Senior Health Communications Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $105k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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CDC Foundation

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1992

🤝 Non-profit

🏥 Healthcare

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Healthcare • Social Impact

CDC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a broad network of public-, private-, and community-sector organizations to advance public health locally and globally. Since 1995 it has supported high-impact programs and projects (including emergency responses, global health initiatives, workforce services, maternal/newborn NEST kits, and community health programs), mobilizes funding and partners, and runs fundraising and donor-engagement activities to support research, program delivery, and emergency response. The organization works across state, local, and international settings to expand health programs, strengthen public-health capacity, and translate data and research (including AI collaborations) into public-health action.

📋 Description

• 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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