*Digital Accessibility Engineer Job*
*GENERAL INFORMATION:* Title: Digital Accessibility Engineer Location : Boston, Raleigh & Southfield, MI Duration : Long-term Visa: Open Level: Mid to senior Priority: Very High Interviews: Telephonic Only Visa copy, Driver’s license, documents: NOT required Rate: Competitive. Pay-terms: C2C/1099/W2 Job type: Contract/CTH/Fulltime Options Number of openings: 3 active open positions *Responsibilities * • Perform regular accessibility assessments of enterprise websites and applications • Perform accessibility evaluations for products and services under consideration for purchase and deployment • Research, analyze, and interpret a variety of inputs to conceive and document accessibility requirements. • To provide oversight, technical leadership guidance, coordination and support the enterprise’s use of information technology with a focus on promoting, accessing and maintaining accessibility of digital properties. • Effectively represents the voice of user to influence and improve consideration of accessibility concerns in design and development decisions. • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that includes user experience designers, visual designers, content specialists, and developers during ideation, design, and development. • Consult with the team throughout development and rollout to ensure accessibility concerns are understood, implemented and communicated appropriately. • Mentor team members on accessibility and related topics. • Participate in scoping and planning of projects. • Contribute to internal innovation projects related to user experience. *Required Qualifications: * • Minimum 4 years’ experience in a similar role. • Undergraduate degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, Marketing, Communications, related fields or relevant combination of undergraduate and professional experience. • Advanced knowledge and application of accessibility factors, per W3C WAI guidelines & specifications (WCAG, WAI-ARIA, etc.), Section 508 requirements and other relevant standards. • Experience of providing critical analysis to the work products of designers and developers. • Experience using both Automated and Manual Accessibility inspection methods. • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to sell ideas with strong negotiation skills. • Ability to work collaboratively with team and internal clients. • Ability to work autonomously and manage time effectively. *Preferred Qualifications: * • Graduate degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, Marketing, Communications or related fields. • Understanding of Mobile and/or Responsive Web preferred. • Experience working with Agile methodology preferred • Knowledge of CSS, HTML, and Javascript a plus. • Knowledge of video, motion graphics, Flash and photography a plus. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Visa Transfer OPT, CPT, PT, H1,H4" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/paul_talluri. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
