Bluestatedigital

Bluestatedigital

Contract Product Manager (Evergreen)

NY, DC, Oakland

Sponsorship not specified$60k-$90kDetected 91 days ago
HTMLCSSUX ResearchUX DesignWireframingProject ManagementJiraContent MarketingWordPressResearchCommunication

About the role

  • Interested in joining Blue State's Tech team?
  • Submit an application so you can be considered when a role becomes available.
  • Please note: this is an "evergreen" job post (i.e. not an active job post), but your expression of interest matters to us.

Requirements

  • Provide creative recommendations based on your technical expertise when features don't fit in the budget.
  • 3+ years of experience in a product management role or similar role, and experience with website projects.
  • Experience with CMS-driven websites, such as those built on WordPress.
  • Familiarity with and interest in marketing platforms, including CRMs, and data and personalization technology used by organizations to engage and mobilize their supporters.
  • Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JS.
  • Cognizance of the overall AI landscape and the ability to evaluate AI outputs critically.
  • Ability to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
  • Empathy, positivity, respect, and the ability to be a role model at Blue State.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this position is $60-$90 per hour; compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Company info

  • Blue State Digital is a purpose-driven creative and tech agency.
  • We transform how brands and causes engage their most important people.
  • From Google to UNICEF, from Obama to MIT, from Tate Modern to Ford Motor Company, Blue State Digital helps grow communities, build platforms, and transform organizations for the digital age.
  • Led by the most creative and analytical minds from the political, nonprofit, and brand worlds, Blue State Digital is a part of WPP Digital and has more than 250 employees in six offices around the world.
  • A day in the life
  • Assess clients' digital platforms, identify goals, and communicate solutions that help clients achieve their strategic objectives.
  • Cultivate an understanding of users' needs and behaviors through interviews, analytics, and other forms of research. Create personas and user journeys, and represent users' perspective in planning sessions.
  • Conduct product research and lead feature ideation and prioritization sessions.
  • Evaluate all proposed features against the product scope. Provide creative recommendations based on your technical expertise when features don't fit in the budget. Make the tough calls when a sprint plan is over budget.
  • Write and maintain functional requirements, ensuring that all functionality, user flows, and edge cases are understood by stakeholders. Documentation could range from lofi sketches to detailed acceptance criteria.
  • Be the client-facing expert on product functionality, answering questions and solving problems.
  • Develop testing and measurement plans in coordination with strategists and analysts.
  • Manage agile product builds, overseeing sprint plans, standups, and backlogs. Use project management tools such as Jira to track progress and communicate status.
  • Manage stakeholder feedback, ensuring that issues are reported and prioritized correctly. Use your tech skills to clarify defects for developers and augment bug reports with necessary context.
  • Use AI to accelerate your work, whether that's writing requirements, creating prototypes, or organizing inputs.
  • We approach in-office working with a hybrid model.
  • On-site presence is welcome for US staff who are within commuting distance of the NY or DC office.
  • Managers retain discretion to require in-person attendance for folks on their discipline or client teams as necessary, including for those whose roles require them to be in person.
  • The salary range for this position is $60-$90 per hour; compensation will be commensurate with experience.
  • Some things we're looking for
  • Experience with CMS-driven websites, such as those built on WordPress. You will not architect a WordPress site yourself, but you will vet designs and feature requirements for feasibility and judge an engineering team's progress.
  • Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JS. You will not need to write any code, but you will need to speak to the capabilities of common web technologies.
  • Experienced with using qualitative and quantitative data to make product decisions
  • Ability to use wireframes to communicate recommendations to design teams
  • Willingness to wear multiple hats and get into the weeds across product needs including UX design, content strategy, and user research.
  • Excellent communication skills. Ability to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
  • Strong collaborator and relationship builder. Colleagues know they can come to you for help working through issues or opportunities.
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