Accessibility Designer

WANTED - thinkers, builders, and dreamers

For over 15 years, ArcTouch has created lovable apps, websites, and connected experiences for world-class companies, leading brands, and innovative startups. See some of our work.

Since launching our first app in 2009, we’ve followed these core beliefs:

• Create lovable products, the perfect blend of something useful and delightful that forges meaningful connections with users.
• Be a lovable company, where amazing teams of diverse individuals collaborate every day to create something we can be proud of.

ArcTouch is a specialty studio that is part of the award-winning AKQA Group.

If you're passionate about building lovable products, we want you to join us!

Meet the Design Team

As a Designer at ArcTouch, you'll be able to design great user experiences and engaging interfaces for various platforms (iOS and Android apps, web projects, and many others!). Explore every form of interaction from touchscreens to voice command, chatbots, VR and AR. All of this for international digital products that are used by millions of users every day.

Working with us, you’ll collaborate with a skilled, fast-paced, and innovative team on various projects. You will contribute to different phases of the design process, from discovery to delivery, sharing your knowledge with others and boosting your understanding of various types of business.

You’ll also be part of our Accessibility Committee, where diverse roles unite and collaborate seamlessly across a diverse set of skills to create digital products that everyone can use, transforming accessibility into an integral part of the user experience. Our multidisciplinary synergy fuels innovation, ensuring that our efforts lead to meaningful and lasting impact. Together, we shape a digital landscape where accessibility is the norm.

Role Expectations

• Work closely with other designers, developers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to iteratively design end-to-end user experiences using participatory techniques, ensuring adherence to the latest WCAG accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including accessibility consultants and user advocacy groups, to continuously improve accessibility practices.
• Lead initiatives to integrate accessibility best practices into all aspects of the product development process and the design workflow (from ideation to implementation and validation).
• Provide mentorship and educational guidance to product, design, and engineering team members at ArcTouch on accessibility standards, techniques, and tools.
• Create personas, user journeys, information architecture diagrams, wireframes, visual designs, and prototypes to guide product development towards accessibility conformance and compliance.
• Prepare and lead user testing rounds with assistive technology users.
• Conduct comprehensive accessibility audits and assessments of existing products, identifying areas for improvement, and leading the implementation of solutions.
• Work with design leadership and the existing accessibility team to advocate for accessibility at ArcTouch and foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity in design.

Qualification Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a UX/UI designer, product designer, or accessibility specialist, with proven experiences in accessibility design and inclusive user experiences.
• Knowledge of assistive technologies and their impact on digital design, including screen readers, voice recognition software, and alternative input devices.
• In-depth understanding of WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 and how to apply these guidelines effectively in the design and development process.
• Proficiency in user research and usability testing with people with disabilities, ensuring designs meet diverse user needs.
• Familiarity with design systems and how to build accessibility into components and patterns.
• A basic grasp of disability laws and regulations, including the ADA, Section 508, EAA, and other global accessibility standards.
• Experience working on accessibility compliance for both web and native applications.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advocate for accessibility across teams.
• Technical knowledge of basic front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, ARIA) and how they impact accessible design.

On a day with us, you will

• Join product design projects and contribute with your accessibility skills.
• Think of ways of disseminating Accessibility knowledge.
• Interact with a variety of employees from across the organization.
• Provide consultancy on areas that are pertinent to your set of skills.
• Assist our cross-functional teams with legislation implications.
• Be in touch with the latest developments in the Accessibility world.

Benefits

• Health, dental and life insurances
• Meal allowance
• Transportation allowance
• Gympass partnership
• SESC partnership
• Extended maternity, paternity and adopting Leaves
• Flexible benefits: choose the ones that best fits your current needs - wellness, courses, events, child care and much more!
• Flexible hours

REMOTE WORK: This position is remote friendly. If you miss to be in the office, we have a great one in Florianópolis and you can also choose to work from there after the pandemic. Just a reminder: remote employees also need to live in Brazil (we hire international professionals only for some specific openings)

Why work for us? Simple: We love what we do.

Make sure to check out our employee reviews on Glassdoor to find out why they love working for ArcTouch.

ArcTouch is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, disability or veteran status.

Come join us!