User experience (UX) research

Key deliverable examples:

• Findings from moderated and unmoderated versions of user research studies
• usability testing and user interviews (i.e. a moderator or facilitator was present during the test, or the end user was alone)

Tasks include:

• Conducting user research with a partial prototype
• concept
• or completed product

Example job titles for this role:

• User Researcher
• UXR (User Experience Researcher)
• Usability Analyst

Role group description:

This group includes user research, user experience (UX), and presentation decisions. Some roles within this group define the user experience of a product, designing its behaviors and interactions with the end user and/or their assistive technologies. Some roles provide the general "look and feel" of the products and features, covering presentation, fonts and colors. Others outline the functionality of features, and their operation through assistive technologies (ATs). They translate input from business roles into user stories, requirements, specifications, documentation, and guidelines used by other roles (mainly Development) to build the finished product. This includes applying user research that has been conducted and an understanding of the intended audiences for a quality experience.

This role description is adapted from the W3C WAI Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM). You are welcome to use this information as is, or change it for your situation.

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