Communications Associate, Health

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We’re currently hiring for a ​Communications Associate, Health​.

As a Communications Associate, Health you will:

• Support project managers in strategic communications planning, assisting with digital communications, campaign management, materials development, and outreach activities.
• Provide administrative and logistics support across projects including managing project timelines, meetings, deliverables, and work plans, and developing meeting notes and monthly project reports.
• Coordinate communication product development, working with our client creative services and digital services team to write, edit and design educational and promotional materials to support a range of communication efforts.
• Support implementation of communication strategies and tactics to reach and engage audiences to increase visibility of government data, resources, and materials.
• Works with senior team members to provide technical support for digital library of campaign resources, and monthly webinar execution and follow-up.
• Co-lead project support for the development and implementation of public health-focused social media campaigns, working with paid and digital services to develop and launch campaigns on platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.

As a​ Communications Associate, Health​, you will have:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in health communication, public relations, social sciences, public health, or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of health communication, marketing communications, or public relations, experience.
• U.S. Citizenship (required by Federal government for position)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates with 2+ years of federal health and/or public relations, creative, or media agency experience.
• Candidates with 2+ years of experience working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Candidates with project management skills or certifications.
• Candidates with experience coordinating the development, launch, and tracking of social media campaigns.

Professional Skills:

• Strong writing skills for various materials and channels; examples include short-form digital content, web content, social media, news releases, fact sheets, and newsletter copy.
• Demonstrated ability to self-start and interface effectively with project team members and clients. 
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize, manage and communicate multiple tasks at a given time.
• Ability to think creatively and contribute to solutioning clients’ communications challenges/problems (e.g., new influencer engagement or ways to visualize complex information).

Job Location(s):This role will be supported within a commutable distance of ICF established offices; hybrid work is fully supported. For specific circumstances and candidates, ICF will consider a full-time remote role.

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