Director, Content Accessibility

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $80k - $135k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨🏼‍💻 Content Manager

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The College Board

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1900

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

The College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. It connects students to college success and opportunity by supporting them in building essential skills for higher education and removing barriers to access. The College Board operates with a focus on respect, diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, with a diverse and dedicated team of professionals. Based in several locations across the United States, they strive to modernize operations and increase their digital footprint, supporting students and families nationwide.

📋 Description

• Lead and develop a team of four accessibility specialists • Direct daily team operations, assign and balance workloads, set priorities, and adjust plans • Track progress toward goals and provide coaching and support • Cultivate an inclusive, high-achieving team culture • Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training • Conduct check-ins and reviews and create professional development plans and stretch assignments • Write accessible test content, including image descriptions, reader scripts, and braille transcription notes • Personally handle the hardest accessibility cases • Review and remediate test content to meet WCAG, Section 504, and ADA requirements • Make final decisions on ambiguous accessible-content standards and edge cases • Review and remediate test-adjacent content • Maintain image description guidelines, authoring standards, documentation, presentations, and tools • Lead quality-control, accessibility, and usability reviews of tests and applications • Maintain advanced proficiency in authoring tools and assistive technology • Contribute to Content Accessibility strategy and long-term planning • Synthesize research, web standards, and user-experience findings into recommendations • Represent Content Accessibility in planning with program, product, and technology teams • Educate and mentor others on universal design, accessibility, and accommodations • Drive pilots of new tools, workflows, technologies, and AI solutions • Lead or support cross-team projects as the accessibility subject matter expert

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in accessibility or accommodations-focused roles, technical writing, or assessment content writing • At least 4 years specifically in accessibility or accommodations-related work • Experience leading people or work through supervision, mentoring, training, or project leadership • Excellent written communication skills and demonstrated writing or editing experience • Strategic and inclusive leadership style • Proven ability to drive performance and growth through feedback and coaching • Excellent verbal communication skills, including facilitating meetings and presenting remotely and in person • Success handling complex, ambiguous, or high-stakes work with sound judgment and autonomy • Problem-solving skills, including using data to inform decisions • Ability to build relationships and influence others to action • Experience creating or maintaining accessibility standards or guidelines • Fluency in WCAG, ARIA, and/or universal design • Strong organization and prioritization skills; ability to manage multiple projects • Curiosity about emerging trends and best practices in web standards and accessibility • CPACC or WAS certification preferred • Bachelor’s degree required • Ability to travel 1–3 times a year to College Board offices or on College Board business • Passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work • Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, willingness to adopt AI-driven solutions, and comfort learning new digital tools • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills • Learner’s mindset and commitment to growth • Drive for impact and excellence, including data-informed decisions and continuous improvement • Collaborative and empathetic approach • Authorization to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote option; hybrid option for candidates near College Board offices (Tuesday and Wednesday in office) • Occasional business travel • Comprehensive compensation and benefits package • Supportive team and meaningful career • Location-adjusted salaries • Transparent conversations about compensation and benefits • Professional development plans, stretch assignments, coaching, and training