Accessibility Architect for Digital Content

GARVER LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional memberships supported

Continuing education opportunities

Wellness program

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in Houston. The ideal candidate will improve digital content to align with accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines, and train team members on what that requires.

This in-office role coordinates with IT, legal, engineering, and communications to remediate PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, and websites; conducts accessibility audits; develops best practices; and reports on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, IT, web design, or related field.
• Experience with WCAG 2.1+ and Section 508 remediation.
• Proven ability to remediate PDFs, Office documents, and websites for accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and remediate digital content for accessibility standards (PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, websites).
• Conduct accessibility audits and provide WCAG guidance.
• Collaborate with content creators to implement accessible document practices.
• Prepare reports on compliance progress and status.
• Provide training on accessibility tools and techniques and stay current with legislation.

Skills

WCAG 2.1+ knowledge

Section 508 compliance

Accessibility testing

Remediation of content

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, IT, web design

Tools

WAVE

ANDI

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in Houston. The ideal candidate will improve digital content to align with accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines, and train team members on what that requires.

This in-office role coordinates with IT, legal, engineering, and communications to remediate PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, and websites; conducts accessibility audits; develops best practices; and reports on