Review Article Alt Text With a Filipino Assistant
A short alt-text review checks that an approved image has a useful description in the context where it appears.
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The short answer
Alt text should describe the purpose of an image on the page, not repeat the filename or force keywords into a sentence. A Filipino assistant can draft the description and flag decorative images for editorial review.
Read the nearby heading and caption before writing. Describe information a reader would miss if the image did not load. If the surrounding text already conveys everything, a decorative treatment may be more appropriate.
Do not guess a person's identity, location, emotion, or protected characteristic from an image. Check that the asset is the approved file and that the description matches what production actually renders.
Include the live image in the final reading pass. Good wording attached to the wrong file still fails the reader.
Try the alt-text review on one ordinary article before applying it to the full calendar. Keep the input, working record, reviewer response, and any correction in the same place.
An assistant can prepare and maintain the routine. The editor still owns publication, policy calls, unusual claims, privacy decisions, and exceptions that could affect a reader or customer.
Build the work lane
- Write the recurring task and its finish rule
- Share an approved example and the source system
- Set response times, approval limits, and escalation rules
- Review a small sample before widening the role
Check the role before you expand it
- Can a new person complete the task from the examples?
- Who reviews the first week and records corrections?
- Which decisions and systems stay with your internal owner?
- What evidence shows the role is ready for another queue?
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Common questions
What should I prepare before hiring?
Prepare task examples, access rules, a review owner, and a short first-week checklist.
What work should stay with my team?
Keep strategy, sensitive approvals, payments, hiring decisions, and customer exceptions with your internal owner.
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