200+ applicants

Company

Airbnb · 4 days ago

Lead Experience Designer, Accessibility

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$174K/yr - $209K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Empower design teams to build more inclusive end-to-end user experiences

Contribute accessible UI components, patterns, and documentation for Airbnb’s industry-leading Design Language System

Define and deliver scalable tooling and frameworks for other designers to leverage, such as accessibility specs and annotations

Close knowledge gaps and increase technical expertise within Design by facilitating workshops and inclusive design trainings

Translate industry standards, like Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), into understandable and approachable deliverables to uplevel designers and writers

Review designs, mockups, and prototypes throughout the product development cycle to increase quality and compliance through weekly office hours

Qualification

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User Experience DesignDigital DesignInclusive DesignAccessibility GuidelinesDesign Language SystemsIOS DesignAndroid DesignDesktop DesignMobile Web DesignAssistive TechnologiesWorkshop FacilitationTechnical TranslationAdapting to Ambiguity

Required

8+ years of professional experience in user experience and digital design

Experience in the inclusive design or accessibility space, or with design language systems

Proficiency designing across multiple platforms (iOS, Android, Desktop, Mobile Web)

Effective communication skills and an ability to translate technical accessibility guidelines into persuasive practices people will embrace

Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguous environments, including adapting to new challenges, scenarios, and working styles

Understanding of how different assistive technologies (like screen readers or speech recognition software) behave, and how users of assistive technology may be impacted by different design choices

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Employee Travel Credits

Company

Airbnb

Glassdoor

4.3

Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

http://www.airbnb.com

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