes and features in order to increase usability in our products
Work with UX researchers to identify and gather data around features
Use data insights and user feedback to make recommendations to product teams
Create Accessibility personas and user stories
Triage and prioritize accessibility issues and provide guidance for product teams on how these issues can be remediated
Train and educate product teams on accessibility requirements
Audit games and web applications for compliance with best practices and accessibility standards
Keep up to date with current changes and trends in game, web, application, and software accessibility