Offer summary

Qualifications:

Expertise in Service Design, User Research, Delivery Management, Agile Coaching, Product Management, Content Design, and Tech Leadership., Experience working in digital disciplines relevant to the internet era., Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment alongside full-time employees., Based in Canada or the USA..

Key responsabilities:

Contribute expertise to client engagements on an ad-hoc freelance basis.

Collaborate with permanent consultants on various projects.

Participate in projects that may last from 3 to 4 months, with potential for extension.

Engage in team-based work to support Public Digital's initiatives across North America.

Job description

Public Digital’s Network is a collective of experts who are specialists in a varied range of internet-era skills and disciplines within the digital space; from Service Design to User Research to Product and Delivery Management to Strategy to Tech & Data. They work alongside our permanent consultants on an ad-hoc freelance basis to contribute their expertise to our client engagements.

Our Network Members are an integral part of how Public Digital operates. We are keen to extend our culture to our Network so that they feel up to date with all things PD even when they are not on a project with us.

The Network has organically grown to over 200 members with some who are based all over the world. Public Digital is working hard to develop our presence and growth globally, with a particular focus across the Americas. Our work has mostly been in Canada helping government departments in provinces such as Nova Scotia, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. We are starting to branch further out into North Americas after having run a successful multi-year City Data Program with Bloomberg Philanthropies with city Mayor’s across the USA.

Having a wider global reach for the Network means that PD will have trusted on-the-ground digital experts who can help us continue our work across the North American landscape further.

Requirements

We are looking for people who are based in Canada and the USA in particular who are experts in the following topics & digital disciplines:

Service Design
User research
Delivery management and Agile coaching
Product Management
Content design
Tech leadership

Some useful information:

On average, we typically contract between 2-3 days per week depending on the project. Full time work on one project is rare.
We usually contract our Network members in 3 - 4 month stints, with the option of extension, to align with our client contracts and statements of work. However, some projects can be shorter and longer than this.
You will always work in a team alongside our full-time employees
We take your day rate as a guide, however we may offer and negotiate a rate that aligns with budget constraints per engagement.
With your approval, we may include your CV and profile in our bids and proposals for future work.

If you are interested in joining our Network, please submit your CV, a portfolio of past work (if you have one) as well as any other relevant information.

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