CHRIS HOBSON
571-213-6156 www.christopherhobson.com chris.hobson9@gmail.com
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Professional Summary
Creative senior communications manager, editorial manager, and leader in patient advocacy with experience in communications strategy, health policy analysis, and quality measure development. Leader of a communications team that delivers innovative population health strategies. Accomplished at putting patients at the center of care and addressing healthcare disparities.
Core Skills
Strategic planning | Team leadership | Project management | Client relationship management | Microsoft Office Suite | GPT-4 prompt engineering | Basecamp project management software | Microsoft SharePoint content management platform | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Premiere Pro | WordPress blogging platform | Celtx | Joomla | Python | HTML | CSS | OBS Studio | Camtasia Studio | Google Analytics | comScore
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Washington, DC | July 2012 to present
SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
- Serve on a patient-centered care executive team charting the course for patient-centered care in radiology
- Supervise project teams composed of ACR employees and contractors for a range of projects, including a past direct staff report
- Lead a group of physicians and quality measure developers in creating patient-reported outcomes performance measures
- Created, develop content for, and host the award-winning ACR Bulletin Podcast
- Write and edit highly-influential Imaging 3.0 case studies (see “Writing Samples” section below)
- Direct the production of and host a widely-viewed Instagram Live interview series
- Direct and edit award-winning videos about innovative radiologists
- Manage budgets for two committees within the ACR Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Developed a first-of-its-kind population health management webinar series at ACR
- Won the 2019 Apex Award of Excellence in Video Media for a radiology video
- Produced a series of videos for ACR’s Data Science Institute Lab
- Facilitate collaboration with outside organizations such as the American Medical Association and American Hospital Association on webinars and other educational projects
- Write and edit for the ACR Bulletin and the Journal of the American College of Radiology
- Develop content for the Imaging 3.0 initiative microsite at acr.org
American Coatings Association
Washington, DC | October 2010 to July 2012
ASSOCIATE EDITOR / COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
- Edited the gold standard scholarly publication for the paint and coatings industry, the Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
- Wrote and edited for flagship publication CoatingsTech
- Set up the ACA’s YouTube channel / directed and edited videos
- Began the practice of analyzing social media metrics at the ACA
American Psychological Association
Washington, DC | December 2007 to October 2010
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
- Main point person in the APA public affairs department for all outside media professionals
- Pitched stories to major news outlets such as CNN and The Washington Post
- Wrote, edited, and proofread press releases (See “Writing Samples” section below)
- Maintained multiple up-to-date contact lists of media professionals
- Contributing Editor to APA’s internal newsletter The APA Insider
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Northern Virginia Community College
Arlington, Virginia | English Department | 2008-2009
ADJUNCT ENGLISH PROFESSOR
- Adjunct Professor of one English composition class and one accelerated English composition class during consecutive semesters
Northern Virginia Community College
Ft. Belvoir, Virginia | English Department | 2007-2008
ADJUNCT ENGLISH PROFESSOR
- Taught two accelerated English classes during one semester
- Moderated an online class forum during one class session per week
EDUCATION
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
MFA in English/Creative Writing | Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Miami University (Oxford, OH)
BA in History | Graduated Cum Laude
Multiple continuing education Coursera course certificates in public health
- Johns Hopkins University | Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems (course details)
- University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School | The Economics of Health Care Delivery (course details)
- University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School | Managing Social and Human Capital (course details)
- Columbia University | Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (course details)
- University of Michigan | The Influence of Social Context on Health (course details)
- University of Michigan | Assessing and Improving Community Health (course details)
- Universiteit Leiden | Population Health: Fundamentals of Population Health Management (course details)
Writing Samples
- JACR scholarly article: The Commodity-Proof Radiologist (HTML/PDF)
- Contributor to ACR Bulletin special issue Improving Access to Screening (HTML/PDF) (Winner of the Regional Gold Award, 2023 Azbee Awards of Excellence)
- Contributor to ACR Bulletin article series PHM In Your Practice (HTML) (Winner of the Regional Silver Award, 2022 Azbee Awards of Excellence)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: Screening in Underserved Communities (HTML)
- Imaging 3.0 case study: The Meaning of Grit (HTML/PDF)
- ACR Bulletin feature article: Adapting to Change
- ACR Bulletin feature article: An Incomplete Picture
- APA Press Release: APA Honors Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter with Presidential Citation for Work on Destigmatizing Mental Illness
SOCIAL MEDIA