Health Communication and Digital Media Specialist with Security Clearance

Summary Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance . Chenega Enterprise Systems & Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services' company, is looking for a Health Communication and Digital Media Specialist to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), Office of the Director (OD). This person will provide Health Communications and Digital Media Support. Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee's knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients. Responsibilities Write messages and materials related to public health topics. Materials should employ plain language and risk communications principles. These materials could include website content, fact sheets, FAQs, talking points for clinicians, infographics, social media messaging, prepared responses for public inquiries, video storyboards and content for patients and their families. Coordinate web or social media content on various CDC websites, including CDC's C. diff webpages, HAI webpages, and other relevant topic-specific webpages, and agency and center social media profiles. Ensure that all CDC guidelines for web, social media, and clearance are followed. Write and submit Adobe Campaign (or other email subscription platform) messages, Safe Healthcare blog entries, and moderate (review/approve/triage and/or respond to) blog comments. Collaborate with CDC's Communication Services to create graphics, video, and images that could be used for presentations, reports, website content, social media outreach, etc. Create content for clinicians and develop materials for patients or their family members to educate them about public health topics. Coordinate with subject matter experts, as well as communications professionals from other Divisions and Centers to share information and ensure effective efforts and successful collaboration. Maintain those partnerships. Ensure the accuracy and consistency of CDC's messages and materials. Coordinate major announcements or awareness efforts; collaborate with key communications, web, and media staff to successfully coordinate the dissemination. Proactively identify, research, and resolve problems or issues; participate in team strategy sessions to discuss solutions. Proactively recommend updated strategies to improve analysis tactics and outreach efforts. Participate in meetings as representative of the DHQP communications team and provide meeting updates/summary to relevant team members. Follow Section 508 guidelines when preparing electronic documents that will be posted online or distributed via email. Use HHS Checklists to help ensure compliance with the guidelines. Assist with communications-related research and coordination of gathering, organizing, and editing metrics. Analyze and extrapolate solutions after reviewing data. Ensure that all communications materials follow best practices for health education, risk communication, and plain language by following the CDC communications policies and format. Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, English, Health Education, Public Health, or related field. Four (4) or more years of experience writing and editing in Health Communications or Public Health Education. Must have experience with current 508 compliance requirements and Clear Communication Index. Ability to obtain and maintain CDC Public Trust Clearance. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Computer skills to include but not limited to, skills in operating Microsoft Office software, with emphasis on Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook as well as SharePoint. Skills in managing and prioritizing multiple assignments with strict deadlines and ability to coordinate efforts among many offices. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written). Expertise to prepare and present information/data via oral briefing(s) and/or by written reports.