Public Education Content Writing Specialist - Bilingual in Spanish Required Job

Working alongside the Director of Public Education, the Public Education Specialist will support the American Kidney Fund’s (AKF) mission to educate those affected by kidney disease by creating, translating, and reviewing high-quality website content for patient and caregiver audiences. This role involves both updating the website using a content management system and conducting environmental scans and literature reviews to ensure content reflects current health guidelines, emerging trends, and evolving patient needs. The Specialist plays a key role in ensuring that content is clear, accurate, culturally appropriate, and accessible in both English and Spanish. The Specialist will be responsible for creating new Spanish content as well as reviewing and editing existing Spanish content. The Public Education Specialist will collaborate across departments to translate complex health topics into plain language.

The successful employee must be bilingual in English and Spanish

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Drafts clear, accurate, and engaging web content for diverse audiences, ensuring alignment with plain language and health literacy best practices.
   Conducts environmental scans and literature reviews of clinical guidelines and health communication best practices to identify content needs for the American Kidney Fund (AKF) website.

2. Translates educational web content into Spanish and reviews existing AKF Spanish content for accuracy and cultural relevance along with supporting cultural adaptation of content considering the language, culture, and context of our audiences.

3. Collaborates across departments, including Communications, Development, Government Affairs, and Business Operations, to ensure educational materials meet organizational needs and maintain positive collaboration.

4. Supports development of new educational pages by drafting content outlines and webpages.

5. Conducts regular audits and updates existing AKF website content.

6. Works with the Public Education team and Office of Communications and Marketing to align messaging and maintain consistent tone and voice across platforms.

7. Collaborates with Communications and Marketing to review and edit web content for accuracy, updates, functional links, and SEO optimization.

8. Develops, documents, and implements processes for auditing education materials and website content.

9. Assists in coordinating AKF’s content review processes for website enhancement.

10. Makes web edits using the content management system.

11. Keeps up to date on trends in health communication to incorporate into AKF web content.

12. Represents AKF at professional conferences via exhibit staffing or research poster presentations. Some travel required, up to 10%.

Spanish language proficiency required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor's degree in Health Education, Community Health, Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Communications, Journalism, English, or related field.

2. 2-3 years of related work experience.

3. Bilingual in English and Spanish required.

4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both languages.

5. Superior writing, editing, and proofreading skills.

6. Strong project management and organizational skills.

7. Culturally competent with ability to tailor content for diverse audiences.

8. Experience with health literacy principles, plain language standards, and health communication best practices.

9. Experience with chronic disease or renal health populations is a plus.

10. Ability to work independently and in teams, demonstrating flexibility.

11. Certification in CPH, CHES, or MCHES is a plus.

Additional notes: Salary is for candidates in the DMV area; adjustments may be made for other locations. Benefits include health coverage, retirement plan, flexible work arrangements, and more.