[NFBP-Talk] Fwd: [tech-vi Announce List] Employment Opportunity: Accessibility Specialist: Zoom; Wilmington, North Carolina

[Jan Lattuca]

Happy holidays, everyone.

Jan Lattuca

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From: David Goldfield <david.goldfield at outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2020 06:12:57 +0000
Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] Employment Opportunity: Accessibility
Specialist: Zoom; Wilmington, North Carolina
To: "tech-vi at groups.io" <tech-vi at groups.io>

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About the job
Zoom is an award-winning workplace. We have been recognized by
Comparably as #1 CEO, Company Happiness, Benefits, Compensation,
Diversity, and more! Not to mention we've been awarded by Glassdoor as
the 2nd Best US workplace & Best Large Company US CEO in 2018,
Wealthfront, and Business Insider. Our culture focuses on delivering
happiness, our commitment to transparency, and the tangible benefits
we provide our employees and our customers.

The Zoom Accessibility engineering team is committed to making Zoom
products easy to use and accessible to people with a wide variety of
needs. We strive to continually understand the ways users with diverse
abilities use Zoom and to use that knowledge to build more inclusive
products.

Is the Accessibility Specialist that will drive accessibility across
Zoom products and platforms. You will work with cross-functional teams
to ensure Zoom products are accessible and easy to use for people with
disabilities.

What You Will Do

*         Define the accessibility requirements for Zoom native and
web applications. You will identify areas of improvement for
accessibility, define technical requirements, and work with
engineering partners , product managers, and product designers to
deliver success.
*         Evangelize accessibility in a fast-moving organization. You
will enable product teams to craft accessible experiences by providing
training, education, and best practices guidelines.
*         Build an understanding of the needs of users with
disabilities by performing research, processing user feedback, and
fostering relationships with external accessibility stakeholders.
*         Define, document, and manage an accessibility roadmap that
will take Zoom's product accessibility beyond just compliance.
*         Be the accessibility expert to provide consultation to both
internal and external accessibility inquiries.

You Are

A passionate accessibility advocate that is sensitive to the needs of
people with disabilities. You have deep knowledge of how to craft
accessible user experiences that go beyond just compliance. You can
enthusiastically guide Zoom product teams to build accessible and
inclusive products.

Skills You Have

*         Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction,
Computer Science, Information Sciences, or in a related field
*         Excellent communication skills and the ability to evangelize
accessibility with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
*         Knowledge of how people with a variety of disabilities use
assistive technologies (e.g., screen reader, screen magnifier,
keyboard-only access) and the ability to analyze the impact of a
barrier to accessibility.
*         Strong understanding of accessibility standards such as the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)and Section 508.
*         Strong understanding of accessible web development
strategies through semantic HTML, WAI-ARIA, CSS, and Javascript
*         Experience with accessibility testing and auditing of
desktop, mobile, or web front-end applications.

Nice To Have

*         Knowledge of captioning and sign language interpretation
best practices
*         Experience with performing usability research with users
with disabilities
*         Experience managing and driving accessibility compliance
projects to completion
*         Experience in educating and training other people about accessibility
*         Strong understanding of current and upcoming trends in
digital accessibility, policy, best practices, and universal design.
Industry

  *   Information Technology & Services


  *   Computer Software


  *   Internet
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Functions

  *   Other



David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
WWW.DavidGoldfield.org



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