WordPress Full Stack Developer, Associate

Location: Rockville, MD (Occasional Travel to Atlanta, GA - According to Client Need)

Required Clearance: Public Trust

Onsite: Hybrid Work (Minimum 2 Days Onsite)

Job Title: WordPress Full Stack Developer, Associate

Job Overview: The WordPress Full Stack Developer, Associate provides comprehensive web content management and web development support for public-facing and internal digital properties. This role supports digital communication initiatives by managing content within CDC WordPress environments, ensuring Section 508 accessibility compliance, developing and maintaining web components, and leveraging analytics and reporting to improve content performance. The specialist works closely with communications, digital media, and technical teams to ensure websites meet federal standards, usability best practices, and organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, update, and maintain web content using CDC-approved WordPress templates, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with federal and organizational web standards.
• Coordinate web content updates and releases in alignment with editorial calendars, program priorities, and established clearance workflows.
• Ensure all web content, documents, images, and multimedia assets comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements by performing scans, identifying issues, and remediating non-compliant content.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain web components and page layouts using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, following responsive design and CDC best practices.
• Configure and maintain website structure elements including navigation, headers, footers, reusable components, and page templates.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) testing to validate functionality, accessibility, usability, and cross-browser compatibility prior to publishing.
• Support search engine optimization (SEO) efforts by analyzing web traffic, user behavior, and content performance using CDC web analytics tools.
• Produce regular web metrics reports and dashboards, including data visualizations using Power BI, and provide data-driven recommendations for content and site improvements.
• Maintain web content inventories and support scheduled and ad hoc content reviews to identify outdated, redundant, or inaccurate information.
• Assist with web content migrations, template upgrades, remediation activities, and site enhancements as required.
• Support Client initiatives by collaborating with communications, digital media, and program teams to promote Digital First practices.
• Create and remediate PDFs, images, and other digital assets using Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop to ensure accessibility and visual quality.
• Stay current with CDC web policies, accessibility standards, emerging digital trends, and best practices across web and digital platforms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience supporting web content management, web development, accessibility compliance, and digital analytics.
• Bachelor's degree in Web Development, Digital Media, Communications, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certification (Required) - Section 508 accessibility training
• Prior Experience in the following:
  
  
  
  • WordPress (CDC-approved templates and content management workflows)
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript for web content and component development
  • Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop for document and image remediation
  • Power BI for reporting and data visualization
  • CDC web analytics tools for performance measurement and SEO support
  • Familiarity with web accessibility testing tools and remediation techniques
  • Understanding of responsive web design and cross-browser compatibility
  
  
  
  

Compensation and Benefits

The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $115,000 per year benchmarked in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors, including but not limited to role, location, the combination of education/training, knowledge, skills, competencies, certifications, and work experience.

LCG offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical, dental, vision), life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, as well as paid leave, federal holidays, professional development, and lifestyle benefits.

Devoted to Fair and Inclusive Practices

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

If you are interested in applying for employment with LCG and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, contact our Human Resources department by email at hr@lcginc.com.

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