Digital Accessibility Lead | WCAG & Inclusive Training

Garver; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid professional memberships

Continuing education support

Competitive salary packages

Attractive benefits

Wellness program

Work-life balance

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team. The role focuses on improving digital content to meet WCAG guidelines and 508 compliance, with a strong emphasis on training team members in accessibility practices.

The position is in-office with 60+ offices, preference for candidates in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, or Missouri. You will collaborate with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams to advance

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 documents, PowerPoint presentations, and websites.
• Conduct accessibility audits of digital content and provide guidance and instruction for WCAG and other accessibility guidelines.
• Collaborate with content creators to develop best practices for creating accessible documents.
• Prepare and present reports on the status of compliance efforts.
• Provide training and support to staff on accessibility tools and techniques.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and updates to accessibility legislation.
• Work with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams to develop accessibility strategies.
• Coordinate tasks and manage deliverable timelines with project managers.

Skills

WCAG knowledge

Section 508 compliance

Accessibility testing

Content remediation

Training staff

Education

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

Tools

WAVE

ANDI

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Garver is seeking a Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team. The role focuses on improving digital content to meet WCAG guidelines and 508 compliance, with a strong emphasis on training team members in accessibility practices.

The position is in-office with 60+ offices, preference for candidates in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, or Missouri. You will collaborate with IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams to advance