Accessibility Design Researcher

Insomniac Games is searching for an Accessibility Design Researcher! This individual will advocate, design, and run research for features to improve accessibility and inclusivity in all our games. They will collaborate with the development and user research teams to identify game content for players with motor, vision, hearing, cognitive, and any other disability; provide qualitative and quantitative feedback on accessibility content based on expert reviews, consultant feedback, and user testing; and design features from insights on research findings, comparative analysis, and the inclusion of previous title accessibility settings. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

Advocacy

• Meet with all project teams on a frequent basis to identify project goals and keep accessibility top of mind as part of each title’s broader feature set. 
• Update dev teams and champion accessibility progress across all titles. 
• Share social media posts, gaming articles, and other accessibility news with all Insomniacs on a frequent basis. 
• Review feature lists and schedules to ensure accessibility is accounted for as part of the project scope and budget. 
• Participate in social media, blog posts, and other player facing media that highlights Insomniac’s accessibility efforts. 
• Foster relationships and actively engage with the accessibility community and industry experts. 
• Stay up to date on accessibility guidelines and standards including CVAA requirements, WCAG guidelines, and standards adopted by PlayStation Studios.  

Research

• Run research studies with disabled gamers including SIE employees, consultants, and external player participants to identify usability, user experience, and representation issues. 
• Collaborate with the SIE London research and other teams to develop research for expert reviews and group studies. 
• Assist user research team at times on non-accessibility related studies. 
• Create surveys from templates and questions supplied by the research and design teams. 
• Moderate usability studies including one-on-one sessions, focus group interviews, and multi-participant playtests.  
• Take notes during tests to identify trends including player behaviors and usability issues. 
• Ensure the delivery of reports on a consistent and timely basis. 
• Present reports for both internal and publisher run studies to the development team.  
• Synthesize feedback from multiple datasets including survey data, telemetry, interviews, and video. 
• Recruit internal employees to participate in early development tests. 

Design

• Oversee organization and adoption of accessibility features across all projects ensuring consistency of naming standards and best practices for how settings are navigated and accessed. 
• Collaborate with design team to develop features to improve accessibility for all playable content. 
• Collaborate with UI/UX team to develop wireframes and user interface designs. 
• Create and maintain documentation for new or updated accessibility features that provide a plan for implementation across all titles. 
• Review gameplay for accessibility issues and provide feedback to the development team. 
• Assist in implementation of new workflows for developing accessibility features.

Education and/or Experience: One to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Emphasis in psychology, human computer interaction, human factors or related field is required. Must have AAA game development experience in developing accessibility features.

Technical Skills: Mastery of Microsoft Office suite of products, Google Spreadsheets and survey software such as Qualtrics and Survey Monkey.

Other Skills:

• Self-directed and executes tasks with little supervision 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 
• Highly collaborative and enthusiastic about accessibility in games 
• Excellent organization with an attention to detail 
• An understanding of video game production processes 
• Experience with multiplayer games is a plus!

If this sounds like a good fit, please submit your resume, cover letter, and portfolio link below. We look forward to reviewing your submission!