Lead UI/UX Designer

Role: Lead UI/UX Designer

Location: Hybrid in Trenton, NJ

Duration: Long Term Contract

This role is for a long-term job in Trenton, NJ. It is Hybrid with 2 days onsite, 3 days remote. Hands -on UI/UX designer experience working as the lead for defining, developing, and implementing web accessibility assessment and remediation programs include knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards and requirements.

Note: Contractors will be required to work on site Tuesdays and Thursdays, no exceptions.

Responsibilities and Duties

Hands -on UI/UX designer experience working as the lead for defining, developing, and implementing web accessibility assessment and remediation programs include knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards and requirements.

Note: Contractors will be required to work on site Tuesdays and Thursdays, no exceptions.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science but relevant to digital, accessibility or application/web designing or master’s in human-computer interaction
• Note: Looking for a portfolio showing accessibility work and they must provide accessibility certifications
• Journeyman Accessibility Tester Candidate Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with fluency in the English Language

ADA Related Qualifications:

• Five (5 ) years of experience working with public sector clients on accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.0 (level AA) and ADA Section 508 compliance.
• Knowledge of the laws surrounding web accessibility, including WCAG 2.0 guideline and Section 508 guidelines
• Five (5 ) years of experience working as the lead for defining, developing, and implementing web accessibility assessment and remediation programs including knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards and requirements.
• Knowledge of ADA auditing
• Experience using common assistive technologies, including screen readers, magnifiers, and voice recognition software products.
• Experience with keyboard testing
• Experience using and or supporting users of JAWS (“Job Access with Speech”).
• Five (5) or more years of experience conducting accessibility testing on multiple platform and devices, including iOS and Android mobile devices as well as mobile websites and applications
• Two (2) or more years of experience engaging and working with mobility impaired, audio, low vision, and or blind End User
• Five (5 ) years’ experience with front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Knowledge of WAI-ARIA a technology that can help with problems by adding in further semantics that browsers and assistive technologies can recognize and use to let users know what is going on
• Can answer developer, designer, and business questions about accessibility requirements.
• Experience using Adobe XD

Skills Matrix

Amount of Experience

• Experience working as the lead for defining, developing, and implementing web accessibility assessment and remediation programs including knowledge of Required 5 Years
• Experience working with public sector clients (Required) on accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.0 (level AA) and ADA Section 508 compliance.Required 5 Years

• Experience using WAI-ARIA Required 4 Years
• Adobe XD Required 1 Years
• Experience with front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Required 5 Years
• Experience / Knowledge of ADA auditing required 5 Years
• Experience using and or supporting users of JAWS (“Job Access with Speech”). Required 5 Years
• Experience using common assistive technologies, including screen readers, magnifiers, and voice recognition software products. Required 5 Years
• Experience answering developer, designer, and business questions about accessibility requirements. Required 5 Years
• Experience engaging and working with mobility impaired, audio, low vision, and or blind End User Required 2 Years
• Experience with keyboard testing Required 5 Years
• Experience conducting accessibility testing on multiple platform and devices, including iOS and Android mobile devices as Required 5 Years
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science but relevant to digital, accessibility or application/web designing or master’s in human-computer interaction is required