Health Communication Specialist

Description

• JOB TITLE:  Health Communication Specialist
• POSITION NUMBER:  2510-CORVD-COMM
• POSITION LOCATION: Atlanta, GA, USA
• ANTICIPATED START DATE:  2 weeks after candidate identification
• TRAVEL:  As required to fulfill the responsibilities of the position

HRC Inc. seeks a dedicated and experienced Health Communications Specialist to support our clients at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD). CORVD’s mission is to provide the health of people by preventing illness, disability and death from respiratory viruses through public health science and practice in the United States and globally. This position is needed for accomplishing CORVD’s mission. 

• Work with CORVD and other appropriate Chief Information Officer (CIOs) or Office of Communications (OC) to coordinate health and risk communication content development.
• Provide consultation services to manage reporting requirements, including developing communication slides for meetings.
• Work with other subject matter experts (SME) and programs to create new messaging and adapt existing messages to be consistent with health and risk communication science, principles, and requirements, including plain language, timeliness, and audience appropriateness.
• Work with the senior level specialist and other SMEs to translate complex health and risk communication information into messages for a variety of audiences.
• Use health communication strategy and principles to create content such as web copy, fact sheets, social media messages, and response to CDC-INFO (public facing).
• Work closely with CORVD leadership and communication team to devise and implement strategies for reaching specific audiences.
• Liaise with other internal and external partners and media relations staff on cross-cutting issues. 
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, other CORVD staff, and media relations staff to draft and clear media responses.
• Write, edit, and collaborate with graphic artists, audio/visual producers, new media designers, and/or web developers to produce and disseminate a range of materials.
• Coordinate and track tasks for specific projects.
• Attend relevant CORVD, Center, or OC social media discussions/meetings/calls and other relevant or required meetings/calls. Take meeting notes and track on action items if needed. 
• Prepare or assist in preparation of rollout plans and communication packages to support major releases, new studies, and other announcements.
• Support with media content and posting.
• Provide support with risk communication content development.

Requirements

• BA/BS with 2+ years’ experience
• Strong proofreading skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and be flexible in emergency situations.
• Familiarity with Risk Communications and various communication theories. 
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and MS SharePoint. 
• Experience with 508 compliance requirements. 

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in a public health setting, preferably with CDC. 

Language Skills:

• The candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Requirement:

• Must be United States citizen or permanent resident or have authorization for employment in the United States

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