Web Accessibility Specialist​/Content Producer

Web Accessibility Specialist/Content Producer

The position is remote but client is in Albany, NY- contractor will work EST. It is a 3 year contract position. This is a 37.5 per hours work week. Hourly rate is 50.00 per hour with benefits.

Initiative:
Accessibility Mandate
- Ensuring accessible website documents/content as mandated by client accessibility policy. Equipment:
Contractor will connect to client persistent VM. IT Systems That Will Be Used:
Office/Office 365, Lythos Marketing collab tool, Jira, CMS, Adobe, Acrobat Pro.

• 3+ years of experience with document and web accessibility testing and remediation
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 and PDF/UA standards
• Semantic HTML
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Ability to interpret logical flow and reading order of documents
• Ability to write accurate alt text and descriptions for images and graphs
• Ability to communicate accessibility best practices
• Ability to train and support internal and external stakeholders
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong computer skills
• Adobe Acrobat Professional (Accessibility Remediation)
• PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker)
• Common Look
• NVDA Screen Reader
• WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool
• Site Improve Accessibility Testing
• Accessibility Insights for Web
• Adobe InDesign (preferred)
• Jira
• CMS platforms
• Lytho Marketing Collaboration Tool
• An associate degree in a related area required
• Preferred bachelor's degree
• Preferred Certificate in accessibility remediation

• Remediate PDFs, MS-Office documents, and website content to meet accessibility guidelines prior to publishing on the web sites.
• Training team on PDF remediation
• Other duties as assigned that contribute to the key outcomes of the Large Scale Renewables team