Junior Web Developer Jobs

Founded in 2002, VMD is an award-winning provider of Agile Software Engineering, Digital Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Transportation Security Services to numerous U.S. Federal Government clients including projects across both DoD and Civilian agencies. We specialize in high-level, tip of the spear engagements with a significant impact on mission success for our clients.

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About the Mission You Will Join:

You will be supporting the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) by creating visually compelling graphics in alignment with NSF’s communication goals and on a variety of digital channels and print products. VMD’s mission is to build awareness and promote the benefits of OLPA’s vision of communicating and sharing information about the activities, programs, research results, and policies of the Foundation with internal and external audiences and stakeholders including Congress, the news media, state and local governments, other Federal agencies, and research and education communities.

Your Impact to the Mission:

Do you enjoy translating communication needs into visually captivating websites and digital experiences? We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Web Developer to join our team with occasional work at the NSF Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

In this role, your coding and design skills will help make NSF’s investments in science, technology, engineering, education, and mathematics readily available and easily understandable to our stakeholders. You will achieve this by leveraging your passion for web development and supporting projects across various online platforms and applications, including websites, web applications, and interactive media.

You will work collaboratively within a team and independently on assigned projects, gathering requirements from stakeholders and ensuring adherence to NSF's branding guidelines. Your expertise in establishing and maintaining the visual identity of NSF will have a significant impact on the organization's various mediums and programs.

Experience Needed to Be Successful:

• Assure any and all content created meets current Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Knowledge of web-based content management systems.
• Understanding of VTT and SRT video captioning formats.
• Solid basic HTML experience to include CSS design and non-CSS layout using tables.
• 5+ years of experience with evidence of some formal training in the field.
• Participate in special projects and perform other creative and visually related duties as assigned.
• Ability to gather requirements from stakeholders and work collaboratively within a team as well as independently on assigned projects.
• Knowledge of the following are a plus but not required: specific knowledge of Brightcove or Granicus/GovDelivery systems; specific knowledge of the U.S. web design system; Drupal; or, Tableau.
• Understanding of basic image editing and cropping using Photoshop.
• Some graphic design experience (e.g., Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; and Microsoft PowerPoint).

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree
• Can Additional Years of Experience Substitute for Degree? Yes
• Work Status Allowable: US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Minimum Clearance to Start: Public Trust
• Minimum Years of Overall Experience: 5
• Minimum Years of Specific Experience in Field: 5
• Required Certification(s): None

The Type of Person That Will Excel:

• You have strong attention to detail.
• You have a “can-do” attitude and are willing to go beyond the basic requirements of the position.
• You demonstrate personal accountability and integrity in all actions.
• You are curious, inquisitive, and have demonstrated a constant eagerness to learn through actions.
• Excellent communications skills.

• Telecommute Options: Full-time telework/remote work, with occasional onsite collaboration when needed, and subject to change based on NSF’s posture on telework/remote work.
• Travel: None