Content Strategist / Information Architect

Dobbs Defense Solutions, LLC • Landover, MD

5d • $52,000 - $62,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Dobbs Defense Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Content Strategist / Information Architect to support a large-scale digital transformation and website modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will lead content inventory efforts, information architecture planning, content governance strategies, and migration readiness activities for a large content-heavy web environment. This position requires strong experience with content rationalization, taxonomy development, accessibility-aware content planning, and public-sector digital initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Information Architecture, Digital Strategy, English, Library Science, or related field required.
• 10+ years of content strategy, taxonomy, information architecture, or content governance experience.
• 5+ years supporting large content-heavy websites with 1,000+ pages or comparable enterprise digital environments.
• 3+ years conducting content audits, ROT analysis, content inventories, or migration planning activities.
• Experience supporting CMS migrations, preferably Drupal-based environments.
• Experience with Section 508, WCAG accessibility standards, and plain-language content development.
• Content inventory and audit management
• Information architecture development
• Sitemap and navigation planning
• Taxonomy and metadata strategy
• Content governance planning
• Content migration strategy
• Accessibility-aware content planning
• Stakeholder facilitation and collaboration

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Maryland state agencies, healthcare organizations, public health agencies, or comparable public-sector environments strongly preferred.
• Experience with card sorting, tree testing, or IA validation methodologies preferred.
• Certified Content Strategist preferred
• AIIM CIP, IAAP CPACC, NN/g UX Certification, or equivalent experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead content inventory and audit activities across websites, documents, PDFs, forms, media, and digital assets.
• Perform ROT (redundant, outdated, trivial) analysis and develop content disposition recommendations.
• Develop sitemap structures, navigation hierarchy, taxonomy strategies, metadata recommendations, and content models.
• Collaborate with UX teams to support card sorting, tree testing, usability validation, and top-task analysis.
• Partner with technical architects to ensure IA and taxonomy recommendations align with Drupal implementation requirements.
• Identify accessibility-risk content including inaccessible documents, complex tables, forms, and legacy attachments.
• Develop content governance recommendations, ownership models, approval workflows, and review cycle processes.
• Prepare migration mapping documentation, content readiness criteria, and content QA standards for implementation teams.
• Support strategic planning efforts by documenting audience needs, content risks, governance recommendations, and migration strategies.

Benefits

• Pay range information will be disclosed consistent with applicable state and local pay transparency laws once available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior