Web Content Editor & CMS Specialist

Global-5; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Global-5 is seeking an experienced web content editor/CMS specialist to support a large transportation research program. This hands-on role focuses on editorial, CMS publishing, accessibility, and content governance across Drupal, SharePoint, and Google Sites.

The Web Content Specialist will ensure content accuracy, accessibility (Section 508), and SEO-friendly structure, coordinating reviews with stakeholders to keep information current and well organized.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
• 57 years of web content management experience, including at least 3 years within the past 5 years.
• Demonstrated experience using web content management systems; Drupal experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong professional writing, editing, proofreading, and content organization skills.
• Experience creating, maintaining, and publishing web content.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments, reviews, approvals, and deadlines.
• Experience developing documentation, training materials, or user guidance.
• Ability to perform basic web image editing and optimization.
• Strong quality control skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, revise, format, and publish content for Drupal websites, SharePoint, Google Sites, and other digital platforms.
• Use content management systems to create, update, maintain, and post approved web content.
• Review content for accuracy, clarity, readability, organization, consistency, usability, and compliance.
• Develop and edit web pages, articles, database content, user manuals, training materials, and other online resources.
• Coordinate content reviews and approvals with web managers, program staff, subject matter experts, communications staff, legal reviewers, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure web content meets Section 508 accessibility requirements, including appropriate alternative text and accessible content structure.
• Apply SEO fundamentals and effective webwriting practices, including meaningful headings, links, and information organization.
• Monitor websites for outdated information, broken links, formatting issues, duplicate or inconsistent content, and navigation concerns.
• Coordinate and track recurring contentcertification and review processes to help ensure web information remains accurate and current.
• Crop, resize, recolor, and optimize graphics and images for web use.
• Support databasecontent activities including editing, reviewing, sorting, filtering, quality control, and content maintenance.
• Develop documentation, procedures, presentations, user guides, and training materials and provide web/content training to staff as needed.
• Review SharePoint and Google Sites structure and recommend improvements to organization and communication.

Skills

Writing & editing

Content organization

SEO basics

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Accessibility knowledge

Communication

Quality control

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Drupal CMS

SharePoint

Google Sites

Job description

Global-5 is seeking an experienced web content editor/CMS specialist to support a large transportation research and communications program. This is a hands‑on web content, editorial, CMS publishing, accessibility, and content‑governance position — not a web development or programming role. The Web Content Specialist will help keep complex transportation, research, and technical information accurate, accessible, current, well organized, and easy to find across Drupal websites, SharePoint, Google Sites, and related content databases. Drupal 10 experience is strongly preferred; programming is not expected.

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, revise, format, and publish content for Drupal websites, SharePoint, Google Sites, and other digital platforms.
• Use content management systems to create, update, maintain, and post approved web content.
• Review content for accuracy, clarity, readability, organization, consistency, usability, and compliance.
• Develop and edit web pages, articles, database content, user manuals, training materials, and other online resources.
• Coordinate content reviews and approvals with web managers, program staff, subject matter experts, communications staff, legal reviewers, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure web content meets Section 508 accessibility requirements, including appropriate alternative text and accessible content structure.
• Apply SEO fundamentals and effective webwriting practices, including meaningful headings, links, and information organization.
• Monitor websites for outdated information, broken links, formatting issues, duplicate or inconsistent content, and navigation concerns.
• Coordinate and track recurring contentcertification and review processes to help ensure web information remains accurate and current.
• Crop, resize, recolor, and optimize graphics and images for web use.
• Support databasecontent activities including editing, reviewing, sorting, filtering, quality control, and content maintenance.
• Develop documentation, procedures, presentations, user guides, and training materials and provide web/content training to staff as needed.
• Review SharePoint and Google Sites structure and recommend improvements to organization and communication.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
• 57 years of web contentmanagement experience, including at least 3 years within the past 5 years.
• Demonstrated experience using web content management systems; Drupal experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong professional writing, editing, proofreading, and contentorganization skills.
• Experience creating, maintaining, and publishing web content.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Ability to coordinate multiple assignments, reviews, approvals, and deadlines.
• Experience developing documentation, training materials, or user guidance.
• Ability to perform basic webimage editing and optimization.
• Strong qualitycontrol skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Drupal 10, SharePoint, and/or Google Sites.
• Federal, state, or other publicsector webcontent experience.
• Familiarity with GPO, Chicago, or other formal editorial style standards.
• Experience with webcontent inventories, governance, certification, accessibility review, link checking, or largesite maintenance.
• Experience with technical, scientific, engineering, research, or transportation content, with transportation communications experience strongly preferred.
• Highway, surfacetransportation, infrastructure, mobility, or transportationresearch experience is highly desirable.
• Experience coordinating structured or database content and metadata.
• Experience developing or delivering staff training.

Work Arrangement

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work in Northern Virginia approximately two days per week. Exact onsite days may vary based on project and team needs. Candidates should be able to work a flexible hybrid schedule and adjust onsite days when needed to support meetings, collaboration, deadlines, or other project requirements.