Digital Accessibility Expert (German / English bilingual freelancer)

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

Zusammenfassung

A leading accessibility consulting firm in Frankfurt is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist who is passionate about ensuring web accessibility. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience, a technical background in accessibility, and be bilingual in German and English. You will play a key role in providing strategic input and training related to WCAG compliance, ensuring product teams are well-versed in best practices. This role requires strong collaboration within the organization.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in a professional Accessibility specialist capacity.
• Deep understanding of accessibility, including assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints.
• Consulting agency experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Act as a go-to SME on accessibility and WCAG guidelines.
• Prepare, run, and report on user reviews and audits.
• Train team members on accessibility compliance testing.

Kenntnisse

German-English bilingual fluency

Technical knowledge of accessibility

Customer-facing skills

Self-starter attitude

Multi-tasking abilities

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

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 capacity
• Deep 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