How a Digital Consultancy Firm Hired A Remote Project Manager for $2,000/mo

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What does this client’s business do?

The digital consultancy firm helps brands optimize their e-commerce shops. They work with brands to design and build their online stores, and optimize it to improve sales, conversion rates, and profit.

Who was hired and what was their role?

The client needed a Digital Project Manager to serve as a liaison between clients and the internal delivery team. They sought a professional with Shopify experience who could lead and manage site design, development, and optimization while ensuring all projects were completed on time and within budget. Somewhere helped them hire from the Philippines, selecting Maria Sylvia Kay as the perfect candidate for the role.

As the new Digital Project Manager, Maria Sylvia Kay is responsible for:

• Managing e-commerce site design, development, and optimization for Shopify, Shopify Plus, and BigCommerce stores
• Overseeing multiple website projects, ensuring alignment with client goals
• Translating client requests into detailed project requirements for the design and development team
• Organizing assets needed for project execution
• Configuring and setting up products, collections, store settings, images, and text in Shopify stores
• Acting as the main point of contact between clients and the project team
• Ensuring designers and developers meet project deadlines and budgets
• Creating timelines, managing backlog tasks, and facilitating sprint planning

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What is the salary of the individual they hired?

Maria Sylvia Kay now works full-time in the client’s time zone for $2,000/month.

What was the candidate’s background prior to being hired?

Maria Sylvia Kay has extensive experience as a project manager, automation specialist, website manager, and customer specialist. She has also led teams of Filipino VAs and is highly skilled in Shopify, dropshipping, automation tools like Zapier, DNS, and website management.

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Need to hire someone like this too?

Looking to hire from the Philippines or hire from Latin America? Somewhere specializes in helping businesses find top overseas talent at 80% less than U.S. equivalents.

We help companies hire Filipino VAs, hire Filipino EAs, and hire Latin American remote workers for roles in project management, customer support, virtual assistance, operations, development, and accounting. Whether you need to hire Latin American remote employees or hire Latin American remote contractors, we’ll connect you with the right professionals to support your business.

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