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508 Specialist

TPJ Solutions
Germantown, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : OVERVIEW

The Senior 508 Document Specialist will be proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite products and Adobe Acrobat Professional to review and process documents. This position offers a collaborative, engaging, and challenging work environment. This candidate will report directly to the CEO on an as-needed basis.

DUTIES

  • Review digital documents and products against Section 508 compliance standards including PDFs, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files and multi-media products to ensure content conforms to accessibility guidelines and requirements.
  • Remediate content files as needed to include appropriate accessibility components such as synchronized captions, descriptions and transcriptions, proper file names, link names and structure, tables, list format, heading styles and other formatting guidelines.
  • Work collaboratively with team members to encourage accessible authoring of content by sharing guidelines and best practices and subject matter expertise.
  • Support various initiatives and provide tasking
  • Maintain current knowledge of Section 508 compliance and accessibility guidelines and checklists.
  • Ensure team is using most updated checklists to perform quality assurance and quality control reviews.
  • Remediate non-Section 508 compliant aspects of documents and deliverables
  • Format MS Word and Adobe PDF documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets in accordance with specifications
  • Store and maintain documents on the teams SharePoint site
  • Review documents and deliverables for spelling, grammar, and consistency
  • Perform other duties as directed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university in related field
  • 5 years' experience remediating and creating captions and transcriptions; excellent writing and communication skills.
  • Proficiency in formatting MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF documents and other accessibility testing tools, e.g., color contrast checkers, JAWS.
  • Accessible Document Specialist (ADS), Certified Document Remediation Specialist (CDRS), or other equivalent certification(s).
  • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Work experience specialized in accessibility and conducting Section 508 compliance audits.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite and SharePoint
  • Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability and willingness to learn new software applications
  • Ability and willingness to learn and follow processes
  • Ability to work as a member of an integrated team
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to maintain professional and ethical working relationships
  • Ability to interact professionally with a diverse customer group including executives, managers, subject matter experts, and stakeholders
  • TPJ Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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