Join Our Team: Digest Project Manager

Position Type: Independent contractor

Location: Remote

Rate: $30/hour

Estimated weekly hours: 5-15

“[Your name goes here] is like a living, breathing Gantt chart. They love to plan ahead of time and thrive on meeting deadlines.”

As a digest project manager working with Inside Reproductive Health, you will be responsible for managing the distribution of up to five stories a month. Management includes ensuring weekly delivery along with overseeing the production and promotion of the digest.  

But how do you know if this is your dream work and if Inside Reproductive Health  is your dream client?

If you answer yes to these three questions:

  1. Do you have experience managing recurring projects that are deadline sensitive?

  2. Are you great at finding efficiencies in processes?

  3. Are you diligent and detail- oriented?

If you are interested in this role and believe you align with everything above then we encourage you to apply. 

THE OUTCOMES THIS POSITION WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR  

  • Managed up to 5 digest stories per month 

    • Used provided stories and assigned journalists for digest

    • Each weekly story approved prior to distribution

  • Digests distributed on-time every week by email. Weekly email campaigns are created using an email builder in MailChimp. 

  • The advertiser assets will be provided by the Traffic Manager via the Advertiser Strategy Intake document.

  • Weekly stories evaluated for readability, accuracy, and accomplishment of the established expectations

  • Google document comments used to communicate any necessary revisions or additional clarification from the journalist 

  • Scheduling changes coordinated if a weekly story will not be completed by the established deadline

  • A queue of completed stories tracked and maintained to provide a consistent flow of digests for release

THE TOOLS WE PROVIDE 

  • Project management software--Asana

    • Digest Planner, for overall digest traffic visualization

    • Main Digest Template, for tracking digest outcomes and timelines

    • Templates for News Digest Story and Feature Sponsor News Digest Story

  • G Suite

    • Template used to assign topics to  Journalists 

    • Template for Digest creation

    • Google Drive location for journalist story submission creation and review

  • An accountant, for processing journalist payments

  • An operations manager

  • A social media coordinator 

  • A website coordinator

  • Email builder for digest distribution– MailChimp

  • History of previously distributed digests

  • Video on completion of MailChimp process

  • LastPass account, for ease of access to necessary accounts

THE TOOLS WE DO NOT PROVIDE (YET)

  • A podcast project manager 

*We are currently recruiting for this position as well

  • A traffic manager, for transfer of data and assets between sales and delivery

*We are currently recruiting for this position as well

  • A journalist system to help identify the best match for the story. 

    • A rating system to help identify which journalists have the best track record with Inside Reproductive Health 

  • A queue of potential stories

  • A glossary of infertility organizations and people. These terms/people/organizations will have to be researched on the internet to provide further clarification, if needed, as there is not a collective compilation of previous articles. 

So there you have it, everything you need to know to decide your fate! If you are interested in this role and believe you have what it takes to achieve the required outcomes using the provided tools then we encourage you to apply. 

HOW TO APPLY

If you feel you can contribute to a dynamic, growing company, please begin your application process by applying through Hireology.  After you submit your resume, portfolio, and application on Hireology, you will receive acknowledgement via email. If you don’t see the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder - sometimes Hireology emails end up there.

You will receive instructions on the next steps after your application materials have been reviewed. As a remote company, we rely on remote working technologies to serve our clients. In evaluating new employees, we put a premium on a candidate’s ability to shine through these same technologies: video, email correspondence, and web-based conferencing. 

Contracting Process

  • Screening Interview: 20-30 minutes

  • Second Interview with Principal of Fertility Bridge 

  • Paid assignment #1 

  • Paid assignment #2

  • Paid assignment #3

  • Continued work based on your terms

Thank you for your interest in serving the infertility community through a creative, business-centered approach!