Project Manager (Evergreen)
About The Position
This is an evergreen job post, meaning it is not an active job posting but an expression of interest for future opportunities. Blue State is seeking talented individuals for their Media Team to help run digital projects that transform how people engage. As a Technical Project Manager, you will interact with clients, collaborate with diverse teams (UX, Design, Strategy, Development), and lead website development, strategy, and technical consulting projects from inception to completion. Your role will involve translating progressive ideas into actionable tactics, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional experience as a technical project manager with experience in digital strategy and managing agile website development projects, specifically Wordpress or Drupal builds.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with tech folks, business stakeholders, clients, etc.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, team-oriented mindset, attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced (sometimes chaotic) environment while maintaining a sense of perspective.
- Ability to adapt to new situations, solve problems on the fly, and communicate with those around you. Teamwork and scrappiness required.
- A shared passion and curiosity for making change. This includes comfort with ambiguity, a restlessness that resists the status quo, and a commitment to quality that ensures we’re always making progress.
- Empathy, communication, respect, and the ability to act as a role model at Blue State.
Responsibilities
- Scope, define, estimate, and manage budgets and timelines for strategy, website redesign & platform focused projects.
- Work with teams to define product specifications and functional requirements.
- Support senior members of the team in managing client relationships and coordination of internal creative and delivery teams.
- Manage operational aspects of projects, including communication of client needs to team and vice versa as well as internal team resourcing and financial health tracking.
- Lead project status meetings and updates with internal teams and clients.
- Manage multiple website build projects simultaneously and understand project priorities in the context of agency and client expectations.
- Minimize exposure to risk on a project by identifying potential scope creep and working with internal teams and client to mitigate this risk.
- Manage and participate in testing and quality control for all deliverables.
- Lead post project assessments and make recommendations for future projects or project optimization.
- Ensure project documents are complete, current, and archived appropriately.
Benefits
- Unlimited time-off (inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation days)
- Professional development funds ($1,000 annually)
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Inclusive family planning coverage, including fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits
- Flexible and health savings accounts
- 401K & employer match
- Generous paid holiday schedule
- 12-week fully-paid parental leave for all parents-to-be
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Remote work flexibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
