Associate Director, SEO

New York, USA (On-site)

$120K/yr – $125K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive SEO leadership and cross-functional delivery by leading audits, reporting, and service-line development for an agency-focused team.

  • Own strategy and delivery for audits, training, reporting, and client-facing SEO initiatives.
  • Must-have: substantial SEO experience with analytics/reporting tools.
  • Standout: proven ability to scope projects, manage teams, and drive new service development.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy for presentation of audits, training, and reporting.
  • Build out cutting edge SEO services such as search as business intelligence and reputation management.
  • Lead, develop, and manage Manager, Sr. Analyst, and Analysts.
  • Offer guidance, support, and direction as well as provide development opportunities and ongoing feedback.
  • Accountable for team development, including utilizing organizational tools such as learning and development, creating internal opportunity and challenges for staff, and maintaining positive morale.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiencies and templatize/automate tactical work.
  • Clearly define elements of SEO projects to set expectations of what is and is not in scope.
  • Aid the director and VP in scoping both future projects and staffing.
  • Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams including paid search, paid social, content production, and web development from multiple agencies within the IPG family.
  • Verbally, literally, and visually provide strategic and tactical guidance on SEO best practices.

Requirements

  • Substantial experience in digital marketing with an emphasis on SEO.
  • Substantial experience with tools relating to web analytics, SEO reporting, link, and technical analysis.
  • Experience collaborating or working in Paid Search and Social.
  • Strong grasp of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the know-how to translate detailed knowledge into key takeaways for all positions from analysts to C-level executives.
  • Demonstrated track record of moving client partnerships forward to generate results and new business opportunities.

Preferred

  • Comprehension of site development from conception and wireframes to build and development.
  • Solid understanding of HTML and dedication to white hat techniques.
  • Highly analytical with the ability to internalize the importance of performance KPIs such as ROI.
  • Familiarity with how both front end design and back-end servers can affect SEO performance.
  • Reliability to develop agendas, set up conference calls, and present either in-person or by phone.
  • Consistent organizational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy when working with numbers.

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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IPG Mediabrands

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IPG Mediabrands is the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). IPG Mediabrands manages over $47 billion in marketing investment globally on behalf of its clients across its full-service agency networks UM, Initiative and Mediahub and through its award-winning specialized business units Healix, KINESSO, MAGNA, Mediabrands Content Studio, Orion Holdings, Rapport, and the IPG Media Lab. IPG Mediabrands clients include many of the world’s most recognizable and iconic brands from a broad portfolio of industry sectors including automotive, personal finance, consumer product goods (CPG), pharma, health and wellness, entertainment, financial services, energy, toys and gaming, direct to consumer and e-commerce, retail, hospitality, food and beverage, fashion and beauty. The company employs more than 18,000 diverse marketing communication professionals in more than 130 countries. Learn more at www.ipgmediabrands.com.

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
8.6K employees (2,270 in marketing)
70% recommend to a friend
78% CEO approval

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111.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
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Direct
43.5%
Referral
9.7%
Social
3.6%
Paid
0.9%

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Current headcount: ~8.7K

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1,974 (23% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
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