Senior Product Designer, Accessibility

JOB TYPE: Freelance, Contract Position – No agencies (See notes below)

LOCATION: Remote (TimeZone: BST, CST, EST)

HOURLY RANGE: Our client is looking to pay $100k – $150k/ YR

ESTIMATED DURATION: Direct Hire Opportunities

HIGH-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Accessibility Design in Portfolio

ABOUT US:

Braintrust (usebraintrust
com) is a user-controlled talent network, where you keep 100% of what you earn and actually get to own the platform
We’ve been onboarding some big clients and specifically need a Senior Product Designer for our client
 

What You will Do• Test and analyze existing accessibility challenges and work across our suite of productsto define and specify design solutions that comply with WCAG 2
1 AA and EN 301 549standards• Collaborate with designers to better understand user needs and behaviors, and identifyopportunities for further usability testing with the support and guidance of UXResearchers• Take design direction from Lead Product Designers and Design Managers, ensuring yourefforts roll-up into a coherent whole• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers in working through accessibilitydesign and product challenges in an agile setting• Participate in daily scrum and update meetings to present design decisions, playing akey role on the team as an accessibility design subject matter expert• Contribute to our Design System as needed• Passion for practicing accessibility and usability framework, and contributing to aninclusive team environment

Our Desired Profile• Prior Accessibility and Inclusive design experience• Has experience working with accessible products on web and mobile• Knowledge of WCAG 2
1 AA and EN 301 549 is a mandatory

• Comfortable with some direction from more senior designers, while developing anability to work autonomously• Familiarity with disability related issues and digital accessibility• Experience working in complex systems with multiple audiences and complicatedworkflows; enterprise SaaS (Software As A Service) a plus• Effective communication, presentation, and collaboration skills