Digital Accessibility Expert (German / English bilingual freelancer)

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

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company in Munich is seeking an Accessibility Specialist to ensure compliance with WCAG standards. The role involves acting as a subject matter expert, conducting audits, training team members, and working on various client projects. Ideal candidates are German-English bilinguals with a strong background in accessibility, including user experience, coding, and consulting. Join a collaborative environment to make digital content accessible to everyone.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience in a professional accessibility role.
• Ability to provide code-level remediation solutions.
• Experience with assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints.

Aufgaben

• Act as SME on accessibility for team members.
• Run and report on user reviews and WCAG audits.
• Train new team members on accessibility compliance testing.

Kenntnisse

German-English bilingual fluency

Deep technical knowledge of accessibility

Consulting agency experience

HTML, JavaScript, CSS fluency

Self-starter and motivated

Strong customer-facing skills

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 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