Digital Accessibility Expert (German / English bilingual freelancer)

Applause; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A software quality assurance company based in Berlin is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist who will ensure compliance with accessibility standards. The ideal candidate is fluent in German and English, possesses a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, and has over 5 years of experience in accessibility. Responsibilities include acting as a subject matter expert, preparing user reviews, and training teams on compliance. This role offers a dynamic work environment with multiple project opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience as an Accessibility specialist, providing code-level remediation.
• Deep understanding of accessibility standards and assistive technologies.
• Experience running user reviews and audits.

Aufgaben

• Act as SME on accessibility and WCAG guidelines.
• Prepare and report on feedback from audits.
• Provide training on accessibility compliance.

Kenntnisse

Bilingual fluency in German and English

Knowledge of WCAG guidelines

Experience in accessibility compliance

Experience with assistive technologies

Strong customer-facing skills

Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are readily accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about the guidelines defined by WCAG 2.0 / 2.1, Section 508 and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices this might be the perfect role for you!

Responsibilities

• Act as one of the go-to SMEs on accessibility, WCAG guidelines and code-level remediation solutions for junior accessibility team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure internal compliance with best practices
• Prepare, run and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG Audits
• Be an educational resource to product teams, and running office hours
• Identify quality issues proactively and setup training programs specific to teams or individuals to address them
• Train new team members on accessibility compliance testing on desktop and mobile devices
• Potentially run multiple projects with different customers

Qualifications

• German-English bilingual fluency is a necessity!
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of experience in a professional Accessibility specialist capacityDeep technical knowledge of accessibility; ability to provide code-level remediation and lead discussions with developers
• Experience in and deep understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
• Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
• Self-starter, self-motivated, rolling up your sleeves with a focus on getting things done
• Effectively multi task and manage concurrent activities
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment across the organization in a collaborative manner
• Knowledge and fluency in using HTML, JavaScript and CSS to implement websites