Digital Accessibility Specialist

Description:

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Be part of an exciting team where you will be challenged every day.
• Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.
• Work with customers and identify opportunities to support their strategy and improve their processes across functions.

The Role
We are looking for a Digital Accessibility Specialist to manage and deliver accessible solutions as part of the Digital Marketing team. We are looking for someone who will support leadership to drive compliance and delivery of accessible products and services across the enterprise. As a Digital Accessibility Specialist, you will continue to progress skills learned and practiced as a digital accessibility specialist. You will consult and train teams on specific accessibility requirements and the use of tools that teams can use to incorporate accessibility across the enterprise.
To be successful, you must show empathy towards people with disabilities, have a passion for helping to make products better for everyone, have a curious, inquisitive mind and self-awareness with an interest in continuing to improve your people and technical skills and be able to share your knowledge and talent with team members and clients by providing training and mentoring.
Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for building and remediating documents includes InDesign, PDFs, Word, PowerPoint etc.
• Responsible for accessibility testing documents to WCAG standards.
• Responsible for attestation of documents.
• Screen reader testing and signing off on quality checking.
• Be a point of contact for offshore teams to troubleshoot and relay solutions to accessibility issues.
• Accessibility support writing for Alt-text, infographics and other components that require accessible explanations.
• Create and check transcripts and submit requests for full descriptive transcripts, as needed.
• Check closed captioning on videos, submitting requests to vendor.
• Assist with closed captioning errors, fix cc file and update.
• Be the main point of contact for all ADA questions for the client
• Understand how to fix ADA PDFs and provide guidance for designs.
• Consult and provide recommendations on system generated forms.
• Provide accessibility training where required.

Your Profile
Key skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strong experience working as a Digital Accessibility Specialist.
• Proficiency in the full Adobe Suite particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines and specifications.
• Strong understanding of the WCAG.
• Desire to work in assistive technology and accessibility-related software, including JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, or other speech recognition software.
• Self-motivated with a desire to improve experiences for people with disabilities.
• Advanced soft skills and ability to translate requirements of inclusive design and accessibility to both teams and leadership.