Language Accessibility Manager — ADA & Equity

King County Water and Land Resources Division -WA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

40 hours per week

Job summary

King County Parks is hiring a Language Accessibility Project Manager (PPM-II) to advance language access equity and strengthen engagement with diverse communities across our parks system. You will serve as a subject-matter expert on ESL communication and ADA compliance, guiding digital and print platforms.

This hybrid role blends remote and in-person work at King Street Center in Seattle. You will coordinate with IT and executive teams, develop best practices, and coach staff to ensure materials

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with translators to produce written materials and working with interpreters to support virtual and in-person events.
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and experience applying them to implement or remediate public-facing materials.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, social justice, inclusion, and belonging in public service, or community focused organization.
• Excellent writing, verbal communication, and research skills.
• Experience developing best practices and guidelines, including resource libraries for language access and/or disability accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Enhance language access and strengthen communication for King County Parks visitors who speak ESL.
• Evaluate current accessibility practices, recommend improvements, implement changes, and build sustainable systems and processes.
• Review and remediate digital platforms - such as the website, blog, and newsletters - to maintain ongoing ADA accessibility compliance.
• Lead ADA compliance efforts across digital and print materials including signage and branding; provide training, conduct regular reviews, develop processes, and identify tools that support accessibility and language needs in physical spaces.
• Serve as Parks liaison to King County IT and Executive departments, ensuring alignment with best practices in language access and accessibility.
• Support the Communications Team by addressing language access needs across projects including capital project outreach, signage, community engagement initiatives, social media content/posts, and more.

Skills

Language access

ADA compliance

Public communications

Equity & inclusion

Training development

Job description

King County Parks is hiring a Language Accessibility Project Manager (PPM-II) to advance language access equity and strengthen engagement with diverse communities across our parks system. You will serve as a subject-matter expert on ESL communication and ADA compliance, guiding digital and print platforms.

This hybrid role blends remote and in-person work at King Street Center in Seattle. You will coordinate with IT and executive teams, develop best practices, and coach staff to ensure materials