Content Developer - Senior

Rhode Island Department of Health

Division of Environmental Health

Communications Specialist

Summary

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has retained Knowledge Services to provide a Communications Specialist to support the Division of Environmental Health and its Communications Manager in implementing communications and marketing strategies.

Duties include:

• Work with public health colleagues (e.g. RIDOHs Center for Healthy Homes and Environment Center for Food Protection and Center for Drinking Water Quality) to plan research develop implement and evaluate communications projects for environmental health
• Partner with subject matter experts external vendors and/or academic partners to conduct qualitative/quantitative data collection to inform communications
• Develop review and tailor public health messages and materials for targeted audiences including applying best practices to reach people with different levels of health literacy digital literacy and science literacy
• Coordinate design and production of environmental health communication materials working with subjectmatter experts internal graphic design and production team members and external vendors
• Develop implement and evaluate environmental health communication projects and campaigns including but not limited to lead poisoning prevention and heatrelated illness
• Lead the development of paid and organic social/digital media activities
• Manage a marketing or communications vendor that is developing and implementing a campaign
• Provide strategic guidance and communications feedback to public health colleagues as needed
• Ensure that messages and materials adhere to agency communications policies and standards for branding graphics style Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards and accessibility
• Attend and provide support for communitybased meetings and events
• Complete related duties as assigned

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• A thorough knowledge of health communications social marketing health literacy design and public relations principles practices and techniques
• Excellent writing and editing skills including writing in plain language
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of the principles practices and techniques of public health and health equity
• A thorough knowledge of social media principles practices and techniques and the ability to apply such knowledge to write effective social media content and assist with monitoring agency social media accounts
• A thorough understanding of writing for websites and website development
• The ability to research develop implement and evaluate evidencebased public health communication and/or social marketing campaigns
• Ability to work independently to manage multiple projects and deadlines with attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• The ability to work across interdisciplinary teams and establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors associates public groups private and public agencies and community partners and members from diverse backgrounds
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office products
• Related capacities and abilities

Education and Experience

• Education: Masters Degree in public health communications/public relations marketing one of the social sciences or related field
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of employment in a position involving program/campaign development in the field of public health communications or a related field.
• Experience leading the development and implementation of marketing social media or communications campaigns
• Experience writing and developing communications materials presentations social/digital media and written reports tailored to specific and nontechnical audiences
• Or any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience