- Contact: Laura Levin (Enterprise Applications Solutions Analyst)
- Application Deadline: Wed, April 5th, 2023
Job Description
The Web Applications office is looking for a detail-oriented and multi-talented intern to help continue to shape and improve the University’s digital presence. You will work in a small-team environment where you will expand your skills and get hands-on experience contributing to a digital enterprise environment. You will learn about website accessibility and actively participate in testing, troubleshooting, and analysis on the development of digital accessibility compliance.
This is an opportunity to:
- Gain knowledge of digital usability for people with disabilities
- Learn new web application development skills with a focus on accessibility and/or best practices in regards to digital documents
- Enhance time management, problem solving, and teamwork skills
Major Duties
Specific duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Serve as an advocate for compliance to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Propose recommendations as to how different applications might improve design and code to better serve customers with disabilities
- Identify opportunities to educate and evangelize for accessibility best practices for web
- Assisting Web Application staff with a variety of website updates
- Review PDF accessibility to determine if remediation is required
- Remediating PDF documents
- Work simultaneously on multiple projects of varying complexity and length
- Develop documentation and tutorials
- Other duties as assigned
Applicant Qualifications
Prefer a student who:
- An interest in or experience with disability or accessibility
- Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Some experience with website editing and/or Adobe Acrobat, InDesign and Photoshop
General Requirements
- First, second, or third year student
- Good problem solving skills; ability to visualize a problem or situation and think abstractly to solve it
- Ability to work responsibly with or without direct supervision
- Willing to learn on the job and adapt to changing needs
- Strong sense of initiative
- Strong communication and time-management skills
- Professionally interact with faculty, staff, and students
- Work 20 - 40 hours per week (Summer) and/or
- Work 6 to 20 hours per week (Fall/Spring)