Summary As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives. In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond. Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization. Visit www.cdc.gov Responsibilities As a Public Affairs Specialist, you will: Lead the collaboration and development of strategic media plans to support the agency's programs, policies, and activities. Plan, design, and execute a comprehensive, nationwide media relations campaigns. Actively pitch and secure media placements in national, multicultural, trade, scientific, and/or local/regional media outlets. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with representatives of national print and broadcast media and other media organizations interested in the aspects of the agency's programs. Conduct media trainings with program staff, agency leaders and executives as necessary. Provide consultation to agency directors in developing direction in media outreach activities to support the total management effort. Evaluate media outreach efforts to identify any gaps and information problems encountered. Make an appropriate determination for which media materials to develop for any media outreach endeavor, which may include the development of fact sheets, news releases, feature articles for magazines and trade papers, radio and television scripts, motion pictures and other materials to support storytelling. Perform above duties in support of media during a public health emergency response and/or preparedness activities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Due to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) process enhancement to use Shared Certificates throughout the Agency, some of the requirements below may differ: US Citizenship required. Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (http://www.sss.gov). May be subject to a Background/Security Investigation. Security clearance level may differ from the position announced when certificates are shared. CDC participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). If selected, CDC will determine your employment eligibility using your social security number. Direct deposit is required. One-year probationary period may be required. This position may be subject to a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Qualifications All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-14 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level, which must include the following experience: developing, executing and managing strategic media relations plans in support of an organization and/or health and science media outlets. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education Additional Information Telework: This position has been designated as telework eligible and: May include remote work or telework options, and/or flexible work scheduling. These options may be requested once you have become an employee and you will be required to sign a Workplace Flexibilities Agreement that details remote or telework working conditions and expectations in accordance with the HHS Workplace Flexibilities Policy This position is eligible for inclusion in the Bargaining Unit. This position is eligible for inclusion in the Bargaining Unit. The duty station is in Atlanta, Georgia, employees in this position will be represented by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE ), Local 2833, (BU Code - 1872). For more information visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/job-announcement/telework/ May be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. The Federal government, as the largest employer in the Nation, can and should show the way towards achieving drug-free workplaces through programs designed to offer drug users a helping hand, and at the same time demonstrating to drug users and potential drug users that drugs will not be tolerated in the Federal workplace if declared a drug-testing position. The use of illegal drugs, on or off duty, by Federal employees is inconsistent not only with the law-abiding behavior expected of all citizens, but also with the special trust placed in such employees as servants of the public. Incentives: Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized. Annual Leave for non-federal service may be authorized. Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized. Travel, transportation, and moving expenses may be paid. PCS Expenses may be authorized, subject to the terms of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).