Extra Help - Accessibility Assistant, Scholarly Communication

Illinois State•Normal, IL

2d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

Milner Library’s Scholarly Communication Unit is hiring an extra help Accessibility Assistant. The Scholarly Communication Unit supports and promotes research produced at Illinois State University and oversees the institutional repository, ISU ReD . The Accessibility Assistant will be responsible for remediating documents in ISU ReD to ensure digital accessibility. This is a temporary extra help position for Spring/Summer 2026. Applicants must be available to work 20 hours per week. Hours are flexible.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Familiarity with accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.1 AA
Experience creating and editing accessibility tags in PDF documents
Experience using Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Ability to read handwritten cursive documents
Good oral and written communication skills
Good time management skills

Nice To Haves

Coursework in library and information science
Coursework in 19th and 20th century American history
Experience working in GLAMRs (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, or record centers)
Experience working in a fast-paced, production-oriented, and security-conscious environment

Responsibilities

Complete provided training on digital accessibility standards and tools
Remediate documents to meet accessibility standards using Adobe Acrobat, ABBYY FineReader, and other tools
Develop and apply alternative text to images in digital collections
Apply metadata to files and upload them to online platforms
Administer online crowdsource platform for generating manual transcripts of handwritten documents
Name and store files to a secure network according to strict conventions
May process images in Adobe Photoshop as needed