Accessibility Intern: Gaming UX & Inclusive Design

Insomniac Games; Burbank (CA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sony Interactive Entertainment's Accessibility Internship invites you to join a cross‑functional team to design and test inclusive features across game projects.

You will document findings, conduct inclusive research, and help translate feedback into tangible design improvements while learning from industry experts. The program seeks students pursuing related degrees, with strong communication, organization, and curiosity; 12 weeks, May 17–Aug 6 or Jun 14–Sep 3, hourly pay range $40.25–$46.75.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed degree in accessibility, inclusive design, game design, interaction design, UX design or related field.
• Experience with inclusive design or accessibility research preferred.
• Observational and documentation skills for recording findings.
• Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey familiarity is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Participate in project discussions and review feature lists to identify opportunities to improve accessibility during game development.
• Support accessibility design by organizing and documenting features, naming conventions, navigation patterns, and implementation workflows.
• Collaborate with UI/UX and design partners to explore accessibility concepts, provide wireframe feedback, and contribute research insights.
• Review gameplay to identify accessibility issues, document observations, and share findings with development teams.
• Assist with planning and conducting inclusive research involving gamers with accessibility needs, including consultants and participants.
• Moderate consultant sessions and, when appropriate, interviews with playtest participants.
• Collect and analyze feedback from surveys, telemetry, interviews, observations, and video to identify recurring themes and challenges.
• Develop familiarity with accessibility guidelines (PAS) and learn from experts and community perspectives.
• Research accessibility news, gaming articles, and community resources to support team discussions and learning.
• Prepare accessibility updates, documentation, presentations, and materials to communicate findings and recommendations to teams.
• Collaborate with SIE research partners on expert reviews, group studies, and initiatives.

Connaissances

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Curiosity

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Data interpretation basics

Accessibility interest

Formation

Bachelor’s or higher in accessibility / inclusive design / game design / UX design

Outils

Microsoft Office / Google Workspace

Description du poste

Sony Interactive Entertainment's Accessibility Internship invites you to join a cross‑functional team to design and test inclusive features across game projects.

You will document findings, conduct inclusive research, and help translate feedback into tangible design improvements while learning from industry experts. The program seeks students pursuing related degrees, with strong communication, organization, and curiosity; 12 weeks, May 17–Aug 6 or Jun 14–Sep 3, hourly pay range $40.25–$46.75.