Document Accessiblity Specialist (Towson, MD)

Document Accessiblity Specialist needed for our government client in Towson, MD. The Document Accessiblity Specialist will convert and publish a three-year backlog of judges' decisions into accessible PDF documents for publication on the web content management system Drupal. Three month contract position. The non-negotiable pay rate is $30.50 per hour.

Essential Duties:

• 304 cases from 2022, 266 cases from 2023 and 280 cases from 2024 will be converted to publishing its cases and decisions for public access on the website.
  
• Creating accessible PDFs in the morning and moving them into a designated folder for Quality Assurance. Baltimore County Web Services team members will conduct quality assurance on the documents to ensure compliance and approve the documents. In the afternoons, the consultant will upload the previous days approved files to Drupal.
  
• Fixing accessiblity issues in existing PDFs including tagging, adding alt text, ensuring proper reading order and making forms accessible.
  
• Providing guidance to content Creators on how to make documents accessible for the outset.
  
• Educating teams on accessiblity best practices and the use of accessiblity tools.
  
• Keeping up-to-date on evolving accessiblity laws, standards (like WCAG, PDF/UA, Section 508) and best practices.
  
• Clearly documenting accessibility issues and remediation steps.
  

Qualifications:

• Expertise in Adobe Acrobat Pro, CommonLook, and other remediation software is required.
  
• Experience using screen readers (JAWS, NVDA) and understanding how they interact with PDFs is required.
  
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1/2.2, PDF/UA, Section 508, and other relevant standards is required.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve accessibility is required.
  
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining issues and solutions.
  
• Must have experience with Microsoft Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and other relevant formats.
  
• Knowledge of using Drupal to upload PDFs is required.
  
• Must be able to work from 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch on site. A hybrid schedule of three days a week on site and two days from home may be an option.
  
• Must be able to pass a FBI background check and drug test.

Swift Staffing offers weekly pay, sick pay hours, health insurance, a
one time longevity bonus, referral bonuses, holiday pay and a Roth IRA
plan. Certain restrictions apply.