Digital Project Manager

Location: Remote - US only; Eastern Time strongly preferred; Central Time also considered

Contract: Initial 4-month contract with extensions anticipated

Schedule: 40 hours per week

Hourly Rate: $80–$90/hour

About the Opportunity

MBO Partners is seeking an experienced Digital Project Manager to support website and digital experience initiatives for a client. This role will bring together business stakeholders, creative teams, technical contributors, and external partners to move projects from planning through launch.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management fundamentals with an understanding of web production. You’re comfortable managing several initiatives at once, clarifying requirements, navigating competing priorities, and helping teams make decisions that keep delivery on track.

What You’ll Do

• Manage multiple website and digital projects from intake and planning through development, testing, approvals, and launch.
• Establish project scope, schedules, milestones, ownership, and dependencies in collaboration with project teams.
• Partner with business, marketing, creative, and technical stakeholders to align priorities and delivery expectations.
• Coordinate content and design reviews, development handoffs, testing, and launch readiness.
• Identify risks and resource constraints early, facilitate solutions, and escalate issues when needed.
• Communicate project status, decisions, and next steps clearly to stakeholders and contributors.
• Manage changes to requirements or timelines and help teams understand the impact on delivery.
• Track progress against agreed milestones, service levels, and launch commitments.
• Maintain project documentation and recommend improvements to intake, collaboration, and production workflows.
• Coordinate with agencies, vendors, and distributed team members as needed.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience managing website development, web production, or related digital projects.
• Experience delivering B2B or client-facing web projects with cross-functional teams.
• A track record of managing concurrent projects with competing deadlines and interdependent deliverables.
• Working knowledge of the web project lifecycle, including requirements, design, content, development, testing, and publishing.
• Experience with CMS platforms such as Webflow or WordPress and project management tools such as Jira or Asana.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to negotiate priorities, resolve delivery challenges, and maintain accountability.
• Experience using project management platforms, content management systems, and collaborative design tools.
• The ability to work independently, bring clarity to evolving requirements, and maintain momentum as priorities change.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with collaborative design platforms such as Figma and analytics tools such as Google Analytics/GA4.
• Experience supporting enterprise web initiatives and coordinating external agencies or development partners.
• Familiarity with SEO, website governance, and legal or compliance approval processes.
• Experience improving digital delivery workflows, including the use of automation or AI-enabled tools.

Eligibility Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• As a contractor, including remote contractors, you may be required to complete a background check.

As a contractor, you will be paid for the time you work; this does not include paid time off (PTO) or holidays. If you participate in our Payroll Services (W2) engagement, you may be eligible for Paid Sick Leave (PSL), depending on your work location and state-specific regulations.

Compensation:

The anticipated pay range for this opportunity is $ /hr The range represents a good-faith estimate of the compensation reasonably expected to be offered for this opportunity at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, engagement structure, and applicable work location within the range provided.

Benefits:

Depending on employment classification and eligibility, benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; health savings accounts; life and AD&D insurance; long-term disability coverage; commuter benefits; and retirement plans. Eligibility for specific benefits is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefit plans.

Additional Compensation:

This position is not eligible for additional compensation.