A Day in the Life

Sam O'Neill

Sam O'Neill is a full stack developer specializing in accessibility, but she's also an avid Murder She Wrote watcher and cook. If you need an accessibility audit or a tasty bao bun, she's the one to call.

April 10, 2025

Can you tell us about yourself and your role at Made Media?

I’m a full stack and accessibility developer and parent of two. I like creating things – useless apps, bad art, food. If you want the Murder She Wrote theme tune to play while you make notes on your phone or fancy bao from my food stall give me a call.

What made you want to pursue your chosen career path and job role?

None of us can interface with a machine without some kind of access requirement and I currently have fairly few. There are a lot of people who have more requirements than I do and I believe everyone has the right to access arts and culture.

What would you say are the main skills you need within your job role?

Understanding different tools people use to access content and use interfaces, patience for repetitive testing practices, not screaming into the void when you see a div being used as a button in the wild.

What's your favourite thing about working at Made? (If anything) 

The people and culture! 

What was the last play/film you went to see?

I took my kids to see Paddington in Peru.

What's your favourite movie quote? 

What's your hidden talent or party trick? 

Ask me about my Arnold Schwarzenegger impression.

If a new person was to join us at Made Media what advice would you give them?

Apparently Vipen makes the best cup of tea.

Who would play you in the film or your life and why? 

Danny DeVito. I want to get real weird with it.