Digital Accessibility Assistant

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Position Title:

Digital Accessibility Assistant

Job Category:

Student Hourly

Job Profile:

Student Help

Job Summary:

The Digital Accessibility Assistant works within the Center for Excellence in Inclusive Teaching & Learning (CEITL) to assist with digital accessibility across campus. The bulk of this work will center around editing closed captions on video content to improve the accuracy of machine captions on instructional video to align with the ADA standard of 99% accurate closed captions with correct punctuation and capitalization. Student workers may also be asked to assist with the remediation of documents if time allows.
Job Duties

• View instructional videos with closed captions, watch for and fix errors.

• Additional accessibility work such as remediating PDFs, PowerPoints, or other course-related files. This includes putting content into an accessible format in Word documents, PDFs, and PowerPoint files.

• This is an on-site job opportunity with flexible working hours between 7am and 4:30pm Monday through Friday. While this is a summer job opportunity, additional hours may be available during the next academic year.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Department:

CEITL

Compensation:

$12 per hour.

Required Qualifications:

Strong attention to detail and good working knowledge of English spelling and grammar (no major, year, or GPA restrictions)

Preferred Qualifications:

Successful completion of ENGL 101 or equivalent
Education: Current undergraduate or graduate student

How to Apply:

To apply, click the Apply button at the top of this page. Please upload your resume. Application materials will be reviewed as they are received, and the position will remain open until May 8th, 2026.

Contact Information:

Maggie Loney, [email protected]

Legal Notices and Important Information 

Employment will require a criminal background check in accordance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. (see TC1 - App. 4 and p. 12)  

  

Note: Criminal Background Check – The Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division prohibits employers from using criminal background check information, policies or practices that have a “disparate impact” and is not “job-related and consistent with business necessity” in hiring decisions. All information used to screen or hire job applications should relate to the duties of the job.  

 

Reasonable Accommodations 

It is the policy of UW-Parkside to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 262-595-2204. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to provide reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a disability. 

 

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Transcript Requirement  

Please note: Transcriptions will be required upon hire. 

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.