Junior Digital Communications Specialist

MacroSys, LLC, is looking for a Junior Digital Communications Specialist to support outreach and communications for a federal statistical agency. The ideal candidate is highly organized, comfortable working with numbers and data, and a strong writer who can turn technical information into clear content for the public. Day to day, you will help draft press releases and other outreach materials, keep the client’s website current in Drupal, and track communications activities so nothing falls through the cracks. This is a great opportunity for an early-career professional who enjoys both writing and keeping things organized.

General Responsibilities:

• Drafting, editing, and formatting press and news releases, often on tight, fixed deadlines.
• Making routine updates to agency web pages in Drupal and helping create new digital content.
• Tracking outreach tasks, deadlines, requests, and shared mailbox messages.
• Helping maintain the agency’s annual statistical release schedule and website content inventory.
• Compiling and analyzing website and social media analytics, media inquiries, media clips, and publication orders and summarizing the results in regular reports.
• Writing social media posts, email messages, and web page text for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Creating informational graphics and other visual products, along with accompanying alt text, that meet Section 508 accessibility standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• 1 to 3 years of professional experience in:
• • Writing and editing: Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with experience drafting press releases, news content, or similar materials.
  • Web content: Experience updating websites in Drupal.
  • Email and social media: Experience with GovDelivery and writing social media content.
  • Visual and digital products: Experience creating graphics and digital products, including accessible content that meets Section 508 standards.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to track concurrent tasks and deadlines.
• Comfort working with numbers and data.
• Ability to explain technical information in plain language.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, English, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Ability to obtain a federal Public Trust or security clearance, if required.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience supporting a federal agency, especially in transportation or with federal statistical data.
• Experience working on a recurring release or publication schedule with fixed deadlines.
• Experience with website and social media analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, native platform analytics).
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Familiarity with professional style manuals and federal plain language guidelines.
• Active Public Trust or security clearance.

Located in the heart of Washington, DC, MacroSys, LLC, is a federal consulting company with nearly three decades of experience providing integrated research and analysis, communications, and IT solutions tailor-made to support the unique mission, policies, operational goals, and outreach and education initiatives of federal government programs.

Are you a professional with drive, passion, and an innovative mindset, and do you enjoy working in a dynamic team? MacroSys may be the perfect fit for you... We offer competitive salaries and full benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance.