Job Description
The World at Abt
Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Associates. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.
We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.
To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.
Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.
The Opportunity
As the Health Communications Specialist, you will serve a vital role in providing communications, marketing, and dissemination expertise and services to promote access to, use, and value of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health data. This position will be on-site at the CDC’s Hyattsville, MD or Atlanta, GA office or hybrid remote/on site. In this role, you will work closely with CDC staff and will communicate strategy and marketing support to establish and promote CDC as the source for the official health statistics of the United States. An important part of your work will be developing and implementing digital communication strategies to maximize the value of digital assets and services through content strategy, data dashboards and visualizations, social media, and other digital tactics, channels, and formats.
Core Responsibilities
- Provide services to support centrally administered CDC communications, marketing and dissemination activities.
- Communications Project Management and Reporting
- Help develop communication and marketing plans and strategies for disseminating and promoting products and services. Analyze communications, marketing, and dissemination goals for internal and external audiences. Identify new channels and sources for promotion.
- Develop and Disseminate Products
- Assist CDC staff in the design, development and dissemination of collateral including print, video, social media and web-based products and services for promoting health data and statistics. Disseminate communications to diverse audiences using electronic formats.
Write Content for External and Internal Audiences
Review, edit, and rewrite content for CDC-INFO Prepared Responses (PRs) and other products and services using CDC’s Clear Communication Index Score Sheet. Write, recommend content, or edit contributed content for blog posts. Assist with writing, developing, and presenting information, data, and training materials to internal and external stakeholders. Aid in writing and editing study recruitment marketing materials, policies and procedures, internal news and event announcements, CDC Today announcements, and Events Calendar submissions. Support development of internal communication messages for staff. Obtain all necessary clearances for releasing internal communication messages and products. Identify and support new platforms, channels, and strategies to improve internal communication. Coordinate the What’s Happening Now calendar.
Maintain Marketing Databases and Lists
Update and maintain internal marketing databases, matrices, and other resources, including Adobe Campaign (email subscription services) and university, provider, mortality, state and health department lists. Work in conjunction with CDC staff to update and identify new internal listservs and mailing lists.
Webinars, Meetings, Workshops Conferences and Events
Assist in planning, promoting and conducting webinars for the release of new reports. Assist CDC staff with writing, developing, and presenting to stakeholders at meetings, conferences, and workshops. Provide project management for annual Awards Ceremony, develop program materials and coordinate meetings, videos, etc. Coordinate special events internal and external such as training, ceremonies, and outreach events.
Attend onsite and virtual seminars and webinars that highlight the newest data releases and other meetings identified by Technical Monitor. Complete CDC training requirements, including free plain language training.
What We Value
- P4: Bachelor’s Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD + Four years of relevant experience
- P5: Bachelor’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Ten years of relevant experience, or PhD + Eight years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated expertise in communications planning and delivery including digital content delivery, digital content management, social media publishing workflows and other related fields.
- Expertise in science writing, translating science to a variety of audiences in a variety of formats, and writing reports.
- Experience with event management including in person events and webinars.
- Demonstrated experience with CDC.
- Ability to work on site in CDC’s Hyattsville, MD or Atlanta, GA office with potential to work remotely or a hybrid of both.
- Previous experience working on site (badged) at CDC preferred.
What We Offer
We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits, flexible schedules, and professional development.
Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply. This position offers an anticipated annual base salary range of approximately $69,111.30 to $110,589.04 and may vary by ten percent depending on candidate geographic location. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis.
Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.
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About Us
While working at Abt, you’ll be at the forefront of creating better health, environmental sustainability, and social and economic development for people locally and globally. Our health research pioneers contribute to solving some of the world’s most pressing health issues – from infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and influenza, to behavioral health matters such as substance use disorders and mental health. Our environment team focuses on the health of the planet, taking on sustainability challenges like the increasing threat of climate change, while generating economic opportunities for people and nations around the world. Uplifting communities with policies and programs is also where our human services and housing and asset building portfolios make an impact. Its contributions-at all government levels-have resulted in better programs on housing, community revitalization, education, workforce development, income security, food assistance, and in support of children, youth, and families. Come help us make the world a more healthy, sustainable, socially and economically equitable place.
At Abt Associates, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.