Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian / English bilingual freelancer)

Applause; Italia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading accessibility consulting firm is seeking a Digital Accessibility Expert to ensure compliance with WCAG standards. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of professional experience, training capabilities, and strong collaboration skills with developers. Responsibilities include conducting audits, providing feedback, and training new team members. This position operates in the Greater Turin area and requires bilingual proficiency in Italian and English.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience as an Accessibility specialist.
• Deep technical knowledge of accessibility guidelines like WCAG 2.0 / 2.1.
• Experience in consulting with strong customer-facing skills.

Mansioni

• Act as a go-to SME on accessibility and WCAG guidelines.
• Prepare and run WCAG audits with feedback reports.
• Train new team members on compliance testing.

Conoscenze

Accessibility standards knowledge

Collaboration with developers

User review feedback preparation

Training program development

Multitasking

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian / English bilingual freelancer). Greater Turin Metropolitan Area. 1 month ago

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 set up 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

• 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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Other

Job function

• Art / Creative, Design, and Marketing

Industries

• Design Services
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• Software Development