Hiring: Web Communications Specialist, Academy for Educational Development (AED), Washington, DC

Life is short. If online communication is your specialty, drop everything and come work for a social marketing and communications organization that not only provides causes that you can get behind—it offers the type of job security and benefits that are rare in this post-Lehmann Brothers world.

The AED Center for Health Communication (CHC)—one of the fastest growing centers within AED, a non-profit with a 47-year heritage—seeks your Web expertise. We need you to help us stay on the cutting edge of online communication for our domestic, health-oriented campaigns on behalf of high-profile clients.

Clients range from federal entities such as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to private associations and foundations. Our diverse portfolio includes obesity prevention, flu vaccination, immunization, injury prevention, and many other important health issues.

You would work closely with an entrepreneurial, multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement a broad array of social marketing and other campaigns, in a position that combines technical work and project/task management.

For more on us, visit http://chc.aed.org. Here’s what we need from you:

Six years of relevant experience in planning, managing, and implementing all facets of Web communications projects and tasks, including:

• Expertise in Web site design and strategy
• Knowledge of Web 2.0, including blogs, RSS feeds, and social networking sites
• Understanding of search engine optimization
• Outstanding online writing
• Demonstrated experience working with federal clients and government contracts
• Demonstrated experience with project management, including expertise in creating and meeting project timelines and budgets
• Strong knowledge of Section 508 compliance, accessibility, and usability for Web interfaces
• Understanding of SQL, ColdFusion, JavaScript, and JAWS (preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in creation of culturally sensitive communication programs and materials preferred.

For a full job description, click on: http://employment.aed.org/openings/grade6/9134.htm

Interested applicants should send a resume with cover letter referencing position #CC9134 to the following: AED/HR, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; fax: (202) 884-8413 or email: employ@smtp.aed.org. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.aed.org.

We thank all individuals for their interest in AED, however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V