Web Design Project Manager / Business Manager Vacancy | 1 Website Designer

Web Design Project / Business Manager Vacancy

Indigoextra Ltd. is a creative web design, development and SEO business who are looking for a talented Web Design Project Manager to join the team on a full-time, freelance basis.  The successful candidate will be a good communicator, well organised and assertive, with experience in Business and Project Management and an understanding of web design.

This is a freelance telecommute vacancy and international candidates are welcome to apply. 

The salary will depend upon experience and skills and the position is available to start immediately.

Indigoextra is an expanding web design company with designers and developers working from around the globe.  We have clients in the UK, France, USA and Canada, as well as other countries.   You will be working most closely with our team in Languedoc-Roussillon, South France.

Business Manager / Project Manager Job Description

The Business Manager / Project Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Co-ordinating a small team of remote web developers, graphic designers and SEO experts.
• Agreeing functional specifications for websites with the clients by phone and email.
• Keeping clients informed of ongoing progress and informing developers of any changes to the development spec.
• Ensuring that projects stay within budget and are completed to deadline.   In the event that a client requests additional work, negotiating increases in the costs and timescale of a project, or referring these decisions to a director.
• Business planning.
• Responding promptly and professionally to client emails.
• Keeping our Project Management system up-to-date (we use Basecamp for this).
• Doing a minimum amount of basic web development work.
• If you are based in the UK, France or a major city in the USA or Canada, then there is the possibility of the occasional face to face meeting, however it is expected to be nearly exclusively a telecommute vacancy.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will:

• Have at least 1 years’ experience in Project Management and/or Business Management.
• Be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing and have fluent English.
• Be assertive and able to negotiate ongoing arrangements with existing clients.
• Be enthusiastic about web design and the internet and have at least basic html and CSS web design skills.
• Have an appreciation for all aspects of website design, including graphic design, functionality, development and SEO.
• Be reliable and trustworthy and have a high standard of excellence.
• Be well organised and able to prioritize different demands.
• Follow instructions when asked to do so and be able to use their own initiative during client phone calls.
• Be able to negotiate with clients when their requirements change.
• Where opportunities arise to promote other services (e.g. SEO), take them, while being diplomatic and appropriate to the situation.
• Be able to accept feedback and develop from it.
• Ability to delegate and keep an overview of the work in progress.
• Knowledge of MS Office including Excel and Word.

Desirable skills

If a candidate with the ‘right’ personality and all the skills listed above applies, we will be delighted to offer them the freelance Web Design Project Manager job.  The following skills would be a bonus, so if you have them, please mention them when applying, but they are in no way essential.

• Experience in CMS Web Design, particularly Drupal.
• Experience in Search Engine Optimization or Marketing.
• Multi-lingual (particularly in French).

To apply for the Project Manager vacancy, please email a CV and covering letter to recruitment@1websitedesigner.com, alternatively post it to the address below.
In your covering letter, please mention:

• Your current salary or daily rate.
• A summary of your experience in a Managerial role.
• A summary of your experience in web design.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Martin Woods
Indigoextra Ltd
2905 Hameau de Laval
Quillan 11500
Languedoc Roussillon
France