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Digital Accessibility Expert (Italian/English bilingual freelancer), Genova
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
684674441466504806433717
Job Views:
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Posted:
28.04.2025
Expiry Date:
12.06.2025
Job Description:
Are you passionate about ensuring websites and applications are readily accessible to end-users utilizing assistive technologies? Are you knowledgeable about the guidelines defined by WCAG 2.0/2.1, Section 508, and other accessibility standards? If you enjoy collaborating with Developers and QA Engineers on accessibility standards and best practices, this might be the perfect role for you!
Responsibilities:
1. Act as a go-to SME on accessibility, WCAG guidelines, and code-level remediation solutions for junior team members; provide regular audit reviews to ensure compliance
2. Prepare, run, and report on feedback from user reviews and WCAG audits
3. Serve as an educational resource to product teams and run office hours
4. Identify quality issues proactively and set up training programs for teams or individuals
5. Train new team members on accessibility testing on desktop and mobile devices
6. Manage multiple projects with different clients
Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
* 5+ years of experience as an Accessibility specialist
* Deep technical knowledge of accessibility, including code-level remediation and developer discussions
* Experience with assistive technologies and WCAG checkpoints
* Consulting agency experience and strong customer-facing skills
* Self-motivated, proactive, and results-oriented
* Ability to multitask and manage concurrent activities
* Comfortable working collaboratively across organizational structures
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