Web Development and Maintenance Provider
An active, nonpartisan nonprofit science-and-technology policy research and advocacy organization that works on global risk, government capacity, emerging technology, energy, environment, and state and local innovation.
Funding history
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About Federation of American Scientists
Founded in November 1945 by scientists and engineers associated with the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, and Los Alamos, FAS embeds scientific and technical expertise into government and public discourse. Its current work includes AI and emerging-technology policy, including research on AI-related global risks.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will enhance and maintain FAS websites and microsites. You will build reusable WordPress components, integrate social content, develop a microsite template, improve site functionality, meet accessibility and browser-support requirements, use staging workflows, document delivered components, and train staff.
Requirements
- Demonstrated WordPress development experience, including custom blocks and templates.
- Past work for nonprofits, think tanks, or policy organizations.
- In-house design and development capability.
- Support current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge on desktop and mobile.
- Meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility requirements.
- Maintain page-load performance.
- Provide written documentation and staff training.
Responsibilities
- Build reusable WordPress blocks or templates for media and data visualizations.
- Integrate social media content across specified page types.
- Create a reusable microsite template and consistent navigation.
- Improve footer management, redirects, and publication tags.
- Build and review changes on a staging site before deployment.
- Meet WCAG 2.1 AA requirements for new templates and components.
- Document new components and train FAS staff.
- Fix defects during the 60-day warranty period.
Hiring Process
Finalists may be invited to a 60–90 minute interview. Selection is announced November 25, 2026, followed by contract execution on or before December 4, 2026.