Careers at AANP

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners^® (AANP) is seeking a qualified professional to serve as Business Analyst – Project Manager. This professional will be responsible for the successful delivery of small to large-scale projects, as well as hands-on business analyst (BA) tasks associated with projects. This position will coordinate with BAs to resolve production issues and will assist in reviewing and documenting business processes and business process improvements. This professional will work with stakeholders from all business units, information technology (IT) and related third parties to plan, evaluate, design, develop and implement new projects within the organization. Potential projects include both business and technology initiatives. The Business Analyst – Project Manager reports to the Vice President of Project & Portfolio Management.

Duties for this position include:

• Meet with stakeholders to gather, document, and approve detail requirements.
• Facilitate meetings, from small to large, to control conversations, agenda, and collaboration across departments.
• Develop quality assurance test plans/cases and execute testing. Ensure all issues are identified, documented, tracked, and resolved. Verify resolution and escalate issues promptly.
• Participate in reviewing and documenting business processes and in identifying, documenting, and implementing business process improvements.
• Lead project teams and provide project vision and guidance to keep the team focused on the project vision through implementation.
• Lead meetings to identify business needs and solutions, scope of work and implementation plans.
• Responsible for breaking projects into achievable tasks and milestones, effectively explaining those tasks to the accountable parties to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Ensure all significant risks are identified and that mitigation plans are developed and incorporated into project activities.
• Manage internal customer and external vendor expectations on all project requirements, activities, and deliverables.
• Work with software developers on development and testing of applications, including association management software, mobile app, webpages, and microsites.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and attention to detail along with awareness of the overall project scope and departmental goals.
• Assist with other organizational activities and projects as needed.
• Travel and staff the AANP national conference annually.

Qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree or four years’ professional experience in project management or related discipline.
• Two to five years of progressive, broad-based project management experience (i.e., plan, evaluate, design, develop and implement), including IT and business experience.
• Previous experience as a BA or comparable experience in testing and documentation is preferred.
• Extensive experience working in a fast-paced environment and handling changing initiatives.
• Experience with projects for software installations, upgrades, site maintenance and, ideally, application development.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, expertise in setting and managing customer expectations.
• Ability to present and explain technical information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and facilitates understanding.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills; very detailed oriented while fully understanding the big picture.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and shift priorities as needed.
• Use of strong teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence.
• Experience working with multiple applications simultaneously (e.g., JIRA, Teamwork, Spiceworks, CRM systems, Outlook, Skype, Zoom) is strongly preferred.

This position will be based in AANP’s new headquarters located in the South MoPac Expressway and Southwest Parkway area of Austin, Texas. AANP offers attractive compensation; health, dental and vision insurance; employer 401(k) match; generous paid time off; an on-site gym; free coffee bars and snacks; and a great work environment.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to jobs@aanp.org.

About the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
AANP is the largest and only full-service professional membership organization in the United States for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties, with more than 114,000 individual members. AANP is unique among NP organizations by its number of members, well-established education department and network of relationships with state‐level groups. With a network of more than 200 NP Organization members, including other national, state, and local NP organizations, AANP provides a unique reach to NPs in a wide range of communities and settings.

As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner^®, AANP represents the interests of more than 290,000 NPs around the country, advocating for the active role of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care.

The mission of AANP is to empower all NPs to advance quality health care through practice, education, advocacy, research, and leadership. AANP offers excellent benefits and a great work environment.

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners^® (AANP) is seeking a creative graphic designer and video producer with experience in print and electronic graphics and video filming and editing. The successful candidate should be both highly organized and creative, including the ability to take direction from written or spoken ideas and convert them seamlessly into images, layouts and other designs. This position will create unique and beautiful print, digital and video pieces that also reflect and advance the AANP brand. Reports to the Director of Marketing.

Duties include:

• Implement and maintain a graphic design workflow process—including project intake, proof version organization and client communication.
• Work on several large graphic design projects per year.
• Work on dozens of smaller graphic design and video projects per year and prioritize accordingly.
• Film and edit video content for use across multiple channels.
• Travel and on-site video capture at AANP’s annual national conferences.
• Adhere to AANP’s brand standards while creating unique and beautiful print, digital and video pieces.
• Contribute to the marketing team and AANP’s strategic goals by suggesting new and innovative ways to expand the use of graphic design and video.

Qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelor’s degree is required, graphic design or a similar art degree is preferred.
• Five years of experience in graphic design and video production.
• Advanced level competence involving the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• An impressive portfolio of previous work and demonstrated success in creating effective and attractive print, digital and video pieces.
• An excellent instinct for video pacing and an eye for effective design that will elicit an emotional response in the viewer or reader.
• Experience in both producing layouts from existing content and creating original illustrations and photo manipulations.
• Ability to handle multiple simultaneous projects, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• A working knowledge of best practices in audio and video studio recording, including microphone placement, lighting positioning, etc.
• Ability to direct, encourage and calm on-camera talent to achieve natural, professional video footage.
• Experience filming and editing with green screens.
• Ability to work with others in a fast-paced, focused work environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to perform all communication in a courteous and professional manner.
• Experience with motion graphics and HTML5 ads is a plus.

This position will be based in our new headquarters located in the South MoPac Expwy and Southwest Parkway area of Austin, Texas. AANP offers attractive compensation; health, dental and vision insurance; employer 401(K) match; generous paid time-off; an on-site gym; free coffee bars and snacks; and a great work environment.

To apply, send your cover letter and resume to jobs@aanp.org.

About the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
AANP is the largest and only full-service professional membership organization in the United States for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties, with more than 114,000 individual members. AANP is unique among NP organizations by its number of members, well-established education department and network of relationships with state‐level groups. With a network of more than 200 NP Organization members, including other national, state and local NP organizations, it provides a unique reach to NPs in a wide range of communities and settings.

As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner^®, AANP represents the interests of more than 290,000 NPs around the country, advocating for the active role of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care.

The mission of AANP is to empower all NPs to advance quality health care through practice, education, advocacy, research and leadership. AANP offers excellent benefits and a great work environment.