Radio Careers Near Me – Accessibility Tester In Oxford

Overview

Position Title: Accessibility Tester

Company: BBC

Location: Oxford, UK

Job Description

Hi! We’re the BBC News digital team, and we’re responsible for the amazing News Service that is recognised by our audience in the UK and all across the world!

Responsibilities:

• Work with multi-discipline teams across the BBC to make sure we’re making the most of the BBC’s Global Experience Language, contributing to articles and guidelines for Accessibility.
• Build relationships with internal product teams and help them plan a roadmap to support making their products accessible.
• Work with third-party suppliers of technology to the BBC, championing accessibility.

   

• Test digital products and services to make sure they work with the BBC’s supported assistive technology platform (e.g. JAWS®, Dragon Professional® and ZoomText).
• Support Procurement as a subject matter expert (SME) when reviewing all accessibility requirements to be met by vendors when supplying the BBC with technology, in accordance with our Technology Accessibility Policy.

Requirements:

• You are passionate about ensuring the BBC is truly accessible for all our colleagues, regardless of disability.
• You have a thorough understanding of assistive technologies and have experience of testing against WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
• You have the attention to detail, good judgement and tenacity to help procurement and product teams ensure all technology at the BBC meets the Technology Accessibility Policy.
• You are comfortable engaging at all levels of an organisation and communicating complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.