Communications Specialist

Aafp Open · verified Sep 10, 2026

Hybrid Leawood Full-time Mid-level Communications

Mid-level Communications role at Aafp. Leawood · full-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

You'll create and carry out communication plans for AAFP initiatives
You'll help coordinate integrated campaigns with program managers and strategists
You'll support public relations efforts and review campaign performance
You'll manage several projects while producing high-quality content and meaningful results

What you bring

You have a bachelor's degree and one to two years of experience running integrated communication campaigns
You write and edit with strength and precision
You can interpret data and work comfortably with marketing analytics
You communicate clearly and effectively

Who this fits

You’ll suit a mission-driven communications role focused on family physicians, patients, and health care delivery. Experience in health care, public health, health communications, membership associations, nonprofits, or similar organizations is helpful. The schedule is Monday through Friday in a hybrid Leawood arrangement, with extra hours as needed and no travel required.

From the employer

Thank you for your interest in careers at AAFP!

The American Academy of Family Physicians and its chapters proudly represent more than 124,500 family physician, resident, and medical student members. Family physicians play a critical role in improving the health of patients, families, and communities across the United States.

The AAFP is committed to helping family physicians improve the health of Americans by advancing the specialty of family medicine, saving members time, and maximizing the value of membership. Our focus every day is to help family physicians spend more time doing what they do best: providing quality and cost-effective patient care. The AAFP delivers value to its members through each of its strategic priorities.

Summary

HOURS: Monday - Friday (Hybrid)
Additional hours as needed
TRAVEL: No travel required

Job Description

When you join the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), you help advance work that supports family physicians and improves health care delivery. The Communications Specialist supports communications initiatives by developing and implementing communication plans, collaborating with program managers and strategists on larger integrated campaigns, supporting public relations initiatives, and evaluating campaign performance. The successful candidate is organized, manages multiple projects at once while delivering high-quality content and results that make a difference for patients and family physicians.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of experience developing and implementing integrated communication campaigns.

· Strong writing and editing skills.

· Data literacy and comfort with marketing analytics.

· Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Preferred Qualifications

· Curiosity and learning agility, adaptability and initiative

· Strong organization and time management skills

· Experience working in health care, health communications, public health, membership associations, nonprofit organization or mission-driven organizations.

At the AAFP we are committed to diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, religion, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, or any other protected status.

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