Global Marketing/Communication: Public Relations Aide 1 (100155) Digital Accessibility and Support Services
LOCATION: Northwestern University - Evanston Campus
ADDRESS: 1603 Orrington Avenue 2nd Floor, Evanston, IL 60201
NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 2
PAY RATE: $14/hr
AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK: 10
DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT: academic year including winter and spring breaks
WORK ARRANGEMENTS: Either remotely or in person (specifics to be discussed upon hire)
NATURE OF WORK: Technical
REPORTS TO: Manager, Digital Accessibility and Support Services
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Review and revise Northwestern websites and digital materials to meet accessibility standards, including reviewing documents (PDF and Word) and reformatting to ensure that they are up-to-date and accessible.
Participate in training on Siteimprove, a tool for evaluating website accessibility, and in training on manual keyboard accessibility using tools such as VoiceOver, JAWS, or NVDA. Rely on published guidelines provided by AccessibleNU and the Office of Global Marketing and Communication. This work study position allows $2500 for the entire term.
QUALIFICATIONS & PREREQUISITES:
Knowledge of HTML is required for this position. Basic knowledge of CSS and JavaScript would be a plus.
Must be a Northwestern undergraduate student with a Federal Work-Study allotment for the 2022-2023 academic year (CAESAR > Financial Aid > View My Financial Aid > [2023].)
All Federal Work-Study positions are subject to an annual evaluation conducted by the supervisor to be kept on file in the Federal Work-Study Office.
CANDIDATES SHOULD PROVIDE: Resume
CONTACT NAME: Nimisha Joshi
CONTACT EMAIL: nimisha.joshi@northwestern.edu
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (847) 491-4870
Updated: 3/8/23