UX/UI Designer & Accessibility Champion

North; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

North is a Barcelona-based digital product studio focused on accessible, high-quality digital experiences. As a UX/UI Designer you will partner with internal and external teams to understand, prototype, measure and improve the best digital experiences in the world, with a strong emphasis on accessibility and business impact.

You will define journeys, own accessibility across a large design system, and develop frameworks and toolkits to elevate accessibility maturity.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in user experience design and accessibility.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.x guidelines, WAI-ARIA and related accessibility standards.
• Experience testing with assistive technologies (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS).
• Ability to present design rationale and lead discussions about process and conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Define and analyze user journeys across web for accessibility issues and work with developers and designers to implement solutions.
• Own the accessibility aspect of a large design system ensuring all components meet the standards.
• Develop frameworks, guidelines, processes and toolkits on digital accessibility for designers, engineers and product teams.
• Work with management to plan growing the team’s accessibility maturity over time.

Skills

UX design

Accessibility

Collaboration

Agile

Workshop facilitation

Tools

Figma

Sketch

VoiceOver

NVDA

JAWS

Job description

North is a Barcelona-based digital product studio focused on accessible, high-quality digital experiences. As a UX/UI Designer you will partner with internal and external teams to understand, prototype, measure and improve the best digital experiences in the world, with a strong emphasis on accessibility and business impact.

You will define journeys, own accessibility across a large design system, and develop frameworks and toolkits to elevate accessibility maturity.