Digital Project Manager

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

KUOW is hiring a Digital Project Manager to coordinate technology projects from planning through implementation and evaluation. Reporting to the Product Manager, Digital Media Products, this role defines project goals, scope, schedules, stakeholders, risks, success measures, and communication plans. The manager coordinates work across participating teams, tracks progress, supports launches and post-project reviews, and serves as a central point of coordination among KUOW leadership, editorial and business teams, and external partners. The role brings structure to complex work and helps teams turn priorities into achievable plans. It supports sprint and quarterly planning, shared understanding of priorities and capacity, early identification of risks and obstacles, follow-up coordination, and clear communication with project leads, staff, and leadership. Candidates may bring project experience from technology, public media, communications, nonprofit, government, operations, or other project-based settings, and should be comfortable working with people in different roles and with varying levels of project experience. The position is suitable for remote work; the working-conditions information also describes eligibility for hybrid or occasional telework. KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio is Seattle’s NPR news station, an independent nonprofit news organization producing journalism, podcasts, and events for its coverage area of 3.9 million people. It is a self-sustaining service of the University of Washington, with a mission to create and serve a more informed public and a vision to broaden conversations and deepen understanding. This is a regular, 100% FTE position on the first shift. The annual pay range is $75,000 to $92,520.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of experience managing complex integrated projects.
Demonstrated familiarity with project-management methodologies and tools, such as Scrum.
Proven history of managing cross-departmental projects with stakeholders who have varying levels of technical fluency.
Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively across teams while also working independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with developers, product managers, and other technical team members.
Experience using monday.com and Salesforce to manage work streams.
Familiarity with public radio and podcasts.

Responsibilities

Coordinate KUOW technology projects from planning through implementation and evaluation; organize work into sprints or other manageable units, track milestones and deliverables, maintain project plans and status information, coordinate teams, and support launches and post-project reviews.
Lead sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and related meetings as appropriate; track progress toward sprint goals, identify obstacles, apply Scrum and other iterative practices, and coordinate quarterly planning based on priorities, capacity, commitments, and proposed projects.
Coordinate stakeholders by clarifying roles, decision points, communication needs, and potential conflicts; establish project meeting and reporting practices, prepare agendas and status updates, document decisions and action items, and communicate progress.
Work with leads and participating teams to clarify project goals, scope, outcomes, timing, affected groups, dependencies, risks, and success measures; prepare information for project approval, deferral, revision, or rejection.
For approved projects, coordinate project-management norms and team expectations, including communications, training, testing, implementation planning, and launch preparation.
Perform other duties as assigned.