Communications and Content Specialist

Job Family:

Travel Required:

Clearance Required:

What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a Communications and Content Specialist to support a federal public health client. This role will develop, edit, and manage clear, accurate, accessible, and clearance-ready materials that support public health programs, system implementation, stakeholder engagement, and dissemination activities. The role may support CDC DHP-related communications, including web content, social media materials, fact sheets, summaries, stakeholder-facing materials, and other products that communicate HIV prevention data and program information.

• Develop, edit, and maintain technical, programmatic, and public-facing content.

• Translate complex public health, technical, data, and program information into clear written materials.

• Prepare clearance-ready documents, briefings, summaries, web content, fact sheets, and stakeholder-facing materials.

• Support content development for public health dissemination products, including materials that may be used on DHP intranet/internet sites or other approved communication channels.

• Support communications for system rollouts, program updates, stakeholder engagement, and data modernization activities.

• Coordinate with subject matter experts to ensure content is accurate, consistent, accessible, and aligned with client requirements.

• Support Section 508-aligned content development and usability considerations for web-ready and public-facing materials.

• Maintain documentation repositories, content trackers, assignment logs, and web-ready materials.

• Support clearance tracking and coordination for materials requiring Government review and approval prior to external release.

• Support development of executive-level communications, visuals, reports, and client-ready deliverables.

• Interpret client needs and translate them into tangible written products.

• Deliver high-quality client service in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

• Build strong working relationships with clients, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in communications, technical writing, public health content development, stakeholder communications, or a related field.

• Experience developing written materials for technical, programmatic, or public health audiences.

• Strong writing, editing, content management, and quality review skills.

• Ability to synthesize complex information into concise, audience-appropriate products.

• Strong organizational and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and produce high-quality deliverables under deadlines.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint or similar collaboration tools.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience supporting CDC, HHS, or another federal health agency.

• Experience supporting HIV prevention, public health data dissemination, health communications, or public-facing public health content.

• Experience with federal clearance processes, structured document review, or content approval tracking.

• Experience developing executive-level briefings, visuals, reports, web content, fact sheets, or social media content.

• Experience supporting public health programs, data modernization, system implementation, stakeholder engagement, or dissemination activities.

• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility, web content standards, federal plain language principles, or usability guidelines.

• Experience maintaining documentation repositories, content trackers, assignment logs, or web-ready materials.

• Strong preference for candidates located in the Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Atlanta, GA or Huntsville, AL areas.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Basic Life & Supplemental Life

• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Student Loan PayDown

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities

• Skills Development & Certifications

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program

• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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