Project Manager, Digital Media Specialist

Washington, D.C.

Collaborative

Date Posted: 8/12/2025

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Manager, Digital Media Specialist to join our agency. This role involves managing multiple projects, supporting hands-on project work, overseeing social media campaigns, and maintaining and overseeing budgets. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, digital and social media platform expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a passion for driving impactful communications initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects, managing client expectations and ensuring deliverables meet or exceed goals.

  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, ensuring alignment with budgets and contractual scopes of work.

  • Coordinate internal resources and external vendors to ensure efficient project execution.

  • Lead and facilitate project meetings, both internally and with clients, to keep all stakeholders informed and aligned.

  • Ensure all deliverables undergo rigorous quality assurance checks and adhere to contract requirements.

  • Create and maintain project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring financial accountability.

  • Monitor budget performance and address potential overruns or inefficiencies proactively.

  • Prepare and share financial updates with clients and internal stakeholders, making recommendations as necessary.

  1. Social, Digital, and Content Coordinator

     • Develop and implement comprehensive social media strategies, content calendars, and campaign plans that align with client objectives and brand voice.

     • Manage paid and organic social content, community engagement, and analytics reporting across multiple platforms (Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube).

     • Conduct research to inform project strategies and client recommendations.

     • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including communications, digital, design, and content experts) to produce cohesive, high-quality deliverables.

     • Create and adapt communications content, such as:

       • Messaging and media relations documents (Press releases, thought leadership, op-ed)

       • Social media plans, editorial calendars, and posts with tailored strategies and platform-specific optimization

       • AI-visible approach to e-mail marketing, blog posts, website copy, simple graphics, and other digital content

  2. Relationship Building

     • Cultivate strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and aligning project outcomes with their objectives.

     • Maintain clear and consistent communication with internal teams and external partners.

     • Foster relationships with media, consultants, vendors, online community and content creators, and other resource providers to support project goals.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 3+ years of experience in project management, preferably in communications, public relations, social media management, or content marketing.

• Agency experience is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field.

• Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with external partners at the highest level.

• Strong project management skills, with proficiency in tools like Asana or a similar platform.

• Experience with social media management tools (Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Buffer, or similar platforms).

• Proficiency in social media analytics and reporting, including knowledge of paid digital advertising (Facebook Ads Manager, Looker Studio, GA4, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, etc.).

• General understanding of Generative AI search, SEO, content marketing, and digital engagement best practices

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and budgets simultaneously.

• Attention to detail and a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Commitment to and familiarity of PreK – workforce education issues is desirable.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Benefits are excellent. This is a full-time position based anywhere in the United States with ability to travel to clients and our Washington, DC office.

The statements in this description represent the typical elements of, and criteria for, the general work that the applicant should expect to perform in this role. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties ,and skills for this job.

Collaborative is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is a strongly held value of Collaborative that power and possibility are not limited by gender, race, class, sexual orientation, disability, or age. All candidates will be evaluated on a merit basis.