Teal Media

Lead digital projects from kickoff to delivery, manage client relationships, and ensure project goals are met. | Experience managing complex digital projects, excellent communication skills, proficiency with project management tools, and familiarity with Agile or Waterfall methodologies. | Who We Are Teal Media is a full-service creative and design agency with a conscience. We believe purposeful design can transform organizations, inspire action, and enable progress. Our clients and nonprofit partners are committed to creating positive social change—and we pour every ounce of our passion and skill into helping them succeed. We offer a variety of strategic, creative, and technical services, including brand strategy, web design and development, and creative support. We’re a woman-founded and woman-led firm with a team that reflects a broad range of lived experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. At Teal, we value our people above all else and choose to work with partners and clients who share those values. Teal Media is seeking a Project Manager to lead digital projects for mission-driven organizations from kickoff through launch and beyond. You’re equal parts organizer, communicator, and problem-solver—someone who can keep complex work moving forward while building trust with clients and supporting internal teams. You’ll help deliver high-quality digital work that supports meaningful change, working alongside a skilled team that cares deeply about craft, collaboration, and impact. This is a full-time contract-to-hire role, with the intention of transitioning into a long-term position. Timing for conversion may vary depending on client needs and project pipeline, but our goal is to find someone who can grow with Teal over time. What You’ll Do Project & Client Management Lead digital projects across web, design, brand, and marketing work from kickoff through delivery, ensuring goals, timelines, and budgets stay on track. Manage multiple concurrent projects with varying complexity, balancing scope, resourcing, and shifting priorities with minimal oversight. Own project planning and coordination, including scopes, schedules, deliverables, and day-to-day logistics. Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, setting expectations, maintaining alignment, and fostering strong relationships. Facilitate key project moments including kickoffs, milestone reviews, presentations, and closeouts. Proactively identify risks, prevent scope creep, and surface issues early with clear recommendations. Communicate regularly with internal teams, providing status updates and supporting smooth cross-functional collaboration. Support client training, documentation, and ongoing guidance as needed. Process & Team Contribution Apply Teal’s project management practices and use tools effectively to keep work organized and transparent. Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing feedback, insights, and best practices across the PM team. Growth & Partnership Help identify opportunities for expanded work with existing clients and collaborate with Business Development to support long-term partnerships. What You Bring (Preferred Qualifications) Proven experience managing complex projects in web, design, or digital marketing environments Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong proficiency with project management tools (Teamwork, Basecamp, Slack, etc.) Ability to work independently, prioritize competing deadlines, and collaborate effectively across teams Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies is a plus Agency or client-services experience is a plus PMP certification is a plus Location Remote (Must be authorized to work in the US) Compensation This is a full-time contract-to-hire role. Compensation is expected to fall in the range of $7,500–$9,000 per month, depending on experience, availability, and project scope. Equal Opportunity Statement If your experience doesn’t exactly match the qualifications listed, but you believe you’d thrive in this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply and tell us why you’re the right person for the job. We strongly encourage individuals from historically marginalized communities to apply—including Black and Indigenous people, people of color, immigrants, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals, and those who have been system-impacted. Teal Media is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce and inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status. We are not offering US visa sponsorship at this time.

Lead the technical implementation of custom web projects, primarily in WordPress, ensuring high performance, security, and accessibility, while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams. | Extensive experience in WordPress backend development, open-source tools, site security, performance optimization, and team collaboration. | Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Teal Media is a full-service creative and design agency focused on positive social change. They are seeking a Senior Backend Developer to lead technical implementations of custom web projects, primarily in WordPress, ensuring high performance, security, and accessibility while collaborating with various teams. Responsibilities • Lead the technical implementation of custom web projects, primarily using open-source tools, with a strong focus on WordPress back-end development (themes, plugins, and systems integrations) • Act as the lead developer on both new builds and ongoing support work, owning technical decisions and translating complex client needs into thoughtful, scalable solutions • Write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code that meets team standards and supports long-term maintainability • Ensure sites are fast, secure, accessible, and built to scale • Handle ongoing site maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements for existing client projects • Own QA and testing for your work to ensure stability and quality before anything reaches a client • Support deployment workflows and collaborate with internal or client DevOps teams as needed (version control, staging environments, CI/CD) • Work closely with designers and front-end developers to ensure designs are technically sound and thoughtfully implemented • Partner with project teams and clients to scope solutions, explain technical tradeoffs, and solve problems as they come up • Join internal and client-facing meetings to demo features, explain approaches, and troubleshoot issues • Create documentation or provide training to help clients and internal teams confidently manage and maintain their sites • Collaborate with senior developers and technical leadership to align project execution with Teal’s technical direction • Research, test, and recommend tools, frameworks, and workflows that improve how we build and support sites • Help define and uphold internal coding standards and documentation so the whole team benefits • Contribute technical insight to proposals and pitches, helping articulate what’s possible and how we deliver it • Mentor developers across the team through thoughtful feedback, pairing, and code reviews • Participate in hiring and evaluation of technical talent as needed • Model strong communication, collaboration, and accountability within project teams Skills • Strong back-end expertise in WordPress development (themes, plugins, and systems integrations) • Experience leading technical implementation of custom web projects using open-source tools • Ability to write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code that meets team standards • Experience ensuring sites are fast, secure, accessible, and built to scale • Ability to handle ongoing site maintenance, updates, and feature enhancements for existing client projects • Experience owning QA and testing for work to ensure stability and quality • Ability to support deployment workflows and collaborate with internal or client DevOps teams • Experience collaborating closely with designers and front-end developers • Ability to partner with project teams and clients to scope solutions and explain technical tradeoffs • Experience creating documentation or providing training to help clients and internal teams manage and maintain their sites • Ability to collaborate with senior developers and technical leadership to align project execution • Experience researching, testing, and recommending tools, frameworks, and workflows • Ability to help define and uphold internal coding standards and documentation • Experience contributing technical insight to proposals and pitches • Ability to mentor developers through feedback, pairing, and code reviews • Experience participating in hiring and evaluation of technical talent • Strong communication, collaboration, and accountability within project teams • Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (like React or Vue) and third-party integrations (CRMs, analytics, donation platforms) • Experience working in a digital agency or client-services environment, including managing multiple projects and collaborating across disciplines Benefits • Comprehensive benefits package • Generous PTO • Flexible, people-first workplace that supports balance and professional growth Company Overview • Teal Media specializes in web development, web design, UI,UX design, CRM and SEO services. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://tealmedia.com.