Position Summary:
The client seeks to temporarily hire a remote ArcGIS Online Accessibility Developer for interactive, ESRI ArcGIS Online applications for up to 37.5 hours per week, but open to a part time schedule. The Accessibility Developer will assess, adjust, and/or remediate an inventory of ArcGIS Online dashboards, storymaps, multi-page applications, and data visualizations to comply with new accessibility requirements. Additionally, the Accessibility Developer will harmonize nomenclature in public facing content.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate public-facing ArcGIS Online content against WCAG 2.1 AA requirements.
- Coordinate with project managers and content owners on MPO staff to apply changes and updates to public content to bring them into compliance with the WCAG guidelines.
- Document development steps and processes necessary to ensure future content is compliant with the WCAG requirements.
- Review public interactive content and modify text, titles and labels to use the correct Boston Region MPO nomenclature.
- Test and coordinate review of modified content.
- Work with Data Management and IT staff to deploy updated versions of AGOL content.
Qualifications
Required
- Experience configuring and editing ArcGIS Online public content like storymaps, dashboards, experiences, and web maps.
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to organization and documentation.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to document technical work clearly in written form
- Attention to detail; able to fulfill tasks accurately and consistently
- Capable of mastering new technologies quickly
Preferred
- Experience applying accessibility guidelines to ArcGIS products, dashboards, and graphical public content.
Additional Information
The Central Transportation Planning Staff of the Organization is a public agency made up of a passionate group of transportation planners, analysts, modelers, programmers, and engineers working to address the Boston region’s transportation challenges. The agency’s deep transportation knowledge is an essential asset to the regional transit authorities, cities and towns within the region, as well as other agencies and stakeholders.
Physical Requirements
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Work can be done remotely
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