Ascension LLC is seeking a Content Strategist / Web Editor to support a mission-critical federal website modernization and content governance effort. This role is central to ensuring that public-facing digital content is accurate, accessible, compliant, user-centered, and aligned with agency priorities.

The ideal candidate is a strong writer, editor, and strategist who understands how content supports user journeys, policy objectives, and operational efficiency. This role is critical to translating complex government information into clear, consistent, and accessible digital content while maintaining compliance with federal standards such as Section 508, plain language requirements, and agency branding and governance policies.

This position is well suited for professionals with experience in federal web environments, content lifecycle management, and collaboration with technical, UX, accessibility, and program stakeholders.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Content Strategist / Web Editor is responsible for planning, reviewing, editing, and governing web content across one or more federal websites or digital platforms. The role supports content audits, content migration, content modernization, and ongoing editorial operations.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple content streams in parallel. The individual must be comfortable working in evolving environments with incomplete documentation and must proactively identify content gaps, redundancies, and risks.

This role directly supports customer needs related to content accuracy, usability, compliance, and operational sustainability. The Content Strategist / Web Editor will work closely with UX designers, developers, accessibility specialists, program managers, and government content owners to ensure content is usable, compliant, and mission-aligned.

Common tools and processes include enterprise CMS platforms, content inventories and audit tools, editorial calendars, workflow management systems, accessibility testing tools, and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft 365.

Position Day-to-Day Activities

• PLAN and execute content audits and inventories across legacy and modernized websites
• EDIT and rewrite web content to meet plain language, accessibility, and usability standards
• DEVELOP and maintain content strategies, editorial guidelines, and governance documentation
• COORDINATE with subject matter experts and program offices to validate content accuracy
• SUPPORT content migration efforts, including mapping, rewriting, and quality assurance
• APPLY Section 508 and accessibility best practices in coordination with accessibility specialists
• MAINTAIN editorial calendars and manage content update cycles
• REVIEW and approve content prior to publication within the CMS
• MONITOR content performance and recommend improvements based on analytics and user feedback
• COLLABORATE with UX, technical, and program teams to align content with user journeys
• DOCUMENT content decisions, assumptions, and dependencies to support long-term sustainability