Library Graduate Digital Accessibility Lead (Graduate Student Wage)
$45,760–$45,760 year
HybridCharlottesville, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Lead day-to-day direction and quality review for two undergraduate Assistants, managing task assignment, workload pacing, and deadline management. Perform advanced production work in assigned tracks: create accurate captions and transcripts for digital media, or remediate PDFs and documents to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards using tools like Adobe Acrobat Pro and SensusAccess. Contribute to workflow design, quality documentation, and end-of-semester program assessment by developing checklists, documenting institutional standards, and tracking team throughput metrics. This role supports the UVA Library Digital Accessibility Student Team's mission to improve digital equity and information access across the university.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Registered as a graduate student
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience with captioning, transcription, or audio/video editing
- Familiarity with captioning platforms such as YouTube Studio, Verbit, 3Play Media, or Amara
- Experience with or interest in linguistics, a second language, or translingual content — particularly relevant for supporting the multilingual captioning pilot
- Prior experience with PDF editing, document formatting, or accessibility remediation
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Word accessibility features, or HTML/document structure concepts
- Background in a STEM field or familiarity with technical notation (formulas, equations, diagrams) is a plus, given the volume of STEM content in Library collections
- Familiarity with version control or document management practices, such as tracking file versions, naming conventions, and organized handoffs
- Interest in disability studies, media accessibility, or library and information science
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