Job Description
Description: Brings proven, specialized experience from related businesses or organizations as well as system integration and technology experience. Expertise could include various technologies and roles, including SME in product and software or functional areas.
Candidates must live and work within Colorado. This role is term limited and not contract to hire. Position Description: The Specialist will use a variety of manual and automated techniques to ensure that documents comply, at a minimum, with all applicable accessibility criteria. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Using Adobe Acrobat, CommonLook, and similar tools to remediate PDF documents in order to ensure compliance with accessibility standards; ensure that complex documents meet or exceed all applicable standards.
- Other document remediation assignments could include web pages, Microsoft Office documents
- Using assistive technologies, such as screen readers (such as JAWS, Narrator, or NVDA), to manually ensure that document experiences are equitable and functional.
- Support and fulfill accessibility accommodation requests from external stakeholders.
- Track and report on progress and activities related to document remediation.
- Monitor and review updated or new accessibility and document standards as appropriate.
Minimum qualifications: - Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook) and Adobe as well as the ability to quickly learn and apply other software skills.
- Software: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience authoring and remediating documents for accessibility which includes experience auditing documents for accessibility compliance.
- 4+ years of experience using Adobe Acrobat/Pro and Microsoft Office
- Software: CommonLook PDF or other document remediation tools; Screen Readers (JAWS, NVDA, Narrator, etc.) and other assistive technology used for manual accessibility testing
- Strong communication, organization, time management, prioritization, and collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to independently identify and analyze issues and develop appropriate solutions and plans of action
- Knowledge of accessibility standards such as Section 508, WCAG, PDF/UA
- Strong attention to technical detail
Kavaliro provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Kavaliro is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Kavaliro will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please respond to this posting to connect with a company representative.
Job Tags
Contract work, Work at office, Local area,