Accessibility Design Specialist
Job Summary
As an Accessibility Design Specialist you help welcome everyone into our worlds regardless of motor cognitive vision hearing or any other disability.
Committed to inclusivity you guide us in creating games with the entire spectrum of the player base in mind. You act as an accessibility ambassador advising production teams across the company on solutions that make our games playable by all. Because when barriers exist you see to it that theyre broken down especially if youve faced them yourself.
What youll do
- Partner with production teams throughout our studios to improve accessibility in our games.
- Facilitate user testing providing our labs with accessibility guidelines for recruitment moderation analysis and reporting.
- Collaborate with disabled gamers involving them in the development process pre-launch to gather feedback and refine accessibility features.
- Communicate with internal advocates (like UX directors and designers) to ensure that accessibility is considered from the get-go and remains a priority throughout production.
- Coordinate knowledge sharing by promoting best practices developing internal training speaking at conferences publishing articles etc.
- Foster relationships with the accessibility community and industry experts to keep the conversation going.
Qualifications :
- An advocacy-oriented mindset: youre respectful and conscious of all types of disabilities always
- Attention to detail particularly when it comes to design: you understand that a seemingly simple choice can make or break an experience
- Ability to influence change & motivation to carry it out
- A highly collaborative and innovative spirit
- Excellent organizational presentation interpersonal and communication skills
- An understanding of video game production processes game accessibility best practices and available resources in the industry
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Opened in October 2011, Ubisoft Abu Dhabi is one of the first major video game studios based in the UAE capital and is focusing on developing and bringing to market successful mobile games for a worldwide audience. This position is based in the vibrant expat city of Abu Dhabi, the c ... View more