Digital Accessibility Expert (German / English bilingual freelancer)

Applause; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech services company in Düsseldorf is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist. The role involves ensuring compliance with WCAG standards, training teams on accessibility, and conducting user reviews. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in accessibility, be bilingual in German and English, and possess deep technical knowledge in implementing and remediating code related to accessibility standards.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years experience as an Accessibility specialist.
• Consulting agency experience required.
• Comfortable in a matrix environment.

Aufgaben

• Act as a go-to SME on accessibility and WCAG guidelines.
• Run and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG audits.
• Identify quality issues proactively and set up training programs.

Kenntnisse

German-English bilingual fluency

Deep knowledge of accessibility standards

Customer-facing skills

JavaScript, HTML, CSS proficiency

Self-starter and self-motivated

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