Job Title: MAPC/MPO Temporary ArcGIS Online Accessibility Developer
Location; Boston, MA
Duration: 6 MOnths Sample Questions: Include answers to these questions on the Candidate Bid Sheet:
How many years of experience configuring and editing ArcGIS Online does the candidate have?
Any experience applying accessibility guidelines to ArcGIS products? (yes/no)
Position Summary: The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization seeks to temporarily hire a remote ArcGIS Online Accessibility Developer for interactive, ESRI ArcGIS Online applications for up to 37.5 hours per week, but open to a part time schedule. The Accessibility Developer will assess, adjust, and/or remediate an inventory of ArcGIS Online dashboards, storymaps, multi-page applications, and data visualizations to comply with new accessibility requirements. Additionally, the Accessibility Developer will harmonize nomenclature in public facing content.
Responsibilities - Evaluate public-facing ArcGIS Online content against WCAG 2.1 AA requirements.
- Coordinate with project managers and content owners on MPO staff to apply changes and updates to public content to bring them into compliance with the WCAG guidelines.
- Document development steps and processes necessary to ensure future content is compliant with the WCAG requirements.
- Review public interactive content and modify text, titles and labels to use the correct Boston Region MPO nomenclature.
- Test and coordinate review of modified content.
- Work with Data Management and IT staff to deploy updated versions of AGOL content.
Qualifications - Experience configuring and editing ArcGIS Online public content like storymaps, dashboards, experiences, and web maps.
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to organization and documentation.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to document technical work clearly in written form
- Attention to detail; able to fulfill tasks accurately and consistently
- Capable of mastering new technologies quickly