Responsibilities

• We’re currently hiring for a Communications Associate, Health to support our federal public health work.
• Support our client in key areas of digital communication management, including strategy, audience segmentation, content development, copywriting and editing, plain language/clear communication, web content updates, public-facing email inbox management, and digital media channel management.
• Coordinate communication product development, working with client and ICF communication specialists to write, edit and track educational and promotional materials to support a range of communication efforts.
• Disseminate digital content through client and partner channels to increase visibility of client’s programs and services to a variety of professional and citizen-based audiences.
• Support key project tasks and work with senior and junior staff on the prioritization, coordination, completion, and submission of key project deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, health communication, marketing, public relations, social sciences, or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of communications experience, government experience preferred.
• U.S. citizenship (required by Federal government for position)
• Strong writing skills, with an experience writing for a variety of platforms to include digital fact sheets, short-form videos, web pages and social media accounts.
• Ability to think creatively and contribute to solutioning clients’ communications challenges/problems (e.g., new influencer engagement or ways to visualize complex information).
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize, manage and communicate multiple tasks at a given time.
• Strong project management skills, including an ability to triage multiple priorities and pivot as needs change, as well as a meticulous and detail-oriented approach to processes, timelines and communicating with clients and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to self-start, collaborate, coordinate and communicate effectively with all levels of client and client partners, including leadership.

Preferred

• Candidates that meet above requirements and have project management experience or certifications will be prioritized.
• Candidates with 2+ years of experience working with the Centers of Disease Control will be prioritized.