Associate Director, SEO at Mindgruve | San Diego, CA | $100K/yr – $120K/yr

Mindgruve

Associate Director, SEO

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $120K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead enterprise SEO strategy and governance, owning roadmaps and cross-team alignment across multiple accounts.

Own day-to-day SEO strategy decisions across assigned accounts
Must-have: 6–8 years of SEO experience (agency preferred) with strong technical and content foundations
Standout: Mentorship and cross-team coordination to implement scalable SEO/GEO strategy

Job Description

Responsibilities

Own the maintenance and review of SEO roadmaps across core accounts
Collaborate with the Director of SEO on enterprise-level roadmap and strategy creation
Ensure strategies are: Hypothesis-driven; Prioritized around business outcomes; Clear in sequencing and tradeoffs
Prevent arbitrary task-based roadmaps from reaching clients
Serve as the first-line reviewer for SEO strategy before escalation
Support senior SEO team members in diagnosing complex issues, planning and operationalizing solutions
Maintain visibility across select SEO client accounts, without becoming the primary task execution or delivery resource
Own day-to-day SEO strategy decisions across assigned accounts
Escalate high-risk strategic pivots or directional changes to the Director of SEO
Contribute to evolving SEO vision, while final strategic direction remains with the Director

Requirements

6-8 years of SEO experience (agency strongly preferred)
Experience managing direct reports or individual contractors
Demonstrated ability to design and manage cohesive SEO strategies, not just execute tasks
Strong technical SEO foundation (able to evaluate, prioritize, articulate, and guide resolutions - including for complex technical scenarios)
Strong content SEO foundations (has managed content-centric SEO campaigns)
Experience managing off-site authority building (linkbuilding, authority building - internally or externally)
Experience leading or reviewing SEO strategy across multiple accounts
Comfort operating in ambiguity and creating structure
Has worked adjacent to paid-media teams on accounts
Experience with GEO / AI-driven search strategy is a plus

Preferred

Experience with GEO / AI-driven search strategy is a plus
Experience partnering with PR or content teams is a plus
Exposure to enterprise or complex mid-market clients is a plus
Has worked adjacent to paid-media teams on accounts

Benefits

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
a flexible spending account
voluntary life and accident plans
a 401(k) retirement plan with matching

Mindgruve

We are a modern media, commerce, and data technology company comprised of strategists, creatives, media and commerce experts, data scientists, and engineers driven by one common purpose — to accelerate business growth through data-driven marketing, creative, and commerce. With over 400 experts worldwide, our teams deliver full-funnel, predictive marketing solutions for global brands.

Founded in 2001

San Diego, California, USA

380 employees (152 in marketing)

mindgruve.com