Digital Accessibility Assistant: Captioning & Remediation

University of Virginia Physicians Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Internship Placement Program (IPP)

TFWS Internship

Hybrid work after training

Job summary

University of Virginia Library seeks a Library Digital Accessibility Assistant to contribute to the Digital Accessibility Student Team. The role focuses on production captioning, transcription, and PDF/document remediation of Library digital media and documents, under supervision of a Graduate Lead and Digital Accessibility Specialist.

This student position emphasizes high-volume, standards‑compliant production and accessibility tasks, with an internship arrangement through the IPP and potential

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate UVA student and eligible for Federal Work‑Study (FWS)
• Experience with captioning, transcription, or audio/video editing preferred
• Familiarity with captioning platforms such as YouTube Studio, Verbit, 3Play Media, or Amara
• Experience or interest in linguistics or multilingual content is a plus
• Experience with PDF editing or accessibility remediation is a plus
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Pro and HTML/document structure concepts is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Perform production captioning and transcription or PDF/document remediation work
• Follow established workflows, style guides and quality benchmarks
• Submit work for quality review and incorporate feedback from Leads
• Maintain logs and meet team production targets
• Maintain confidentiality of student and patron records under FERPA and Library privacy policies
• Participate in onboarding and team discussions and help improve workflows

Skills

Captioning experience

Transcription experience

Education

Undergraduate UVA student

Tools

YouTube Studio

Verbit

3Play Media

Amara

Adobe Acrobat Pro

SensusAccess

Equidox

PAC 2024

Job description

University of Virginia Library seeks a Library Digital Accessibility Assistant to contribute to the Digital Accessibility Student Team. The role focuses on production captioning, transcription, and PDF/document remediation of Library digital media and documents, under supervision of a Graduate Lead and Digital Accessibility Specialist.

This student position emphasizes high-volume, standards‑compliant production and accessibility tasks, with an internship arrangement through the IPP and potential