Federal Web Content Strategist

Guidehouse; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 98,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Discretionary incentive bonus

Parental Leave

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Web Content Specialist to support transportation research and communications programs by developing, editing, maintaining, and publishing web content. The role ensures accuracy, accessibility, and SEO optimization across Drupal and other platforms.

Key duties include content creation, governance, QA, training materials, and collaboration with program offices, public affairs, legal, and records management to sustain current, user-friendly digital content for federal

Qualifications

• US citizen and able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD Public Trust
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or 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 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Strong writing & editing

Collaborative communication

SEO best practices

Content governance knowledge

Web governance & QA

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or related field

Tools

Drupal CMS

SharePoint

Google Sites

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Web Content Specialist to support transportation research and communications programs by developing, editing, maintaining, and publishing web content. The role ensures accuracy, accessibility, and SEO optimization across Drupal and other platforms.

Key duties include content creation, governance, QA, training materials, and collaboration with program offices, public affairs, legal, and records management to sustain current, user-friendly digital content for federal