SEO/CRO Project Manager

Orbit Media Studios; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Project Manager to join their Optimization team. This exciting role focuses on collaborating with a Senior Digital Strategist to enhance established brands after their websites launch. The Project Manager will ensure smooth communication between creative and technical teams, manage tasks and budgets, and maintain strong client relationships. With a commitment to inclusivity and a flexible work environment, this company offers a dynamic opportunity to contribute to meaningful projects while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability coverage

Major medical and dental coverage

Vision and Short-Term Disability benefits

Simple IRA Plan with company match

Paid time off - 15 days per year

Paid holidays - 12+ holidays

Volunteer paid time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in digital marketing.
• Strong account-facing relationship management skills.
• Mastery of keeping multiple teams on task and on budget.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of client contact and keep teams informed.
• Coordinate tasks, deadlines, and budgets for multiple brands.
• Nurture relationships across various marketing and IT departments.

Skills

Project Management

Relationship Management

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Tools

Google Workspace

Teamwork

Slack

Job description

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Orbit Media Studios is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Optimization (SEO/CRO) team. This work focuses on growing established brands after their websites have already launched.

In short, we set a 3-10 year high-level vision. Each month, we strategize more deeply through audits, exercises, experiments, and content plans. Then we act, distributing work between (1) our Optimization team, (2) other Orbit teams, and (3) the client’s in-house team.

As Project Manager, you’ll collaborate most closely with a Senior Digital Strategist who sets and interprets a vision. Project Managers coordinate creative (writer/editor) and technical (analyst/developer) team members, who make these visions a reality. As this process unfolds, the Project Manager is responsible for provisioning tasks, deadlines, hourly budgets, scope creep, and communication.

The job:

• Act as the first point of client contact
• Keep internal and external teams informed and excited about the work
• Work in partnership with a Senior Digital Strategist to keep measurable results flowing
• Coordinate tasks, deadlines, hourly budgets, and scope for an average of six brands
• Address minor website changes in an administration panel directly
• Interpret incoming website requests, adapt these requests to fit our vision
• Nurture friendly relationships across various marketing and IT departments
• Leverage and improve our centralized process model that spans all things

The skills:

• 5+ years of project management in the digital marketing industry
• Strong account-facing relationship management skills
• Mastery of keeping multiple teams on task and on budget
• Communicate complex ideas simply and kindly
• Passion for watching great collaboration turn to measured successes
• Organized, great at deadlines and leading others to be the same
• Write at a professional level that stays in alignment with the AP Style Guide
• Mastery of tools like Google Workspace, Teamwork and Slack

Brownie points:

• Experience in a digital agency environment (SEO/CRO, especially)
• Any basic web development skills (HTML/CSS, especially)
• Familiarity with WordPress, Drupal, or other platforms
• Any other working understanding of web technologies

Compensation package:

• Salary ranging $70K- $85K per year based on qualifications
• Additional cash bonuses based on performance and profitability
• Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability coverage - 100% covered by Orbit
• Major medical and dental - 70+% of employee coverage paid by Orbit
• Vision, Short-Term Disability, ID Theft Protection - Employee paid benefits
• Simple IRA Plan - Orbit matches the employee contribution up to 3% of their annual salary
• Paid time off - 15 days (accrued) per calendar year
• Paid holidays - 12+ standard holidays, including one full week for end-of-year holidays
• Volunteer paid time off - Paid day off to volunteer for a charitable organization

Who we are

Orbit Media is an award-winning web design, development, and optimization company based in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. But, you can work from anywhere. This can be a remote position.

This role exists within "Optimization" at Orbit. Our unit focuses on improving websites after they've already been built: setting and actualizing a long-term vision.

Since 2001, we’ve been designing and building beautiful, audience-centric, optimized websites for a huge variety of clients in nearly every industry. We’re proud to be one of the first Illinois B Corps with deep roots in our community. We have fun and do great work. And we’d love for you to be a part of it.

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace

Orbit Media provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.