ICF Web Content Management Writer/Editor (Remote) in Washington, District Of Columbia

Description We’re currently hiring a Web Content Management Writer/Editor. The Company ICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our core values include Embracing Difference; we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of difference. @ ICF Next Government, we are fearless in finding new ways to solve problems, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to making a positive change in the world. Join our community of mission-driven creatives, communicators, strategists, and technologists to challenge the status quo. Team This position will report in to project content strategy leadership for one of ICF’s web projects within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Work We seek individuals with writing, editing, and/or web content development experience to support work updating, optimizing, and manually migrating to a new content management system (CMS), which will be a version of WordPress. This work will happen under the direction of a task lead for content strategy and a lead content strategist. You will work with other writer-editors to serve one or more offices within the CDC as they update and migrate their content to the new system. In doing so, you will help ensure that content is written in plain language, is scientifically accurate, and meets usability standards. This is a strategic opening to provide networking opportunities for upcoming openings. Key Responsibilities:

• Meet with subject matter experts (SMEs) to gain input on content relevancy, timeliness, accuracy, and usability
• Make updates to web pages directly within the CMS to fix errors
• Revise or write new content where necessary based on SME input
• Assist with content inventories and audits as required using provided criteria
• Suggest improvements to headings, metadata, and structure
• Suggest improvements to CMS content types/page templates and their associated attributes
• Suggest improvements to taxonomy, tagging, and other site search or search engine optimization (SEO) components

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience writing for the web
• 1+ years of experience making content updates within a CMS such as WordPress, Drupal or other system
• Must be able to obtain & maintain a government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated resiliency and experience in client-facing roles requiring tactful communications in fast-moving environments
• Experience with the federal government, especially the CDC or another public health agency
• Experience working within web teams using Agile Kanban or similar methods to track ongoing content optimization efforts for a site relaunch
• Experience with WordPress

Professional Skills:

• Proficiency with editing content for plain language and usability
• Ability to collaborate with teams in an agile setting and work across many workstreams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a focus on attention to detail to produce client-ready copy
• Talent for anticipating obstacles and risk in projects and proactively seeking solutions to mitigate them

Job Location(s): This is a remote position, though candidates based in Atlanta are preferred due to proximity to the client. Position requires the successful candidate reside and complete all work within the continental United States due to contract requirements. Working at ICF ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future. We can only solve the world’s toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (https://www.icf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) . Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. Read more about non-discrimination: Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf) and Pay Transparency Statement . Pay Range – There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is: $57,737.00 – $98,153.00 Nationwide Remote Office (US99) Apply tot his job Apply To this Job