COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SPECIALIST

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The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health (SPH) has an outstanding opportunity for a part-time (50% FTE) Communications and Marketing Specialist to join their team.

Reporting to the Training and Outreach Manager, the Communications and Marketing Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing effective communications that advance NWCPHP’s work and support the Center’s strategic goals. This position works closely with NWCPHP staff, faculty, and practice partners to write, edit, and design communications materials to reach public health professionals, organizations, and students across a variety of formats and channels. This individual will ensure that NWCPHP branding is consistent throughout the promotional materials produced. To inform NWCPHP communications activities, this individual will also maintain an awareness of the communication activities of key internal and external partners such as SPH, other SPH departments, and public health organizations at the local, state, and national level. This position requires strong writing and project management skills, and proven experience in content strategy.

We are engaging in a range of activities to rethink our organizational culture and become a more diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist center. We recognize that we have a lot of room to grow in this area and are approaching this work with humility and a commitment to being a ‘learning organization’. All staff are encouraged and supported to participate in this work. Key to this position is being able to articulate an understanding of racial equity and structural racism and how they apply to public health training and workforce development. In addition, the ideal candidate should demonstrate empathy for multiple groups and identities and employ self-awareness and compassion in interpersonal interactions with faculty, staff, scholars, and other external partners.

The Department of Health Systems and Population Health is part of the School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of Washington (UW). The UW is an institution committed to promoting respect for the rights and privileges of all, understanding and appreciation of human differences, and the constructive expression of ideas. Health Systems and Population Health is a dynamic academic and research department whose mission is to work with partners in public health and health care to prepare leaders, design solutions, and conduct innovative research that is translated into practice and policy. We recognize that diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and equity for all.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications