Sr. SEO Manager (Contractor, Remote)

Full time-contract 3-6 months

Ignite Visibility is a fast-growing and award-winning digital marketing agency at the forefront of creativity, technology, and data within the national to local digital marketing space. As we grow, we’re looking for a talented Senior SEO Manager to lead search engine presence to the next level for an enterprise national to local franchise client for us. Experience in large franchise and multi-location businesses focused on home services is required. This role is remote within the U.S. only.

The Sr. SEO Manager will manage a handful of high-profile brands and play a strategic role in the team. This person should be a go-getter who loves Internet marketing and brings a positive can-do attitude to the company! This person needs to have a very strong SEO and digital marketing background.

Essential Functions

• Lead and execute SEO strategies and projects
• Lead weekly meetings with clients
• Ensure campaign deliverables are executed
• Provide client reporting
• Make recommendations for client strategy
• Come up with editorial calendar ideas
• Create a client linking strategy
• Manage multiple clients and ensure results
• Assist project managers and jr. project managers
• Assist with company strategy

Supervisory Responsibility

• Perform weekly or bi-weekly one-on-one with key staff and monthly with the remainder of the team who is already having one on one with a mid-level manager
• Ensure section of QBR is best in class
• Attend leadership training and follow company leadership guidelines
• Create goals and growth paths for staff
• Hold employee performance reviews in accordance with the company schedule
• Build relationships and generate leads from key industry partners when possible
• Monitor key accounts and attend calls to save any canceling accounts
• Maintain 80%client retention
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to create and maintain job descriptions and salary ranges for all positions within your department

Required Qualifications

• Must have 6+ years of experience in Internet Marketing
• Must have 6+ years of experience in SEO
• Agency experience is a must
• Must have leadership experience
• Franchise and multi-location businesses a must
• Must be knowledgeable of on-site SEO and link building
• Must have done a keyword assignment
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Must have knowledge of social media and how it relates to SEO
• Must have knowledge of technical SEO items
• Must have knowledge of WordPress and blogging
• Must have knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn, YouTube
• Must have client-facing experience

Core Competencies

• Leadership, strong leadership skills to build trust and relationships with team members and clients
• Prioritization and task management skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to completion
• Creative, demonstrated creative thinking and ability to come up with innovative strategies
• Expert knowledge of digital marketing
• Expert knowledge of client management and building positive relationships
• Growth mindset, commitment to continuous improvement through adaptability, optimism, curiosity, and openness to feedback
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Collaborator and relationship builder
• Pro-active thinker and self-starter with strong initiative and follow-through skills
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment
• Connect with team members in an effective matter
• Comfortable being on the phone and Zoom calls