About Fable

Global enterprises work with Fable to make products more accessible for over one billion people who live with disabilities. Our customers include global leaders like Walmart, Slack, and Shopify. Fable was featured on theForbes Accessibility 100list in 2025, awarded Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Design, and has received accolades from global entities like the World Summit Awards and the UN-endorsed Zero Project.

About the Role

Fable is looking for a Junior Researcher who is responsible for identifying accessibility and usability insights through user interviews. This role involves regularly engaging with people with disabilities and requires a candidate who is sensitive, respectful and has a strong desire to learn.

The Researcher will work closely with Fable team members to conduct research about how various digital product offerings can be improved for people with disabilities. An understanding of how various assistive technologies interact with digital products, and the web, is preferred.

The ideal candidate is excellent at independent problem-solving, is detail oriented and adaptable to the growth and changes of a dynamic work environment. Fable is a rapidly growing and busy team; the researcher must be flexible to the changing business needs of Fable.

Responsibilities

Support and collaborate with other UX researchers on generative and evaluative research with assistive technology users on digital products (such as websites, web-apps, mobile apps and software) on behalf of Fable’s customers

Identify pain points, preferences, and behaviours surfaced in user interviews and document them in a structured note-taking tool

Analyze and synthesize research findings to generate actionable insights





Provide clear and timely project updates to Fable team members

Maintain internal customer documentation and track deliverables via our project management system

Collaborate with other Fable support teams to coordinate interviews with participants

1+ years facilitating user interviews on digital products in a UXR context

Able to define research goals, articulate hypotheses and apply the best research methods for a wide range of problems

Experience translating research findings into thematic insights

Compassionate and patient demeanour with confidence and assertion to get things done

Active listening and problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Ability to build relationships and connect with people quickly

Organized and able to manage a large volume of tasks independently

Tech-savvy with the ability to navigate apps and software

Strong analytical, communication and team skills

You must be

Passionate to learn

Be interested and curious about assistive technology, accessibility and user research.

Open-minded:

Be open and personable with an understanding that the human spectrum is diverse.

Problem-solver:

If something goes wrong, you look for the next step to solve it and use judgement on who to collaborate with and elevate issues to.

Creative and adaptable

You'll jump in and flex your various skills whenever necessary. You're looking for your newest challenge, ready to join a quickly evolving team

Nice to haves





Experience with assistive technology or engaging with assistive technology users

Our values To lead, listen first

You amplify voices that are less often heard and create space for those voices to grow. The quality of an idea doesn't correlate with the loudness of someone's voice.

The brain is a muscle

If you're going to do something, you will do it well. Practice often and rest when needed. Give your mind what it needs to thrive.

Unlearn to learn

What did we learn growing up, and what do we need to unlearn? It's essential to understanding our personal bias and position so that we can grow.

What's in it for you?

At Fable, you'll join a collaborative and mission-driven setting whereyou'll work with people who care deeply about building a more inclusive digital world.

We offer benefits such as stock options, career growth opportunities, professional development support, health and dental coverage, and more.

Accessibility accommodations

Fable is an inclusive workplace. If you are facing any accessibility requirements or concerns regarding the hiring process or employment with us, please fill out this form or email us at and include the subject line “Accessibility accommodation for Junior UX Researcher job application.”

Pay range

$65,000 – $75,000 the salary band is designed to reflect the range of skills and experience needed for the position and is subject to change. The final salary is based on relevant skills, experience, and internal equity. This posting reflects an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support part of the recruitment and selection process. However, all hiring decisions are made by our hiring managers.

📌 Junior UX Researcher (Winnipeg)
🏢 Makeitfable
📍 Winnipeg