UX/UI Designer - Accessibility Specialist

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 digital product studio from Barcelona. We partner with bold companies to innovate new services and build digital products. Our values are: show your passion, act as an owner and think rigorously, figure it out & hold the line

As a UX/UI Designer working with North you will partner with internal and external teams to understand, craft, prototype, measure and improve the best digital experiences in the world. If you are a truly great collaborator for this role, you will be passionate about accessibility, and understand why accessibility matters on a human level, as well as from a business perspective.

What you will do:

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

You will bring to the table:

• +2 years experience in user experience design and accessibility.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.x guidelines, WAI-ARIA and other related accessibility standards, with practical experience in implementing accessibility testing methodologies
• Experience in testing with assistive technologies (including screen readers such as VoiceOver and NVDA or JAWS).
• Ability to present design rationale to our teams and clients. You can articulate the ‘why’ and lead discussions around your process, explorations, and conclusions.
• Strong knowledge of UX principles and best practices, including understanding when and where different methodologies and techniques should be incorporated into the process.
• Knowledge of how to facilitate workshops. You’re comfortable leading a room, getting people aligned, and crafting ways to engage a group while surfacing the most important details.
• Have experience working in Agile environments.

North is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You’re welcome on the team no matter where you’re from, who you like, what you look like, or if you prefer Figma over Sketch. We hire based on your qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Our designs are for everyone, and so is our workplace.