Title: Digital Content Specialist

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist II

Hiring Range: $75,000 - $93,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of Accounts

Location: Main Street Center

Agency Website: https://doa.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E

This position has a hybrid work schedule with three days/week working in the office in downtown Richmond, VA.

This position is open to current and former Virginia State Employees only. 

The Information Technology division in the Department of Accounts (DOA) is seeking a qualified individual for a Digital Content Specialist. 

DOA’s mission is to provide a uniform system of accounting, financial reporting, and internal control adequate to protect and account for the Commonwealth’s financial resources, while supporting and enhancing the recognition of Virginia as the best managed state in the union.

Job Duties

This position serves as a Digital Content Specialist for the agency’s non-Cardinal development team.
The primary purpose of the position is to provide timely updates to the agency’s public websites and intranet by working directly with all levels of agency staff. This position must ensure that the agency’s public websites and publicly hosted documents are accessible and compliant with state and federal standards. This position will be responsible for the content design and user experience for the public website and other applications.

This position will be responsible for migrating the agency’s existing intranet site to SharePoint and for assisting the Web Application Modernization project. Work related to the Web Application Modernization project will consist of supporting other team members with UX/UI design for new and existing applications. Additionally, this position will be tasked with developing simple to moderately complex applications in ASP.NET and Power Platform.

Minimum Qualifications

The following experience is required for this position:
• Developed code using at least one of the following languages: HTML5, SHTML, PHP, ColdFusion, C#, or Python and has knowledge of Microsoft SQL
• Directly supported customers or gathered requirements from customers

Additional Considerations

The following experience is preferred for this position:
• Managed content for websites
• Performed front-end web development
• Performed graphics design
• Worked with internal and external users to resolve issues
• Developed using ColdFusion
• Created SharePoint sites and/or content
• Ensured accessibility compliance for websites and documents
• Provided IT Operations support to include at least one of the following areas: help desk, technical documentation, technology security, database administration, systems administration, data analytics, or reporting
• Previous Virginia state government experience

Special Instructions

This position has a hybrid work schedule, working three (3) days per week in the office in downtown Richmond.

Applications are only accepted through the state jobs website and must be submitted by 11:55pmEST on the closing date for consideration. You will receive confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status for this position. Applicants requiring sponsorship for a work visa or a certifying employer for a STEM OPT extension need not apply. No faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will be accepted.

Department of Accounts is an Equal Opportunity Employer, supports workplace diversity and is certified as a Virginia Values Veterans employer. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

All job offers will be contingent upon successful completion of reference checks and a criminal background check.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: (804) 225-3038

Email: humanresources@doa.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.