Health Communications Associate

Responsibilities

• Leads tasks within contracts and takes responsibility for ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Maintains work plans and timelines to coordinate the production, approval, and publishing of materials and content across various digital, traditional, and social media channels.
• Ensures on-time delivery and quality control for key tasks and projects.
• Writes, edits, and coordinates diverse content such as web copy, graphics, press releases, newsletters, and social media updates.
• Tracks and communicates project progress to team members, account lead, and clients via written notes, progress reports, and Asana updates.
• Conducts research to inform communication strategies and initiatives.
• Supports the development of strategic approaches for communications projects, campaigns, and messages based on thorough understanding of clients’ objectives, audience-driven principles, and effective use of resources.
• Estimates own time and is efficient and responsible with hours and deadlines assigned.
• Submits subcontractor, vendor, or freelancer invoices to Project Director promptly.
• Serves as client liaison on assigned projects.

Requirements

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A positive, solutions-oriented attitude, adaptable to various challenges and tasks.
• Professional knowledge of social media tools and analytics, and experience with various digital communication platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in communication, public health, health education or related field.
• Minimum of 1 year of full-time work in communications, preferably in an agency.