Digital Accessibility Champion

GARVER LLC; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid memberships

Licensing and continuing education

Competitive salary packages

Attractive benefits

Comprehensive wellness program

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join the Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in an in-office capacity. The role focuses on improving digital content to align with accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines, with training responsibilities for staff.

Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, able to collaborate with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams, and capable of coordinating deliverable timelines on accessibility initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, IT, web design, or related fields.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 or later success criteria.
• Demonstrated experience with Section 508 compliance and remediation.
• Experience remediating web pages, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and Audio/Video files.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing and review tools (e.g., WAVE, ANDI, Adobe Acrobat).
• Ability to identify accessibility issues and propose effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and remediate digital content for accessibility standards, including PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, and websites.
• Conduct accessibility audits and advise on WCAG and related guidelines.
• Collaborate with content creators to develop accessible document best practices.
• Prepare and present reports on compliance status.
• Provide training and support on accessibility tools and techniques.
• Stay updated with new accessibility technologies and legislation.
• Coordinate with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams to drive accessibility strategies.
• Manage deliverable timelines with project managers.

Skills

WCAG 2.1 knowledge

Accessibility testing

Remediation

Section 508 compliance

Content collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, IT, or related fields

Tools

WAVE

ANDI

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join the Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team in an in-office capacity. The role focuses on improving digital content to align with accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines, with training responsibilities for staff.

Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, able to collaborate with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams, and capable of coordinating deliverable timelines on accessibility initiatives.