Source: https://deftridge.com/job/customer-research-interviews-texas-dt-2835230/ Title: Customer Research Interviews, remote, Texas | Deftridge Summary: Customer Research Interviews for a manager Product Marketing Manager, remote in Texas. $139-$170 an hour, 10 to 20 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Posted Oct 28 · DT-2835230 # Customer Research Interviews · Travel Manager · Product Marketing Manager · Remote · Texas only **$139–$170** / hour About $1,550–$3,100 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Hotel group in short-term rentals · 201–500 employeesCL-29338 · based in Houston - **Where** Remote · Texas only - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 10–20 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with CT **8** professionals have asked about this task **1,443** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This hotel group in short-term rentals (201–500 employees) is looking for a manager Product Marketing Manager for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 10–20 h a month. Interviews that test positioning and uncover needs. A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It works in travel and hospitality, where demand is seasonal. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in Texas, so this one is for residents there. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Run 8 customer interviews on the buying process and summarise the themes. - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost ## What a month looks like - Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month - Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions - Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month **Duration:** 12 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side. ## Tools Zoom Dovetail ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Product Marketing Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Zoom and Dovetail - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Used to short written handovers - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location - On-call availability outside the agreed window ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Manager Product Marketing Manager - **Experience** 7-12 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Zoom, Dovetail - **Offers** 15 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $154 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $154 an hour, is **above** the median manager Product Marketing Manager rate in Texas ($135). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $135 This task $154 $92 $196 [All Product Marketing Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/product-marketing-manager/united-states/) · [Product Marketing Manager rates in Texas](https://deftridge.com/rates/product-marketing-manager/texas/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-29338 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Customer Research Interviews · Travel is noted. 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