Freelance Project Manager

Markage; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Markage is seeking a Freelance Project Manager to join our Canadian team in a hybrid role anchored in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto. You will coordinate client projects from approved scope through delivery, bringing structure to schedules, responsibilities, and delivery information.

You will work with clients, client managers, designers, strategists, producers, developers, finance, and partners. AI-assisted tools may be used for status reporting and documentation, but all outputs are reviewed

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating multi-step client or professional-service projects.
• Strong scheduling, documentation, and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to work independently and start active projects quickly.
• DEX-PSP certification held.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and responsibilities.
• Coordinate internal and client actions, approvals, dependencies, and delivery dates.
• Lead or support project meetings and capture decisions and next steps.
• Track scope, risks, blockers, changes, and resource needs.
• Maintain status reports, estimates, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate handoffs between strategy, creative, production, technology, and client teams.
• Assist with budget and invoice inputs when needed.
• Close projects with complete files, decisions, approvals, and handover information.

Skills

Scheduling

Documentation

Stakeholder comms

DEX-PSP

Education

DEX Professional Specialist Certification

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Markage is looking for a Freelance Project Manager to join our Canadian team in a hybrid role based in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto.

This role focuses on coordinating client projects from approved scope through delivery. You will bring structure to schedules, responsibilities, dependencies, approvals, and delivery information so project teams can focus on the work itself. Assignments may span brand, digital, campaign, content, or experience projects.

You will work with clients, client managers, designers, strategists, producers, developers, finance, and specialist partners. Clear communication, reliable follow-through, and careful work are expected.

AI-assisted tools may be used for status reporting, schedule preparation, meeting summaries, risk logs, documentation, and project administration. All AI-assisted work must be reviewed for accuracy, relevance, confidentiality, and fit before it is shared or used.

Essential duties:

• Build and maintain practical project plans, schedules, milestones, and responsibility tracking.
• Coordinate internal and client actions, approvals, dependencies, and delivery dates.
• Run or support project meetings and maintain clear notes, decisions, and next steps.
• Track scope, risks, blockers, changes, and resource needs and raise issues early.
• Maintain project records, status reports, estimates, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate handoffs between strategy, creative, production, technology, and client teams.
• Support budget and invoice inputs where required by the assignment.
• Close projects with complete files, decisions, approvals, and handover information.

Essential requirements:

• Experience managing or coordinating multi-step client or professional-service projects.
• Strong scheduling, documentation, follow-up, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and enter active projects quickly.
• Holds a valid Dex Professional Specialist Certification (DEX-PSP) in the Sales & Customer Success domain.

Preferred qualifications:

• PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2, or comparable project-management certification.
• Agency, studio, consulting, or digital-delivery experience.
• Experience with project-management, estimating, or resource-planning software.