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Our TEam

The ACCME offers employees the opportunity to contribute to the future of accredited continuing medical education.

ACCME seeks to recruit individuals who support the ACCME’s mission to identify, develop, and promote standards for quality continuing medical education that improves healthcare for patients and their communities. The ACCME fosters a professional, client-focused atmosphere that emphasizes accountability, integrity, open-mindedness, excellence, and quality.

We offer a generous benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), flexible spending accounts, and a hybrid work schedule (two days per week in our Chicago office).

Interested candidates should send their cover letter and resume to info@accme.org.

Join Our Team

Current job postings are listed below.

Position Title: Communications Coordinator

Function: The Communications Coordinator supports the implementation of communication strategies designed to promote the value of accredited continuing education for health professionals and to build engagement with the accredited continuing education community, clinicians, healthcare leaders, and other constituents. Key responsibilities include WordPress website maintenance, newsletter production and distribution, and social media.

Location: Candidates must be within commuting distance of ACCME’s Chicago office as staff are onsite at least two days a week.

How to Apply: Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and portfolio of relevant work samples to info@accme.org.

Responsibilities

Website

Serve as primary content manager of WordPress-based websites for ACCME.org and CMEPassport.org,  including but not limited to making updates on both sites, reviewing current content, suggesting improvements/removing outdated content; and participating in quarterly calls with technical maintenance vendor.

  • Support management of the ACCME.org website (WordPress) and WordPress-based portion of CMEPassport.org.
  • Respond to daily website update requests from staff.
  • Support SEO and accessibility through strategic content updates.
  • Support the writing, editing, and designing new content in coordination with communications team and other teams across the organization.
  • Maintain a website review schedule; coordinate regular content reviews to ensure accuracy and consistency of messaging and design.
  • Support selection of graphics, icons, and photography for website.
  • Prepare reports tracking and analyzing website usage with data from Google Analytics.
  • Support management of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education WordPress website, in collaboration with Joint Accreditation team.

Newsletters and Announcements

  • Maintain production schedule for ACCME and JA newsletters.
  • Initiate the development of outlines for ACCME and JA newsletters; draft copy as assigned.
  • Coordinate production and distribution of email newsletters, in collaboration with internal teams, including formatting in email templates, testing, proofreading, and distributing.
  • Produce web-based version of newsletter.
  • Maintain current distribution lists in MyEmma.
  • Maintain Communications Calendar of newsletters, announcements, and other email communications, in coordination with communications and other internal teams.
  • Produce quarterly metrics report on newsletter engagement.
  • Coordinate production and distribution of stand-alone email announcements as assigned.

Social Media

  • Maintain publication schedule and log.
  • Log social following metrics monthly and produce quarterly social media metrics report.
  • Assist in developing content and graphics for both ACCME and Joint Accreditation social media channels
  • Monitor social channels and media for relevant issues/mentions and alert Vice President, Communications to issues as needed
  • Maintain annual calendar of awareness/observance days/weeks/months.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Edit, proofread, and copyedit communications materials (and materials from other internal departments as assigned), ensuring adherence to ACCME Style Guidelines.
  • Support development and publication of ACCME and Joint Accreditation reports including the Annual Data Report, Joint Accreditation Leadership Summit Reports, and Highlights Report.
  • Attend ACCME and Joint Accreditation events (virtual and live) and assist with communications and marketing.
  • Support additional strategic communications initiatives as assigned.
  • Support other projects as assigned.

Reports to: Vice President of Communications

Skills and Experience

  • BA in Communications, Digital Media, Journalism, or related field
  • Minimum one to three years of related experience
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience in website content management (WordPress preferred)
  • Experience with SEO, Google analytics, and HTML a plus
  • Experience with newsletter production and email distribution (familiarity with MyEmma a plus)
  • Experience with social media content development and tracking
  • Experience with a mission-driven nonprofit, healthcare, education, accrediting, or regulatory organization a plus
  • Enthusiasm for learning new skills; strong problem-solving skills; proactive approach to finding solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills; values a demanding, team-focused environment; ability to manage a multilayered content review process
  • Flexible, adaptable, highly organized, detail-oriented; demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks and function under deadline pressure
  • Ability to engage with multiple audiences, including educators, physicians and other healthcare professionals, and the public
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Professional, including Excel

The ACCME is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.