WordPress Project Manager

Americaneagle.Com - Des Plaines, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Des Plaines, IL

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

Americaneagle.com is a family-owned web design, development, and digital marketing agency that believes in the transformative power of technology for business practices. We focus on helping customers grow and succeed in the digital space across various industries, including eCommerce, associations & nonprofits, government, healthcare, sports & entertainment, and transportation. Recently, we were recognized by Built in Chicago as one of the best places to work and have been listed among Inc.com's 5000 fastest-growing private companies for the past eight years. As a WordPress Project Manager at Americaneagle.com, you will lead projects from the moment a contract is signed, ensuring their success throughout the system development lifecycle. You will serve as the primary liaison between our team and clients, playing a crucial role in establishing long-term partnerships. The projects you manage will vary significantly, providing exciting and rewarding challenges across different industries and technologies. You will collaborate with a talented team, managing project budgets, timelines, risks, and deliverables while ensuring quality outcomes. Your daily activities will include preparing for kickoff meetings, organizing backlogs, sprint planning, attending daily scrums, taking notes in client meetings, building and automating status reports, and reviewing design prototypes and completed functionalities. Key attributes for success in this role include communication, teamwork, adaptability, ownership, organization, and a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Client facing, project management of custom website projects
• Prioritize and breakdown the project into executable tasks
• Conduct kickoff meetings with clients
• Gather design requirements and work with a team to complete designs or prototypes
• Manage the project schedule and timeline
• Present deliverables and review to gain approval from multiple stakeholders
• Manage communication with our clients through status calls, emails, and weekly status reports
• Manage the project budget, scope, backlog, and change request process
• Research, gather, analyze, document, develop and validate functional requirements for web solutions with project stakeholders
• Translate user requirements into system requirements, process flows, wireframes, mockups, etc.
• Understand how system capabilities can be used to meet our client's business objectives
• Act as a liaison between our customers and our development team
• Ensure best practices are followed throughout project lifecycle
• Timely completion and archiving of projects

Requirements

• Self-motivated
• Undergraduate degree
• Experience with WordPress
• Desire to learn new technologies
• Ability to meet internal and client deadlines
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Strong spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects at once
• Familiarity and/or experience with some project management tools
• Able to manage own workload, take initiative, and assume responsibility for tasks
• Experience with project management tools like Jira, Confluence or Smartsheet is a plus

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with project management tools like Jira, Confluence or Smartsheet is a plus

Benefits

• Generous compensation and benefits package
• Opportunities to further develop skills
• Energetic work environment
• Focus on work-life balance