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Requisition ID:  117205

Communications Specialist

The Community and Collaboration Core at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is seeking a Communications Specialist to join our team. If you have training in health communications and social media, experience in project management and event planning, and a passion for working with diverse stakeholders in collaborative planning, we want to hear from you. If you are effective in project planning and implementation, enthusiastic about learning innovative OTS (“off-the-shelf') software as part of developing infographics, reports, and videos (e.g., Canva, Sway, Adobe Creative Suite), we invite you to apply.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities


Support team communications in public health, research dissemination, and training opportunities

  • Write social media posts and assist with the promotion of content (e.g., public health messaging, health research promotion) via social media.
  • Capture and report social media post analytics.
  • Develop, organize, and maintain digital asset file database (photos, videos, infographics, illustrations).
  • Coordinate the activities of the Social Innovation Team to support the development and implementation of multimedia health promotion activities.
  • Contribute to editing and updating existing digital team web content.
  • Assist with the development of print materials, including study and educational materials, into language that is understandable to a lay audience.


Through project management, implement activities and processes to complete deliverables on-time and on-budget

  • Develop and maintain process metrics tools and databases to track CCC outreach and community education activities.
  • Develop SOP as needed to document effective processes.
  • Use OTS software (e.g., Office 365, Qualtrics) for project tracking, collection of data, report generation.
  • Create output reports, as needed.


Coordinate education and outreach activities

  • Work closely with CCC staff to plan, implement, and evaluate community outreach and education activities that are often held in community-based settings.
  • Collaborate with CCC partners to organize education and outreach activities.
  • Oversee and implement sustained engagement strategies (e.g., gift cards, birthday and birth cards, reminder calls/texts) to ensure high rates of sustained active participation in CCC activities.
  • Identify evidence-based strategies and promising practices to promote sustained community engagement with CCC activities.


Oversee & Contribute to Publication Writing

  • Contribute to preparation of presentations for conferences and writing of manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.


Perform administrative duties, particularly related to project coordination and implementation of activities

  • Schedule meetings, record meeting notes, and arrange meeting logistics.
  • Coordinate scheduling of student employees.
  • Create and maintain documents related to project coordination (policies and procedures manuals, study tracking logs, and study timelines).
  • Generate progress reports.


Facilitate payment of community partners

  • Assist with other projects and emerging priorities as needed.


Perform other duties as assigned.


Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities

  • Ability to engage community-based organizations to organize, plan, and conduct educational and outreach activities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Able to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple competing priorities to meet deadlines.
  • A commitment to health equity.
  • Understand the importance and impact of building community trust in health care and science.
  • Understand the practices of cultural humility and be adept at active listening.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field.
  • Two years related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  • Competency with software programs as part of daily activities using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in managing activities and project deliverables.
  • Knowledge of and experience working with communities within the Baltimore metropolitan area.
  • Event planning experience.
  • Experience in social media communication.
  • Basic knowledge of the principles of health behaviors, health disparities, and community outreach and education.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneDrive, Teams).
  • Enthusiastic about learning and/or experience working with innovative OTS software as part of developing infographics, reports, and videos (e.g., Canva, Sway, Adobe Creative Suite).
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.

 

 

Classified Title: Communications Specialist 
Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PB  
Starting Salary Range: $46,200 - $80,800 Annually ($63,500 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: SOM ICTR Inst Clin Translational Resrch  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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