Research Communications Assistant, RHFF
Child Trends has an opening for a communications assistant to work in our Reproductive Health and Family Formation area as part of experienced teams focused on research dissemination and health communication. This position will focus heavily on providing project management and communications support to large projects and translating and disseminating research findings through digital marketing.
Typical Responsibilities and Duties
- Distills key research findings into engaging, succinct messages for websites, e-newsletters, and social media platforms.
- Designs and formats draft communications materials such as e-newsletters, social media images, and web content.
- Updates social media channels, including but not limited to Twitter and YouTube.
- Creates graphics for publications, social media, websites, and presentations, such as infographics, graphs, and bar charts.
- Develops and maintains stakeholder outreach lists, e-newsletter subscriber lists, and editorial calendars.
- Remediates documents to meet federal accessibility requirements.
- Tracks and reports website, e-newsletter, and social media metrics.
- Develops creative ideas for dissemination strategies and tactics.
- Culls and summarizes media mentions.
- Conducts website maintenance, including posting approved content and editing web text and graphics.
- Completes fact and citation checks on journal articles, research reports, website content, and other publications.
- Supports webinar and video production, editing, and closed captioning.
- Assists with virtual and eventually, in-person event planning, including managing attendee lists and invitations, processing travel reimbursements, and preparing materials.
Qualifications
- B.A. or B.S. in communications, public policy, public health, sociology, economics, or related field.
- Coursework in qualitative or quantitative research methods and statistics.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience preferred.
- Interest in topics related to Latino children and families, racial/ethnic disparities, reproductive health, and adolescent health.
- Experience with social media and digital platforms, including but not limited to Twitter, Constant Contact, Mail Chimp, Salesforce, YouTube, blogs, video, or podcasts.
- Knowledge of, and experience applying, accessibility guidelines (e.g., Section 508, WCAG 2.1) a plus.
- Excellent organizational, writing skills, and attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint.
- Interest in website development and management. Understanding of Google Analytics, HTML, WordPress, or Drupal helpful but not required.
- Fluency in Spanish a plus.
- Must be a motivated and detail-oriented worker, with excellent grades.
How to Apply:
Please follow the “apply” link to submit your application. When asked by the system to upload a resume, please upload one document that includes your resume, cover letter, transcripts, a writing sample, and contact information for three professional references. Materials must be combined into one document in order to be uploaded. If you have any difficulties with this process please email the requested materials to recruitment (at) childtrends.org and make sure to reference the position in the subject line. No phone calls, please!
Child Trends, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to improving the lives of children by conducting research and providing science-based information to improve the decisions, programs, and policies that affect children. With annual revenue of $23 million and 192 employees, our clients include federal, state, and local government agencies, foundations, and service providers. Our headquarters is located in Bethesda, Maryland, with offices in Minneapolis and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In 2018, we were recognized as a Great Place to Work for Women, Best Workplace in Consulting & Professional Services, and Best Small & Medium Workplace.
Child Trends is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.