Senior Inclusive Designer

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

As an Inclusive Designer at Yahoo, you’ll improve the design and development of our products by championing an inclusive and accessible product strategy that considers every user. 
 

You’ll help ensure compliance with accessibility requirements, and partner closely with Product Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, DE&I, and other stakeholders throughout the company. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both digital accessibility and any of the UX Design disciplines (e.g. Interaction Design, Content Design, UX Research, etc). 

On a given day you might find yourself:

• Reviewing product designs for inclusive design best practices and collaborating directly with designers to identify and implement improvements

• Annotating Figma files with accessibility requirements

• Testing a pre-production build for accessibility

• Meeting with a developer to explain what’s needed to solve an accessibility issue

• Creating an accessibility status report to share out with a product team

• Participating in critique with your fellow Inclusive Designers to review designs and share feedback

• Attending a design jam to help ideate on an upcoming product 

High-level responsibilities 

• Serve as a resource to help embed principles of diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility into the product development process

• Work with key stakeholders to support adjacent disciplines like marketing, events, and operations, where appropriate 

• Help ensure product and corporate compliance with accessibility requirements and policies

• Tackle non-project related work that comes up such as creating and maintaining company-specific standards, requests for engagement from internal teams, etc.

• Be an active member of a growing, thriving team with fresh ideas, best practices, and contributions to team culture

Requirements:

• 5+ years professional experience in the accessibility and inclusive design space

• Strong knowledge of WCAG and other accessibility guidelines and standards

• Working knowledge of manual and automated accessibility review methodologies, using keyboard-only, screen readers, or tools such as Axe or WAVE

• Solid background partnering with product designers at all stages of the product development process

• Ability to work on multiple projects and deliver on time

• Strong understanding of usability principles and accessibility heuristics

• CPACC or similar certification (nice to have)

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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome.

The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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