Digital / PDF Accessibility Specialist
Spectraforce
Austin, TX,US
The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring a variety of PDF documents meet compliance standards for accessibility. This role requires a strong understanding of accessibility principles, and advanced proficiency with relevant software.
PDF Remediation & Tagging
• Familiarity with accessibility features within various platforms such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, Word, InDesign, Excel
• Manually tag complex PDF layouts
• Skilled in applying WCAG and PDF/UA standards
• Knowledge of assistive tec**hnologies such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver
Testing and Validation
• Skilled in using accessibility checkers within various source files before conversion to PDF
• Understanding of manual testing practices (color contrast, reading order, etc)
• Ability to troubleshoot and fix accessibility issues independently
• Able to manage multiple remediation tasks across multiple teams simultaneously
Documentation and Reporting
• Able to clearly document remediation work, track progress, and manage files
• Comfortable interpreting and applying audit results
• Attention to detail and capable of explaining accessibility concepts to non-experts
• Comfortable collaborating with content creators, designers, and project managers throughout the document lifecycle
Education and training
• Provide guidance and feedback to content creators on best practices for creating accessible documents.
Looking for one knowledgeable Digital Accessibility Specialist to help with PDF Accessibility Remediation on our digital properties. Contractor mush have experience working with, assessing, and editing PDF documents as they help tag/fix PDFs from across Client’s digital properties.
