"Part Time Digital Accessibility Assistant"

Job Details

Hiring Units: Office Of The Provost and VCU Technology Services

Innovation. Impact. Influence.

At VCU's Office of the Provost, we champion a bold academic vision that empowers every learner, fuels groundbreaking discovery and drives the university toward a future of limitless possibility.

At VCU Technology Services, we value people and empower one another through collaboration and inclusivity, trusted partnerships, and unequaled innovation to provide a secure, accessible, reliable, adaptable, and current IT environment that enables the success of VCU as a leading public research institution.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Digital Accessibility Assistants play a vital role in ensuring that educational content is inclusive and accessible to all students. In this role, you will focus on the technical remediation of course materials, transforming complex digital assets into formats that meet universal design standards and compliance requirements.

A successful candidate in this role is someone who combines a high attention to technical detail with a passion for digital equity to ensure a polished, accessible learning experience for the VCU community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Audit digital course materials for compliance and to identify barriers; analyze and document accessibility issues and compliance concerns in alignment with accessibility standards.
• Manually remediate inaccessible PDFs by applying sophisticated tagging, optimizing reading order, and configuring form labels for screen-reader compatibility
• Convert files to accessible formats and add alt-text, image captions, and accessible structures to tables and charts
• Edit all audio and video files, as well as transcripts, to ensure high quality and clarity
• Perform other duties, as assigned and within the scope of practice

Minimum Qualifications:

• Post secondary degree (Associate or higher)
• Proficiency within the Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU
• Commitment to the university’s strategic plan, mission, vision, values, and goals
• Basic web development skills and media production experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with virtual collaboration skills and experience navigating Learning Management Systems, specifically Canvas

Anticipated Salary Range

• Starting wages range from $15 - $18 hourly depending on experience

Digital Accessibility Assistant positions are part-time (up to 20 hours per week) with an estimated duration of 4-6 months. Extension of this appointment is possible, contingent upon departmental needs and budget availability.

Location: Hybrid arrangement allowing for a mix of in-office collaboration and remote work based on task requirements

Schedule: This position offers some flexibility with schedule with the requirement to attend pre-scheduled team meetings and key stakeholder sessions, as needed.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled. We are hiring multiple candidates for these roles.

Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hours per Week: 20

Restricted Position: No

ORP Eligible: No

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

University Job Title: Instructional Design Specialist