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July 17, 2025

Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist (part time)

  • Virginia Tech
  • Blacksburg, VA
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Job Description
Virginia Tech Publishing & Press is looking for a part-time Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist. This role will support the technical processes of remediating existing digital publication files and ensuring all formats for new publications are born-accessible. The Digital Publishing Accessibility Specialist will report to and work with the Open Publishing Coordinator to ensure all book and journal publication formats meet WCAG 2.1 AA and other applicable compliance requirements. The ideal candidate will be comfortable determining needs for remediation/improved accessibility by using assistive technology and a combination of manual and automated accessibility testing techniques.

This position has a funding ending date of June 15, 2026 and can be fully remote.

Required Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of digital accessibility trends, issues, and strategies as well as current technologies, standards, and best practices
  • Experience remediating PDFs, EPUBs, and/or live web publications to WCAG 2.1 AA standards
  • Experience with digital accessibility tools such as PAC, ACE by Daisy, and Axe DevTools, as well as editing tools like Adobe Acrobat and Calibre
  • Experience using assistive technologies as part of manual accessibility testing
  • Experience writing or editing alt text and long descriptions
  • Experience planning and managing projects, including setting priorities to meet deadlines
  • Experience working independently and as part of a team
  • Demonstrated effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
  • Working knowledge of MathML and/or LaTex
  • Has obtained an ADS or other IAAP certification (e.g., CPACC)
  • Experience with publishing educational materials and scholarly research of various lengths (e.g., books, journals, textbooks, etc.)
  • Experience authoring VPATs

Salary Information

$19-$20/hour dependent on qualifications and experience