Senior Designer - Accessibility

Responsibilities:

• Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture
• By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes
• In this role, you will serve as an experienced individual contributor within a team, with the expectation that you will further develop your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills
• With minimal oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements
• A Senior Designer impacts the long-term goals of the program, while contributing to the development of the program’s design strategy
• You may serve as the discipline’s primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilize strong influential skills to drive improvements in design processes and practices
• Strong influential skills to build relationships with team members, government and company stakeholders, and program management
• May lead cross functional efforts for delivery team members and team leads
• Navigates ambiguous requirements and environments to support delivery
• Leads the delivery of design work such as design initiative briefs, discovery artifacts, sketches, wireframes, UX flows, low and high fidelity prototypes, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis, and design system contributions
• Comprehensive understanding of scope requirements to prioritize design activities
• Responsible for working with users to support the development of effective designs
• Experienced with design skill principles, with the ability to provide recommendations associated with typography and hierarchy
• Delivers design work including discovery artifacts, sketches and rough prototypes, wireframes, UX flows, and high fidelity prototypes
• Demonstrates the ability to coach designers; with a focus on providing actionable feedback that helps individuals grow in objective ways
• Manages the development of competitive analysis, and reports results to stakeholders
• Contributes to the design libraries and provides visual design and brand artifacts
• Leads human centered design processes and deliverables in compliance with standards and regulations
• May lead accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge or experience with other emerging accessibility standards
• Facilitates discussions with multi-disciplined teams to drive productive discussions and articulate goals in order to deliver upon requirements
• Experienced with storytelling to deliver compelling artifacts and presentations that distill highly complex issues into focused, understandable solutions
• Ability to identify risks and communicate to leadership; provides recommendations to mitigate identified risks
• May develop and manage content for highly visible websites or applications, abiding by design guidelines
• Participates in grading candidate homework and participating in panel interviews

Skills:

• Experienced with design skill principles, with the ability to provide recommendations associated with typography and hierarchy
• May lead accessibility tasks inclusive of 508 compliance and have knowledge or experience with other emerging accessibility standards
• Experienced with storytelling to deliver compelling artifacts and presentations that distill highly complex issues into focused, understandable solutions
• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience
• Certification in accessibility, such as Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies or Certified Professional in Web Accessibility with at least two year in an a11y focused role (not just 508 compliance), or at last three years in an a11y focused role (not just 508 compliance)
• Demonstrated experience working with WCAG & Section 508 standards
• Prior experience serving as a mentor to junior level team members
• Experience with design software such as Figma, Miro, Adobe or other designer tools

Benefits:

• 💼 Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 🌴 Flexible PTO
• 💰 401K with employer match
• 👶 Paid parental leave after one year of service
• 🤝 Employee Assistance Program
• Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility
• The range of starting pay for this role is $122,000 - $132,000

This is a remote position.

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