FranklinCovey is hiring: Accessibility Graphic Designer in Washington

Overview

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Position

Title: Accessibility Graphic Designer

Payroll Title: Accessibility Designer

Division & Department: Corporate Innovations

Status: Full-Time Exempt

Reports to: Director of Content Visual Design

Location: Remote - Anywhere in the contiguous US

Compensation: Anticipated compensation for this position is a salary of $61,324-70k*

Job Summary

A Mid-Level Accessibility Graphic Designer plays a pivotal role in embedding inclusive practices within large design teams. Your contributions will go beyond compliance, helping to foster a culture where accessibility is a core value and a practical reality throughout the design system.

Essential Job Functions

• Embedding Accessibility in Design System Components: Audit and enhance components by reviewing existing UI components for accessibility, ensuring they meet or exceed standards like WCAG, and suggesting improvements for color contrast, focus states, and keyboard navigation.
• Document guidelines: Create clear, actionable documentation within the design system that outlines how and why components are accessible, making it easier for others to implement best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Work with developers, UX writers, and product managers to ensure accessibility is considered from the outset and maintained throughout the product lifecycle. Accessibility Graphic Designer

• Advocate for Inclusive Design Methodologies: Champion user diversity by promoting the involvement of people with disabilities and diverse backgrounds in user research and testing, ensuring the design system supports a wide range of needs and perspectives.
• Facilitate training and workshops: Lead or organize in-house accessibility training and knowledge-sharing initiatives to upskill teammates and foster a shared understanding of inclusive design.
• Promote empathy: Encourage the adoption of the social model of accessibility, focusing on removing barriers in the environment rather than viewing disability as an individual limitation.

• Integrate Accessibility Throughout the Design Process: Early and continuous testing, integrating accessibility checks and user testing at every stage of the design process to catch issues early and iterate on solutions.
• Provide feedback: Offer constructive feedback during design reviews on accessibility considerations, helping to scale knowledge across the team.
• Maintain up-to-date resources: Regularly update the design system with new accessibility patterns, tools, and resources in response to evolving standards and user feedback.

• Measure and Communicate Impact: Track progress by helping establish metrics and reporting processes to measure the accessibility of components and the overall design system, making improvements visible and actionable.
• Share success stories: Communicate the positive impact of inclusive design to stakeholders and leadership, building buy-in for accessibility initiatives.

Qualifications

• Basic: 3+ years of experience in visual design
• Portfolio showing accessible design work

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Deep knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG 2.2 and PDF/UA (PDF/X-UA)
• Proficiency in design tools (e.g., Adobe InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, Figma)
• Experience remediating and tagging PDFs for screen reader compatibility
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a collaborative environment
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive mindset
• Familiarity with localized content design workflows and tools
• Experience conducting accessibility audits and using testing tools (e.g., PAC 2021, Axe, NVDA/JAWS/VoiceOver)
• Strong communication and presentation skills for training and internal advocacy

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing program, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and more. Please visit franklincoveybenefits.com for details.

*Actual offer may be outside of this range and will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location, internal equity, and alignment to market data.

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Unless otherwise noted, applications will be accepted for a minimum of three (3) days from the initial published date on the FranklinCovey job board, but the posting may close at any time after the specified duration.

Employer Information

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