Web Accessibility Specialist

The Frick Collection • New York, NY

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Web Accessibility Specialist will be an integral part of the Digital Department’s Web Team, responsible for ensuring that digital content is accessible to users of all abilities and complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The ideal candidate will communicate effectively with various departments and vendors to develop and apply solutions to meet accessibility standards. This position will audit and identify accessibility issues across all platforms, implement remediation strategies, and integrate accessibility into museum processes. This role will perform user testing including keyboard-only navigation, screen reader testing, and other assistive technologies to provide a high-quality user experience consistent with the Frick’s values. As part of the Web team, the Web Accessibility Specialist will support various digital publishing projects, help meet project deadlines and work with the Frick’s content management system (Drupal), various web-based platforms, e-commerce platforms, email marketing campaigns, and other assigned initiatives, as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a related web accessibility role.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology (IT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Web Development or related field.
• Strong knowledge of ADA, WCAG (2.1 and above, all levels), and other accessibility regulations.
• Ability to effectively utilize assistive technologies such as JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, TalkBack, and other manual and automated testing tools across multiple devices, browsers, and operating systems.
• In-depth, working knowledge of ADA tools and standards for accessibility testing (i.e., WAVE, JAWS, axe, ANDI, and other automated tools or applications).
• Expertise in ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles.
• Familiarity with HTML5 and CSS.
• Understanding of CMS and e-commerce platforms.
• Experience remediating PDFs, Word documents, and web-based forms for accessibility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to document issues and train non-technical staff.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact in-person with colleagues.
• Use common office tools and machines (computer, phone).
• Ability to traverse throughout the office and building(s) both inside and outside of the museum and visit different levels of the building.
• Ability to carry/transport materials weighing up to 20 or more pounds.

Nice To Haves

• IAAP CPACC, WAS or CPWA certification
• Knowledge of JavaScript

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that digital content is accessible to users of all abilities and complies with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
• Communicating effectively with various departments and vendors to develop and apply solutions to meet accessibility standards.
• Auditing and identifying accessibility issues across all platforms.
• Implementing remediation strategies.
• Integrating accessibility into museum processes.
• Performing user testing including keyboard-only navigation, screen reader testing, and other assistive technologies to provide a high-quality user experience consistent with the Frick’s values.
• Supporting various digital publishing projects.
• Helping meet project deadlines.
• Working with the Frick’s content management system (Drupal), various web-based platforms, e-commerce platforms, email marketing campaigns, and other assigned initiatives, as needed.

Benefits

• 14 paid holidays (all federal holidays including Juneteenth, and Election Day), including four floating holidays
• Up to 12 sick days and 15 vacation days their first year of employment, accruing up to 12 sick days and 25 vacation days per year in subsequent years
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid family leave
• Adherence to federal family leave laws
• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Defined benefit pension plan (equivalent to an additional 12% in compensation)
• Optional Tax Deferred Savings Plan (403(b))
• Full cost coverage for Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance (up to three times the employee’s annual salary)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Discount on Citi Bike memberships
• Discount on bike helmets
• Discount on food pickup or delivery through Seamless/Grubhub when working on-site
• Transit discounts
• Flexible spending accounts for medical expenses, dependent care, and commuting costs
• Discount on Museum Shop purchases
• Discount in coffee bar

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level