Project Manager - Freelance

About the role

Burrell Communications Group, founded in 1971, is a collective of the creatively curious focused on researching, amplifying, and celebrating culture worldwide. The Freelance Project Manager is a temporary, full‑time contract role running from October 19, 2026 through December 31, 2026, requiring 40 hours per week. This is a fully remote, U.S.-based position.

Responsibilities

• Brings structure to workflow and drives forward momentum on scopes and projects
• Identifies ways to improve operational efficiency and connects the dots across teams, timelines and systems
• Partners with account leads to define and understand campaign/project scope, goals, and performance metrics
• Develops, manages, and updates project status, workflows, timelines, deliverables, and budgets to ensure clarity and consistency in entity deliverables and timelines
• Works with department leads to assign tasks, responsibilities, and deliverables for all campaigns and projects
• Manages client and internal teams’ expectations and timelines while communicating changes/dependencies promptly to internal and external team members
• Drives teams to move in sync to final delivery and leads internal project meetings/touchpoints to ensure there’s structure, clarity and continuity to workflow
• Balances health of a scope or project by evaluating utilization, budgets and operational efficiencies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, and/or related field(s)
• 5+ years of related, client-facing industry experience managing and facilitating large‑scale, complex projects to meet sometimes aggressive timelines
• Experience in contributing to and executing national marketing campaigns across various channels (broadcast, print, digital, social, experiential, etc)
• Ability to effectively develop and communicate workflow charts that align with overarching marketing objectives, strategies, and tactics
• Experience managing efficient and high‑performance‑driven project management processes in a fast‑paced B2C environment, preferably in retail, CPG, and digital sectors, to drive business growth and improved efficiencies
• Strong leadership and client/internal relationship‑building skills at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated capability to manage complex projects and achieve results promptly and within budget
• Proven ability to influence the efficiency and quality of work, delivering stronger performance and contributing to stronger client relationships
• Proven success in managing, collaborating, and working with both internal and external cross‑functional teams to deliver continuous business performance improvement
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and present presentations

Pay

Offers a weekly rate equivalent to $60‑$75 per hour, based on experience.

Schedule

Requires 40 hours per week with regular working hours of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM CST, Monday through Friday.