508 Compliance Specialist

Washington, DC | Job #319484

Job Title: 508 Compliance Specialist
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Type: Freelance / Contract

We are looking for a talented 508 Compliance Specialist for a temporary hire opportunity in Washington, DC! The 508 Compliance Specialist will be assisting our client's Communications dept., and will work closely with both the Publications & Editing team, as well as the Creative team. While this position is currently remote, only candidates local to the DC area will be considered.

508 Compliance Responsibilities:

Taking PowerPoint and other documents and making sure that they are 508 compliant for our client’s website
This work will be covering 3-4 items per day (includes meeting materials, agenda, PowerPoint slides, meeting summaries)
Work with a quick turnaround time - the turnaround time for work is 48 hours from when is it received to when it needs to be completed. There are templates that this individual will be working from
An extensive background with both CommonLook and 508 Compliance are critical for success in this role
Strong copyediting skills would be a major plus as well

508 Compliance Specialist Requirements:

Strong background in Common Look PDF global access; use this for PDF documents
Understanding of 508 standards
Ability to work independently
Strong communication skills
Ability to adhere to templates
Strong background with CommonLook (they use PDF Global Access as their plug in software for 508 work)
PowerPoint; experience working on PowerPoint for 508 compliance; known what make a PowerPoint 508 accessible when you turn it into a PDF
Copy editing experience; understanding of how to make Word, PowerPoint and other docs to be as close to 508 as possible, preferred

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