User Experience Accessibility Specialist II

Position: User Experience Accessibility Specialist-II

Location: NYC(Remote)

Duration: Long Rem Contract

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advocate for the user throughout the design and development process, ensure solutions address real user needs and contribute to seamless, intuitive experiences.
• Evaluate the current state of the user experience. Identify, user pain points, and align with product goals and technical constraints. This includes manual and automated accessibility testing, reporting on findings and recommending solutions.
• Advise various stakeholders, including product, technology and or business leadership on business and accessibility tradeoffs, as well as the impact design, development and procurement decisions may have on users with disabilities. 
• Assist in the prioritization of accessibility defects and enhancements.
• Guide Developers on accessible development practices. Using knowledge of HTML, CSS, and ARIA.
• Embed accessibility into product team processes and protocols, driving improvements to accessibility maturity.
• Create accessibility annotations for development, including, call outs for keyboard interaction, screen reader announcements, ARIA guidance, etc.
• Create and lead digital accessibility training that empowers colleagues to incorporate accessibility into their own work.
• Lead efforts to improve cross accessibility team alignment by facilitating updates to team documentation on patterns and components. 
• Take ownership in helping mature the accessibility discipline by proposing and leading accessibility program level initiatives that contribute to quality, consistency, and efficiency in accessibility work.
• Mentor and support fellow UX Accessibility Specialists and help foster an environment of equity and inclusion.
• Conduct accessibility audits for mobile and native applications, ensuring compliance across platforms.
• Utilize AI accessibility tools to enhance testing and remediation.
• Facilitate inclusive design workshops and contribute to accessibility standards within design systems.
• Serve as a consultant for strategic guidance on legal and compliance implications of accessibility decisions.        

SKILLS