Job title: Contract Digital Project Manager

Department: Project Management

Manager: Director of Project Operations

Happy Cog is looking for an experienced, dynamic, and highly organized Contract Digital Project Manager to join our remote team on a short-term, full-time basis. We are looking for a reliable individual to step in and ensure continuity and successful project delivery for a key period.

Contract Details

• Term: Approximately four months (with possibility to extend)
• Schedule: Full-time contract
• Target Start Date: ASAP, Ideally before November 1st
• Target End Date: EOM February 2026
• Location: 100% remote

Role & Focus

In this client-facing role, you will be responsible for leading projects from kick-off to completion. Your primary focus will be on taking over the management of a couple of our existing retainer accounts and jumping on any new short-term projects that pop up. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams to bring exceptional digital experiences to life for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Management

• Lead and manage multiple simultaneous digital projects throughout their entire lifecycle.
• Coordinate and guide multidisciplinary internal project teams, including those in different geographic locations.
• Collaborate with Business Development to understand project scope and disseminate Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Manage, control, and report on project budgets, providing status updates to clients and internal management.
• Clearly communicate project timelines, including milestones, deadlines, and deliverables, to all internal teams and clients.
• Serve as the primary point-of-contact for all project stakeholders, including executive-level communication.

Project Execution & Control

• Develop and maintain essential project documentation, including project, financial, acceptance, and communication plans.
• Monitor and control project scope, managing change requests efficiently.
• Proactively identify, define, and communicate risks to both internal teams and clients, working towards effective resolutions.
• Proficiency in various project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall, with the ability to select and tailor the best approach for each project.
• Coordinate with QA leads to ensure all baseline criteria are met for successful client review and approval.

Skills & Qualifications

Required

• Proven experience managing medium to large-scale digital design and development projects within an interactive agency environment.
• Solid understanding of core project management processes, including requirements development, scope definition, communication, budgeting, resource management, risk identification, and client engagement.
• Experience leading and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including SEO, Content, UX, Design, Development, and QA.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of interacting effectively with internal departments, cross-functional teams, key senior stakeholders, and clients.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical projects effectively.

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency in G Suite
• Experience with content management systems (CMS) a plus

Compensation

Competitive contract rate commensurate with experience.

About Happy Cog:

Happy Cog is a growing interactive agency of 80+ people, all working 100% remotely. 

We design, develop, and market websites and mobile apps for a wide variety of clients -- everyone from small startups, to Fortune 100s. Projects we've recently worked on have included online ordering platforms for restaurants, custom content management systems for law firms, an economic mobility research platform, and many more.

We are looking for great people to join our team, so if you don't check all the boxes, but believe you can do the job, reach out and tell us why – your experience might be just what we're looking for!

Happy Cog is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, protected veteran status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability. 

We are also proud to have been on the Inc 5000 list of America's fastest growing companies for 7 years in a row! For more information go to our website: https://www.happycog.com.