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Instructure

Assessment Content Accessibility Specialist (Contractor)

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Contractor

💰 TBD

💻 Product Development

🗓️ April 11th, 2025

K-2 WCAG

Edtech.com's Summary

Instructure is hiring an Assessment Content Accessibility Specialist (Contractor). The role involves supporting the development of assessment products by reviewing and revising test items for accessibility compliance, focusing on alt text creation, language, and color contrast. The specialist will work independently and collaboratively with the assessment content team to ensure content meets accessibility standards.

Highlights
  • Review and revise test content for accessibility compliance.
  • Create age-appropriate alt text for images in assessment items.
  • Focus on content accessibility for K-2 development.
  • Strong assessment writing and editing experience required.
  • Proficiency with WCAG 2.1AA accessibility standards.
  • Experience in education; teaching experience is advantageous.

Assessment Content Accessibility Specialist (Contractor) Full Description

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome solutions.

And That's Where You Come In:
Instructure’s Assessment Content Team is seeking freelance Content Accessibility Specialists to support the development of assessment products, including the Mastery View Predictive Assessments, Mastery View College Prep Assessments, and Mastery Item Banks. Accessibility specialists will assist with the development of assessment products by reviewing and revising test items for accessibility compliance, with a focus on alt text creation, language, and color contrast.

This is a contractor position with variable and flexible hours that are negotiated on a project-by-project basis.

Responsibilities: 
  • Work independently and collaboratively with the assessment content team to review and revise test content for accessibility compliance, with attention to internal deadlines.
  • With a focus on K-2 development, supply age-appropriate alt text for images used in assessment items.
  • With a focus on K-2 development, revise items for content accessibility compliance (platform compliance is out of scope for this role).

Requirements: 
  • Strong professional assessment writing and/or editing experience.
  • Strong professional experience with developing instructional content to abide by accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1AA)
  • Experience in education; former teaching experience is a plus but is not required
  • Experience working with educational publishers is a plus 

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better, and our business is stronger. 

At Instructure we participate in E-Verify and yes, in case you didn't catch it from the above, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.

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