Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian / English bilingual freelancer)

Applause; Reggio Emilia; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading accessibility consulting firm in Emilia-Romagna is seeking an experienced Accessibility Specialist to ensure websites and applications meet accessibility standards. You will collaborate with developers and QA teams, conduct audits, and provide training. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and is fluent in Italian and English. This role supports multiple projects with different customers and offers a dynamic work environment.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience in a professional Accessibility specialist capacity.
• Ability to provide code-level remediation and lead discussions.
• Comfortable working in a matrix environment across the organization.

Mansioni

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

Conoscenze

Italian-English bilingual fluency

Deep technical knowledge of accessibility

Consulting agency experience

Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

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 :

• Italian-English bilingual fluency
• 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