Health Communications Specialist
Atlanta, GA 
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Posted 21 days ago
Job Description
Position: Health Communications Specialist
Location: Atlanta, GA
Job Id: 1572-CDC - 23-73328
# of Openings: 1
Health Communications Specialist
Minimum Qualifications Summary
Certification & Education
  • Bachelor's degree in communications
Experience Required
  • 5 years' experience in public health communication roles
  • Develop presentations, summaries, materials for internal and external audiences, social media content, web content, press releases.
  • Experience drafting health education messages and products for a variety of health data efforts.
  • Experience coordinating with education providers, health care providers, and other public service providers.
  • Experience developing or coordinating graphics and writing products.
  • Experience drafting or reviewing drafts of documents to ensure projects meet the principles of sound health communication evaluation.
Job Objective
The purpose of this requirement is to support CDC in its effort to gather and analyze data from longitudinal pregnant people and infant surveillance and Birth Defects surveillance/registry systems, as well as provide services to support CDC activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome to make use of existing state bio surveillance and other surveillance tools to improve voluntary, de-identified prenatal and newborn health data. Data may include opioid-related information before and during pregnancy to reduce risks associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome and optimize care.
Responsibilities
  • Develop, design, and analyze web content for DBDID projects
  • Draft and review communications information concerning surveillance systems within DBDID, which may include script writing, fact sheets, and one-pagers
  • Review, revise, and refresh the design and layout of web pages monthly
  • Assure 508 compliance for all online communication products, i.e., materials, frequently asked questions, appendices (50-75 products)
  • Develop PowerPoint 10-15 presentations for scientific meetings annually
  • Travel to partner meeting annually to review communications content and obtain stakeholder input; travel is local to Atlanta, GA
  • Serve as the central point of contact and coordinate outreach efforts about the surveillance system to designated jurisdictions; professional organizations; jurisdictions; and other key partners
  • Must be prepared to travel and attend an in person meeting and participate in at least 2-3 site visits at least once a year to a funded jurisdiction. Site visit dates and locations may vary
  • Must be prepared to attend a conference (to be determined) at least twice a year. Annual conferences dates and locations may vary.
Education & Certification
Bachelor's degree in communications
Work Location
About Lukos
Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.
About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for "wolf". The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle.
"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."
At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays.
Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin.

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Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
5+ years
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