Job Family:
Software Development & Support
Travel Required:
None
Clearance Required:
Ability to Obtain Public Trust
What You Will Do:
The Web Content Specialist will support transportation research and communications programs by developing, editing, maintaining, and publishing web and digital content. This role ensures content is accurate, accessible, current, user-friendly, optimized for search engines, and compliant with federal accessibility and agency standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting, editing, reviewing, routing, publishing, and maintaining website and digital content using approved government systems and workflows.
- Supporting a primary Drupal website, secondary Drupal sites, SharePoint sites, Google Sites, project databases, and other digital communication platforms.
- Editing web pages, database content, images, metadata, alternative text, and related digital assets to ensure accuracy, consistency, usability, accessibility, and SEO optimization.
- Coordinating quarterly content certification activities to ensure public-facing content remains current and accurate.
- Monitoring website performance, identifying and correcting broken links, supporting site navigation improvements, and recommending enhancements to content organization, readability, usability, and search engine visibility.
- Developing user guides, training materials, presentations, process documentation, and outreach resources to support web publishing and content management activities.
- Preparing and optimizing graphics and visual assets for web publication, including image resizing, cropping, formatting, and metadata management.
- Collaborating with web managers, program offices, public affairs teams, legal reviewers, records management stakeholders, and communications personnel throughout the content development and publishing lifecycle.
- Supporting content governance activities, quality assurance reviews, content audits, and database content maintenance efforts.
What You Will Need:
- Ability to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust; Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
- Must be a US Citizen due to nature of client engagements
- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in web content management, digital communications, website administration, or related content management functions.
- At least 3 years of web content management experience within the last 5 years.
- Experience using Content Management Systems (CMS) to maintain, update, and publish content on websites or intranet platforms.
- Experience supporting website content development and management activities.
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and documentation skills.
- Experience developing training materials, user guidance, and process documentation.
- Knowledge of web content governance, content review workflows, and content publishing processes.
- Experience applying Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices to web content.
- Knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements, alternative text standards, link validation, web formatting practices, and federal web accessibility guidelines.
- Experience working with Drupal or similar content management systems through a user interface environment.
- Experience conducting content quality assurance reviews, content certifications, and content accuracy validations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a Guidehouse Office or Client Office.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Experience with Drupal 10.
- Familiarity with SharePoint, Google Sites, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and related collaboration platforms.
- Experience supporting database content coordination, content cleanup, and data quality initiatives.
- Graphic editing experience, including image cropping, resizing, recoloring, optimization, and preparation for web publication.
- Experience supporting federal government web publishing initiatives.
- Transportation industry experience, particularly supporting highway, infrastructure, research, or surface transportation communications programs.
- Knowledge of federal digital communication standards and best practices.
The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00-$163,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend
