Web Content & Accessibility Coordinator

Touro University New York • New York, NY

1d • $53,037 - $66,297

About The Position

We're looking for an individual who is passionate about accessibility and has a willingness to learn and grow in this area. You're organized and appreciate the digital space and can help maintain our various website with day-to-day updates, accessibility checks and edits, pdf management, and event review and approvals. More than experience, we're looking for someone who is a quick study, a good communicator, and eager to learn. We are looking for someone that can work independently and with a team.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts required.
• Effectively manage and organize daily tasks independently and with a team, while balancing multiple projects and meeting deadlines
• You have a keen eye for details
• You are a stickler for consistency
• You are extremely organized
• You are a team player
• You are self-motivated and can work independently
• You're a great listener and learner
• Extensive sitting and computer use

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of related experience or a bachelor's degree in digital accessibility, communications or a related field preferred
• Basic HTML knowledge a plus
• Basic HTML knowledge a plus

Responsibilities

• Daily small updates to school sites, as needed
• Review and approval of event postings
• Keep up to date on WCAG requirements
• Familiarity with / use of screen reader tools
• Use of web accessibility evaluation tools, including WAVE, Siteimprove
• Monitor Touro's public-facing websites utilizing web monitoring software and analytics to ensure compliance with accessibility standards
• Fixing as able, and coordinating within the web department to schedule and track more hefty accessibility fixes
• Review & correct PDFs to make sure they are accessible
• Working with schools and departments to make sure all links and headers conform to accessibility standards
• Caption videos and provide video transcriptions for websites, as needed, or work with departments to ensure their videos meet requirements
• Quality assurance of the site, including broken link and misspelling review
• Develop content to help educate others on web accessibility requirements
• Research relevant trends and best practices in web accessibility and standards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees