Health Communications Specialist (Writer/ Editor II)

Job Summary

Full-time position for CDC Global Health. Supports communications development and logistical management issues on behalf of DGHP, including DGHP’s emergency response support activities.

Responsibilities

• Develops, manages, coordinates logistics for and facilitates other real-time virtual DGHP All Hands/Town Hall and other meetings, seminars, brown-bag series and events through platforms including Skype, Zoom, MS Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• Aids the Writer/Editor with writing and editing internal and external products such as factsheets, website content, CDC Connects, Updates from the Field, or other communication products.

Requirements

• MA in writing, communication, MPH, or relevant field with requisite skills and experiences
• 3+ years experience in public health communications in a public health setting

Skills/Expertise

• Strong writing and editing skills and experience – Especially writing for a non-technical audience and for a variety of internal and external communication platforms (web, print, social media, etc.), meeting federal plain language writing requirements
• Good oral communication skills
• Experience using Microsoft products, especially new virtual and team products like SharePoint, MS Teams, and Zoom
• Critical thinking and ability to problem solve
• Must be self-starter, flexible, able to multi-task and be comfortable working an extremely fasted paced team environment with quick turnaround deadlines for writing, editing, requests, etc.

Desired

• Virtual Meeting planning or management (e.g., Zoom, MS Teams, etc.)