Senior Health Communications Specialist
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Senior specialist leading CDC Foundation communications for drowning-prevention programs. Developing media strategies, public-health content, websites and partner collaborations.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development and execution of a comprehensive strategic communications plan
- Ensure communication activities are achieved with key partner organizations
- Develop communications strategies to increase program visibility, amplify key messages and enhance engagement across earned and social media
- Lead creation and dissemination of communications products and supporting materials
- Support development of the program website with senior leadership, program team members and web developers
- Identify, draft, publish and promote stories and information that communicate program outputs and impacts
- Provide communications guidance, mentorship and support to team members and partner organizations
- Advise senior program leadership on communication strategies, message framing and media engagement
- Ensure documents and content conform to organizational policies, branding, style and accepted water safety terminology
- Coordinate health media production, professional and public publications, and electronic health communications
- Manage clearance processes for communications research, evaluation and publications
- Maintain familiarity with scientific and non-scientific literature for project publications
- Build relationships with CDC Foundation communications peers and external partners, including donors, government health agencies and drowning prevention organizations
- Represent the CDC Foundation at technical and strategic planning meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, English, public health, public policy or related field required
- Master's degree preferred
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in communications, preferably in public health or drowning prevention
- Experience developing and executing communication and media strategies
- Experience independently representing organizations to media members, or experience as a news reporter, producer, or editor
- Ability to independently lead production of high-quality, error-free communication products, documents and presentation materials
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership, subject matter experts, external partners and donor organizations
- Ability to collaborate while completing tasks independently and meeting timelines
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong understanding of communication theory and its application to strategy
- Experience engaging community partners and providing capacity-building or skill-based support
- Experience with diverse health communications and social marketing campaigns
- Cross-cultural competence and ability to work with partners from varying backgrounds
- Experience translating scientific information into accessible language for non-scientific audiences
- Ability to engage, listen to and learn from a broad range of partners
- Strong project management skills; ability to meet deadlines, prioritize and stay organized
- Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% annually
- Experience developing and managing social media content that translates complex public health information into clear, engaging, audience-appropriate messages
- Experience managing website content, structure and enhancement projects with web developers, designers and subject matter experts
Benefits:
- Benefits included
- Fully remote work agreement for U.S.-based candidates
- Limited-term opportunity through June 30, 2027, with possibility for renewal contingent upon funding
- Willingness to travel domestically up to 10% annually
- Smoke-free environment
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