About the Role
Northern is seeking an experienced Freelance Project Manager to lead and drive the success of digital marketing and website development projects for key clients. In this 6-month, part-time, contract position, you will own the full project lifecycle, from strategic planning through successful completion, while serving as the primary point of contact for clients.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end project management across multiple client accounts, including planning, QA, scope management, scheduling, budgeting, and cost determination.
- Lead the delivery of diverse digital initiatives, including website development, website redesigns, digital experiences, marketing campaigns, and technology projects.
- Develop, maintain, and refine realistic project schedules across paid media, SEO, email marketing, web development, technical implementations, and other digital workstreams.
- Manage project changes, remediation, dependencies, and scope adjustments while protecting timelines, budgets, and project quality.
- Coordinate cross-functional workflows across strategy, creative, development, UX/UI, marketing, analytics, and technical teams.
- Ensure all deliverables meet the highest quality standards and launch on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Identify project risks, technical dependencies, and potential roadblocks early, developing proactive mitigation plans.
- Serve as the primary client contact, driving clear, timely decision-making and fostering strong, trusted partnerships.
- Deliver strategic guidance on short- and long-term marketing initiatives, website development, digital transformation, and technical solutions.
- Translate client business objectives into actionable digital, marketing, website, and technology requirements.
- Present innovative alternatives and solutions that align with client goals, user needs, technical considerations, and budget.
- Provide consistent, transparent visibility across all stakeholders on activities, milestones, costs, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and project status.
- Facilitate client workshops, project kickoffs, requirements gathering, reviews, and approvals.
- Build positive, collaborative relationships that drive client satisfaction, retention, and long-term growth opportunities.
- Leverage project management tools to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration across internal, client, vendor, and development teams.
- Maintain organized project backlogs, roadmaps, requirements, and priorities.
- Prepare resourcing forecasts for weekly cross-functional planning meetings.
- Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure projects are appropriately staffed and delivered efficiently.
- Partner with developers, designers, strategists, and technical specialists to resolve blockers and maintain project momentum.
- Mentor and support project teams to deliver exceptional results while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and deliver comprehensive project status updates, performance reports, and executive-level summaries to clients.
- Create time, resource, and value estimates for scope additions, website enhancements, technical requirements, and additional client work.
- Manage project budgets, financial tracking, monthly invoicing, and overall project profitability.
- Track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and financial performance.
- Support project retrospectives and identify opportunities to improve processes, delivery methodologies, and team efficiency.
Requirements
- 5+ years of senior-level digital project management experience, with a strong background delivering website development, digital marketing, technology, and integrated digital initiatives.
- College diploma/university degree in a related field, OR equivalent professional experience.
- Proven agency background managing complex, multi-stakeholder digital, marketing, website, and technology projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing projects from discovery and requirements gathering through development, QA, launch, and post-launch support.
- Valid passport and willingness to travel within North America when needed.
- Ability to work independently and drive results with minimal oversight.
Skills
- Strategic project planning
- Budget management
- Scope management
- P&L responsibility for digital and technology initiatives
- Client communication
- Relationship management
- Stakeholder alignment
- Expectation management
- Website development
- Digital experiences
- Web strategy
- UX/UI
- Content
- Development
- QA
- Integrations
- Technical implementations
- Digital marketing strategies
- SEO
- PPC
- Social
- Marketing Automation
- Analytics
- Conversion Rate Optimization
- Organization
- Time management
- Prioritization
- Problem-solving
- Leading cross-functional teams
- Managing competing priorities
- Mentoring junior team members
- Google Workspace proficiency
- Advanced project management and collaboration tools (Asana, ClickUp, Monday.com, Jira, or similar)
- Website development workflows
- CMS platforms
- QA processes
- Analytics tools
- Digital technologies (Adobe Commerce, Drupal, AEP, AEM)
- Technical requirements
- Project documentation
- Development timelines
- Technology-related dependencies
- Digital analytics
- Reporting
- Performance measurement tools
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Contract
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Asynchronous
Experience Level
- Senior-level
Education Level
- College diploma/university degree in a related field, OR equivalent professional experience
Benefits
- Competitive Rates
- Flexible work to promote work-life integration
- Remote-first or hybrid flexibility
- Asynchronous work
- Supportive Operations Team
About the Company
- Headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, Northern is an integrated digital solutions agency that partners with leading Commercial and Public Service organizations to navigate digital change.
- We bring together strategy, experience design, data, marketing, and technology to create connected digital experiences that help our clients engage their audiences, accelerate growth, and achieve meaningful business outcomes.
- Since our founding in 2015, Northern has grown into a team of 200+ digital experts, receiving multiple recognitions in employee engagement from Great Place to Work® Canada, including Best Workplaces™ for Inclusion, Women, Mental Health, Hybrid Work, and more.
Equal Opportunity
- Northern welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusivity, employment equity, and diversity in the workplace.
- We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, individuals with diverse abilities, and those of all gender identities and expressions.
- We are also committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
- Accommodations are available at every stage of the hiring process.
- If you require support or adjustments to participate fully, please let us know when you apply, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
