Communications Coordinator
On-site · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
The Communications Coordinator will provide communications support to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal, Child, and Family Health. Responsibilities include developing content on family health topics, launching public health campaigns, creating educational materials, managing public health initiatives, and ensuring consistent branding across communications. The role requires a bachelor's degree, relevant work experience, strong communication skills, digital platform proficiency, and the ability to engage diverse communities. The candidate will report to the Special Projects Manager and must apply online with a resume and cover letter.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required. Communications, journalism, or public health preferred.
- At least 1-2 years of work experience in communications in a professional setting, public health or social service agency preferred.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience facilitating communication for a mission-oriented organization
- Experience curating and leveraging digital platforms and social media to effectively reach a target audience
- Experience working for or partnering with media consulting agencies
- Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Social media fluency: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.
- Ability to communicate with key informants to identify essential messaging approaches
- Familiarity with tools such as: Hootsuite, Wordpress, Constant Contact
- Graphic design skills, photography and videography skills are a plus
- Exceptional verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and creative problem-solving skills with ability to handle multiple projects and priorities
- Humility and enthusiasm for working with ethnically, culturally and sexually diverse individuals, communities, agencies and organizations
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