WCAG Editor & PDF Accessibility Specialist

Vtcourts; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The Vermont Judiciary is seeking a full-time, temporary Editorial Assistant to work on-site in Montpelier, VT, at a starting rate of $28.05 per hour. This long-term assignment focuses on reviewing and updating existing Judiciary documents to meet WCAG accessibility standards, including formatting, tagging, testing, and remediation to improve digital content accessibility.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with strong proofreading and editing skills, and have proficiency in Adobe

Qualifications

• Highly detail-oriented with strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Experience with formatting, tagging and remediating documents for accessibility.
• Interest in digital content and technology; familiarity with web accessibility standards (WCAG) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and update existing Judiciary documents to meet WCAG accessibility standards.
• Format, tag, test, and remediate documents to improve accessibility and support digital content publishing.
• Apply Adobe Acrobat Pro for tagging, reading order, and document structure in PDFs.
• Participate in training on WCAG requirements and accessible document practices.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Editing

Proofreading

Document formatting

WCAG awareness

Web accessibility testing

Tools

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

The Vermont Judiciary is seeking a full-time, temporary Editorial Assistant to work on-site in Montpelier, VT, at a starting rate of $28.05 per hour. This long-term assignment focuses on reviewing and updating existing Judiciary documents to meet WCAG accessibility standards, including formatting, tagging, testing, and remediation to improve digital content accessibility.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented with strong proofreading and editing skills, and have proficiency in Adobe