Health Communication Specialist – Community-based Prevention and Care

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic communications assistance across programs related to oral health, asthma, community health workers, cancer, and community-health alignment.

• Facilitate community-clinical connections to prevent and effectively manage asthma, cancer, and oral health issues.

• Engage with and enhance the community health worker workforce while fostering alignment with community health centers.

• Implement transformative practices within health systems to tackle health inequities.

• Gather and distribute surveillance data.

• Collaborate with program and evaluation staff to fulfill the communications needs of the Division.

• Develop and execute communication plans that support and promote specified topic areas.

• Identify essential messages, communication channels, and appropriate content while ensuring cultural relevance and suitable literacy levels.

• Utilize a structural analysis of systemic and historical racism and its effects on health inequities in communications plans and activities.

• Plan, create, implement, and assess communication message strategies.

• Produce printed and online publications, websites, presentations, collateral materials, and digital media content.

• Collaborate with program teams on message planning, research, development, and delivery.

• Establish and maintain relationships with partners, contractors, and stakeholders.

• Ensure uniformity across communication channels and adherence to state requirements and guidelines.

• Attend internal and external meetings as needed.

• Complete deliverables and necessary reports within specified time frames.

• Oversee project work, quality assurance, and compliance with deliverables as required.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master’s degree in health communications, public health, or a related field.

• 2-4 years of professional, relevant experience.

• Familiarity with behavior change messaging, marketing, and other communication principles, along with experience applying these concepts.

• General understanding and commitment to health equity, including racial equity, and addressing social determinants of health.

• Experience in developing communication materials and awareness campaigns, including formatting and creating visually appealing content.

• Ability to work independently and follow directions as part of a team.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with experience working in collaborative team settings.

• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits included.

• Smoke-free environment.

• Relocation expenses are not provided.