Communications Specialist Jobs

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.

Position Highlights:

Position Title: Communications Specialist

Location: Remote

Position End Date: 2/5/2024

Salary: $58,000 – 60,000 plus benefits

Overview: 

The CDC Foundation is seeking a Communications Specialist to be responsible for creating and disseminating messages that help both individuals and groups understand health and illness, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention into high-risk settings.

Qualifications:

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field
• Proficient use of various computer programs including Microsoft Office
• 2-4 years professional, related experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated success as a team player
• Ability to interact with individuals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds
• Strong organizational skills and highly capable of tracking, summarizing, and reporting activities
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, and submitting progress reports
• Bilingual with English/Spanish preferred

Responsibilities:

• Manage project work, as needed, including quality assurance and deliverable compliance
• Attend internal and external meetings as requested
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate traditional message strategies that meet public health mission and goals
• Develop content for posting on various digital media outlets, including ensuring consistency across communication channels and working within state requirements and guidelines. This may require work with partners or contractors
• Provide marketing and communications expertise in the development and implementation of printed and online publications, websites, presentations, and collateral materials
• Ensure communication activities are based on accepted principles, methods, and best practices
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with partners, contractors, and stakeholders
• Complete assigned deliverables, including required reports, within established time frames
• Conduct outreach and education by communicating with the public and collaborating with health care providers, school personnel, childcare providers, and other stakeholders and utilizing the statewide immunization information system for tracking efforts
• Partner with organizations and online partners to develop effective and cost-efficient opportunities for message planning, research, message development, and message delivery

Special Notes:

This role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by both the CDC Foundation and Illinois in order to best support the Illinois Department of Public Health in their public health programming.

This position is currently a remote position. CDC Foundation retains the right to make adjustments to this as required.  

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R.

• 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans

The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.

Relocation expenses are not included.