Digital Content Specialist

Digital Accessibility Specialist
Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma
Job Title : Digital Accessibility Specialist Job Description : Garver is seeking Digital Accessibility Specialist to join our Transportation Business Line Strategic Communications team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for improving digital content to align with accessibility best practices and WCAG guidelines. This role requires a detail-oriented individual with a passion for creating inclusive digital environments and training team members on what that requires. This is an in-office position working from any of our 60+ offices with preference given to candidates located in our Tampa, Florida; Oklahoma; Texas; or Missouri offices.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and remediate digital content for accessibility standards, including PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and websites.

Conduct accessibility audits of digital content and provide guidance and instruction for WCAG and other accessibility guidelines.

Collaborate with content creators to develop best practices for creating accessible documents.

Prepare and present reports on the status of compliance efforts.

Provide training and support to staff on accessibility tools and techniques.

Stay current with emerging technologies and updates to accessibility legislation.

Work with a variety of subject matter experts, including IT, legal, engineering, and communications teams, to develop accessibility strategies.

Coordinate tasks and manage deliverable timelines with project managers.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in communications, IT, web design, or related fields

Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 or later success criteria

Demonstrated experience with Section 508 compliance and remediation

Experience remediating web pages, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and Audio/Video files

Familiarity with accessibility testing and review tools (e.g., WAVE, ANDI, Adobe Acrobat)

Ability to identify accessibility issues and propose effective solutions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience using screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)

Familiarity with document authoring and remediation workflows

Accessibility certification (e.g., DHS Trusted Tester, IAAP CPACC/WAS)

Knowledge of Civil Engineering

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud

3+ years of demonstrated experience

Application Requirements
A cover letter is required for this position. In your cover letter, please respond to one or more of the following:

Why are you seeking a career in digital accessibility?

Which WCAG success criterion do you believe makes the greatest impact in a document’s accessibility, and why?

Briefly describe your remediation workflow from intake to final quality assurance for a report created in Word and delivered as a PDF.

Grow With Us

Garver offers its employees programs such as company-paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere.

Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects.

By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program; Garver walks the talk when it comes to work-life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

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