Digital Project Manager (Full-Time)
About DevelopmentNow
DevelopmentNow is an award-winning creative digital development agency in Portland, OR. We are currently seeking a Digital Project Manager. Our ideal candidate is an accountable, proactive self-starter who is personable and highly organized with a positive, results-driven attitude.
We transform businesses through mobile, web, and emerging technology solutions. We have provided digital solutions for a variety of companies, including startups, agency partners, and enterprise Fortune 500 firms. Some of our recent clients include Kelly Services, Microsoft, BBDO, AT&T, Ogilvy, Manheim, Avery Dennison, and Time Warner Cable.
Requirements:
- 2 years of hands-on software project management in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with mobile app development projects a plus.
- Familiarity with remote workflows.
- Familiarity with project processes, including Scrum methodology and Agile principles.
- Highly proficient with Jira and other applicable software.
- Great time-management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Committed to quality, collaboration, achievement, and results.
- Successfully managed risks while setting clear expectations.
- Technical background and/or you have prior experience working at a digital agency.
Job Responsibilities
- Coordinating projects from kickoff to post mortem.
- Scheduling and running Scrum ceremonies and other meetings
- Acting as the client point of contact: Responding to client communications in a timely manner, coordinating with clients/developers to facilitate project completion, emailing weekly status reports to clients, coordinating and leading client meetings.
- Working with account management and internal and external development teams to coordinate project schedules, milestones, and resources.
- Proactively following up on team and client deliverables.
- Coordinating with the QA team to ensure that client deliverables meet quality standards.
- Contributing to overall project process improvement through team collaboration.
- Understanding Statements Of Work (SOW) and scope on projects.
Why DevelopmentNow?
Be part of our growing company where your contributions and ideas truly matter. We are a tight-knit team of technologists who enjoy solving problems and exploring emerging technology. \We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. We work with community organizations like Epicodus and Girl Develop It to encourage the next generation of Portland technologists.
This is an hourly contract position for 30-40 hours per week with immediate availability, for 6 months with the possibility of extension. Preference for candidates local to the greater Portland area, but remote candidates welcome to apply. Please, no recruiters.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years of hands-on software project management experience in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with remote workflows
- Familiarity with Scrum methodology and Agile principles
- Highly proficient with Jira and other applicable project-management software
- Strong time-management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience managing project risks and setting clear expectations
- Technical background or prior experience working at a digital agency
- Experience with mobile app development projects
What We Do
DevelopmentNow is a Portland-based creative digital development company founded in 2005. We have years of experience in creating mobile, web, emerging tech, and hardware solutions. Our process involves discovery and strategic planning, creative ideation, project management, development, hosting, and continued post-launch support and consulting. Our team has provided solutions using a variety of platforms and languages to best fit our partner goals. We are proud to serve a wide variety of clients in a number of countries, from small entrepreneurial startups to Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Intel, Zyrtec, Avis, Amerifleet, Kelly Services, Manheim, AT&T, BBDO, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ogilvy, Remy Cointreau, Sherwin-Williams, and Time Warner Cable. We partner with Brands and Creative Agencies as technology experts, helping them realize what is possible with technology through ideation, scoping, and completion of technological projects. We provide innovative and effective technology solutions to help businesses engage users, clients, and vendors regardless of device or location.
