Communications Specialist, Health_

DescriptionICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our core values include Embracing Difference; we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of difference.@ ICF Next, we are fearless in finding new ways to solve problems, relentless in making sure it pays off for our clients and committed to making a positive change in the world.Join our community of mission-driven creatives, communicators, strategists, and technologists to challenge the status quo.We’re currently hiring for a **Communication Specialist, Health** to work with our federal health client on several mission-critical public health projects.As a ​ **Communication Specialist, Health​,** you will:+ Support our client across a large campaign in key areas of evidence-based health communication and social marketing, including audience-centered strategy, content development, dissemination, copywriting and editing, plain language/clear communication, and digital media channel management.+ Use science-based communication strategies and tactics, including those that best resonate with audiences of focus, to reach and engage audiences to increase visibility of programs, resources, and materials.+ Incorporate social determinants of health and partnership development principles and best practices into all project work.+ Develop content and communication products using plain-language and health equity standards, working with client and ICF Next teams in research, evaluation, creative, digital, multicultural and media, to write, edit and design compelling content to support a range of communication efforts.+ Lead key project tasks and work with senior and junior staff on the prioritization, coordination, completion, and submission of key project deliverables.As a ​ **Communication Specialist, Health​,** you will have:**Basic Qualifications:**+ Bachelor’s degree in health communication, health education, marketing, public relations, social sciences, or equivalent.+ 5+ years of demonstrated experience with federal, state, tribal or local health agencies, managing and implementing social marketing or health communication projects for public health programs.+ U.S. Citizenship (required by Federal government for position)**Preferred Qualifications:**+ Candidates with 3+ years of federal health and/or public relations, creative, or media agency experience.+ Candidates with 3+ years of lived or learned experience working with HIV centered communication or community engagement programs.+ Candidates with technical health communication or social marketing expertise including audience-centered strategies; writing, testing, and disseminating messages; advising creative teams on communication product development; and outreach recommendations (e.g. web, social media, paid media, earned media, partner engagement).**Professional Skills:**+ Ability to think creatively and provide innovative solutions to clients’ communications challenges/problems (e.g., new influencer engagement or ways to visualize complex information)+ Excellent interpersonal (verbal, written), and organizational skills, with ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities at a given time while interacting with multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. creative, research, digital) to achieve project goals.**Job Location(s):** This role is available to all U.S.- based applicants. ICF supports a hybrid (in-office and remote) work environment, or fully remote work environment. Candidates local to Atlanta, GA highly preferred.**Working at ICF**ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy (cf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity) .Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.Read more about workplace discrimination rights , the Pay Transparency Statement (ol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf) , or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act. (cf.com/legal/equal-employment-opportunity)**Pay Range** - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:$63,511.00 - $107,968.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)