SEO Manager

Role Description

• Training, managing, supervising programmatic media planner/buyers
• Develop and expand on departmental process and programmatic prowess
• Communicate with clients on marketplace intelligence, and present media strategies, plans & recommendations
• Provide guidance to Strategy, Analytics and Account Service to ensure alignment with and delivery against client KPI’s
• Oversee team training and mentoring and lead the implementation and development of all new and existing processes
• Act as programmatic departmental liaison with other departments concerning the allocation of planning and buying resources in programmatic
• Work with the individual planners, ensure that all programmatic media plans are strategic, deliver on client objectives, and meet stated goals
• Align with the Associate Director of Programmatic, be an agency representative in client presentations of programmatic strategy and plans
• Provide regular oversight of campaign execution to maintain high-quality standards and ensure performance
• Manage the programmatic team’s workload and help prioritize with account service to meet deliverables
• Provide senior-level guidance and review on campaign reports, research, POV’s, and client presentations to ensure quality and client-readiness
• Ensure that all buyers initiate the optimization process per the stated KPIs for each client/plan
• Manage the delivery and development of campaign reports and provide senior-level insight and analysis
• Align with the Associate Director of Programmatic, serve as a digital marketplace landscape expert internally and with clients

Qualifications

• Architect comprehensive SEO strategies and tactics for national and international brands, including multi-location brands
• Exceptional analytical capabilities paired with effective client communication skills
• Deep experience in hyperlocal SEO, including location business listing management across dozens of online directories with enterprise level software (Yext, Reputation.com, BrightLocal, etc.)
• Use enterprise software to monitor, analyze and enhance ratings and reviews for thousands of business locations
• Conduct business listing SEO audits to execute optimizations, improve location consistency, remove location duplicates and identify other off-page SEO opportunities
• Managing Enterprise-level SEO software (BrightEdge, Conductor, seoClarity etc.) with multi-engine and multi-language hyperlocal keyword rank tracking capabilities
• Monitor, analyze and provide insights on website SEO performance on a monthly and weekly basis with direct client interaction
• Technical SEO expertise: hreflang, canonical URLs, XML sitemaps, robots.txt, 301 redirects, schema markup, internal/external linking strategies, international CMS website architectures, country/language URLs, title tag optimization, and more
• Work with the SVP, Integrated Search and Director of SEO to develop new SEO client initiatives and team training
• Work with the Director of SEO to manage tasks, workloads and projects across a large SEO team comprised of Analysts and Strategists that will be assisting the SEO Manager
• Exhibit confident communication skills to effectively present tactical plans and SEO performance to clients
• Proactively identify new keyword opportunities, then recommend detailed action to capitalize on them – pushing ideation, to execution, and all the way to completion
• Maintain a constant pulse on the organic search engine health across the globe at an aggregate level, as well as hyperlocal-level
• Manage link building strategies and techniques by pushing the creative boundaries of relationship building, content outreach and thought leadership across multiple verticals
• Consult and work directly with our internal and external website development partners and firms to implement your recommendations
• Champion department processes, stay current on SEO industry trends and best practices
• Review and document the impact of significant site changes, algorithm updates, events and other key drivers of organic traffic and organic-driven client KPIs
• Perform SEO competitive SWOT analysis to identify areas of opportunities and threats from competitor activity to algorithm updates

Benefits

• Family - It comes first, on every list. Tombras has been family-run since day 1, we strive to facilitate a family-oriented environment rooted in supporting one another.
• Dog-friendly offices
• Flexible PTO
• Generous parental leave for primary and non-primary caregivers
• Medical (PPO or High Deductible option) for employee + dependents
• 401(k) Participation
• Employer-paid Dental & Vision
• A company culture of promotions from within and an atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career development.