Web Content Specialist

Location: Washington, DC; McLean, VA; and Remote. Department: Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHA). Type: Full‑time. Minimum Experience: 5‑7 years of professional experience, including 5‑7 years in web content management (at least 3 years within the last 5 years). Security Clearance: Public Trust (MBI) required. Salary Range: $60,000 – $75,000.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional writing, editing, and proofreading services to produce clear, impactful content for diverse audiences and communication channels.
• Create and refine publication documents, marketing materials, and Public Roads magazine content while maintaining version control and quality assurance throughout production.
• Deliver marketing plans, summaries, newsletters, flyers, brochures, fact sheets, guides, posters, postcards, scripts, transcripts, social media posts, presentations, exhibit materials, web content, talking points, FAQs, alternative text, and surveys.
• Provide editorial and writing services to support publication of documents, marketing materials, and Public Roads magazines.
• Write, develop, and edit a variety of materials such as documents, marketing materials, magazine articles, and other content types.
• Offer professional editorial support for publications, marketing, and magazine content and associated materials at all stages of production in electronic format.
• Correct errors in grammar, spelling, style, logical flow, punctuation, coherency, and format.
• Design and format publication materials to meet branding, style, and accessibility standards, ensuring consistency and professionalism across all documents and products.
• Use Content Management Systems (CMS) to upload, maintain, and post content on agency websites and intranets.
• Optimize text for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and ensure all web pages comply with Section 508 federal accessibility laws.
• Coordinate the agency’s quarterly certification process to keep information up‑to‑date.
• Utilize graphic applications to crop, recolor, resize, and manipulate web images as needed.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in web content management, with at least 3 years of that experience within the past 5 years.
• Previous web experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI) security clearance.
• No professional certifications required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related discipline.
• Transportation experience, especially in highway and surface transportation, is preferred.

Pay

Salary range: $60,000 – $75,000 per year.