Freelance Senior Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Project Manager with a strong emphasis on digital product delivery to support a well-known, fast-growing Atlanta-based quick-serve restaurant brand.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management across a complex digital product engagement, ensuring clarity of priorities, timelines, deliverables, and accountability across all workstreams
• Serve as the central point of coordination across a multi-agency team supporting the client, including internal AKQA disciplines (strategy, UX, design, technology) and other agency partners, ensuring alignment and clear communication across all workstreams
• Manage project schedules, milestones, and dependencies with meticulous detail, proactively identifying risks and driving timely resolution
• Oversee scope management and change control, partnering with discipline leads to assess impact and maintain alignment on approved work
• Facilitate regular project ceremonies and working sessions, keeping teams aligned and focused on outcomes
• Maintain clear and consistent project documentation including status reports, decision logs, and meeting notes that keep all stakeholders informed and accountable
• Partner with the client to manage expectations, communicate progress, and navigate complexity with composure and clarity
• Ensure delivery processes align with agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies as required by the engagement
• Contribute to continuously improving delivery practices and ways of working within the project and broader team

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience within a digital agency or product delivery environment, with a strong emphasis on digital products and services
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-workstream engagements with overlapping timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder groups
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong instincts for anticipating issues before they escalate
• Clear, confident communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable working independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Slack as core tools for project management, documentation, and team collaboration
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented, with a team-first approach and a commitment to quality delivery

Location & Commitment

Remote; must work Eastern Time Zone working hours. July 21, 2026 through November 25, 2026
40 hours/week
Expected compensation: $3,000 to $3,200/week

Qualities and Characteristics

• Comfortable working independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Slack as core tools for project management, documentation, and team collaboration
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented, with a team-first approach and a commitment to quality delivery

Benefits

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

Pay

Expected compensation: $3,000 to $3,200/week

Schedule

July 21, 2026 through November 25, 2026
40 hours/week