Senior Health Communications Specialist
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CDC FoundationPublic health communications
Fully remote work agreement for U.S. based candidatesContractSenior
Salary105,000 - 125,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in the field of communications
- Required Skills
- Project Management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English, public health, public policy, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of communications experience, preferably in public health or drowning prevention.
- Experience developing and executing a broad range of communications and media strategies.
- Experience representing organizations to media members, or prior experience as a news reporter, producer, or editor.
- Ability to independently lead production of high-quality, error-free communications products, documents, and presentations.
- Experience working with senior leaders, subject matter experts, external partners, and donor organizations.
- Experience in health communications and social marketing campaigns, including social media content development.
- Experience managing website content, structure, and enhancement projects with web developers, designers, and subject matter experts.
- Ability to translate scientific information into accessible language for non-scientific audiences.
- Strong project management skills, including meeting deadlines, prioritizing, and staying organized.
- Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% annually.
- Master's degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of a strategic communications plan to advance program goals with partner organizations.
- Develop strategies to increase program visibility, amplify messages, and engage audiences through earned and social media.
- Create and disseminate communications products and supporting materials.
- Support development of the program website in collaboration with leadership, team members, and web developers.
- Identify, draft, publish, and promote stories and information that communicate program outputs and impacts.
- Provide communications guidance and mentorship to team members and partner organizations.
- Advise program leadership and team members on communications strategy, message framing, and media engagement.
- Coordinate health media production, publications, and electronic health communications, and manage publication clearance processes.
- Build working relationships with internal communications peers and external partners to align strategies and extend media reach.
- Represent the CDC Foundation at technical and strategic planning meetings.
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