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Accessibility ConsultantWilliam H. Sadlier, Inc. • New York, NY, US
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Accessibility Consultant

Accessibility Consultant

William H. Sadlier, Inc. • New York, NY, US
11 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

Position : Document Accessibility Consultant

Department : Publishing

Reports To : Product Owner, UX and Accessibility

Summary : The Document Accessibility Consultant will ensure electronic documents provided to our customers are compliant with accessibility standards : WCAG 2.1 AA and standards related to documents used offline. This individual will be responsible for both document creation and remediation, as well as acting as a subject matter expert to guide others : internally or outside vendor. Close collaboration with Product Owners, Engineering, Design, Editorial, and Production will be essential.

Base pay range : $36.00 / hr - $40.00 / hr

Core Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Electronic PrePress on updates to structural elements and tagging to both legacy and new InDesign files
  • Create guidelines and best practices for implementing accessible documents : pre- & post- processing
  • Review post export to PDF processing and additional tagging or documents needs to meet accessibility requirements : creating feedback or directly cleaning and fixing documents
  • Perform additional tagging of post process exported PDFs as a batch or guide for 3rd party vendors to follow, or possibly update directly to deliver final documents
  • Collaborate with, and guide, internal teams and 3rd party vendors in remediating documents (InDesign, PDF, etc.) on a per product basis, while also implementing and communicating best practices
  • Participate in, and sometimes lead, working sessions with internal groups and 3rd party vendors : including status meetings

Education, Experience, Skills Required

  • Hands-on experience creating and evaluating accessible electronic documents including manual testing
  • Hands-on experience remediating non-accessible electronic documents
  • Knowledge of the published technical guidelines from W3C or other sources, best practices and their implementation
  • Ability to properly guide and consult others on process and workflow for accessible documents
  • Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite's InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Pro
  • Proficient with InDesign stylesheets and export tagging
  • Working knowledge of tagging images and content within InDesign layouts to establish reading order and alt text, as well as text and structural elements for a common print & digital source
  • Experience with vjoon K4 Publishing System
  • Ability to work creatively and effectively within constraints
  • Strong presentation skills used for presenting internally to other team members
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Nice to have, but not required :
  • Experience in the Educational publishing or technology industries, K-12 focus
  • Accessible document certification (IAAP ADS for example)
  • Experience with accessible interactive web items for building and reviewing games, activities, etc.

    • Seniority level

  • Associate

    • Employment type

  • Contract

    • Job function

  • Education

    • Industries

  • Book and Periodical Publishing

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