Associate Director, SEO - Remote US

USA (Remote)

$108K/yr – $125K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Direct long-term SEO and GEO strategies for enterprise accounts, ensuring visibility across traditional SERPs and AI-driven surfaces (LLMs, AI Overviews, etc.).
  • Lead the integration of SEO with other media disciplines (Paid Search, Social, PR) to maximize visibility and drive a cohesive "Total Search" strategy.
  • Serve as a senior strategic advisor to clients, presenting complex data-driven roadmaps and identifying "Growth Invention" opportunities that expand their digital footprint.
  • Architect comprehensive authority-building programs, overseeing the integration of strategic outreach and digital PR tactics to drive domain equity and brand trust.
  • Providing high-level oversight and technical expertise on site migrations, headless architecture, and advanced schema implementations.
  • Lead the integration of SEO with other media disciplines (Paid Search, Social, PR) to maximize visibility and drive a cohesive "Total Search" strategy.
  • Drive agency growth by contributing to the scoping, strategy, and presentation of SEO/GEO for new business pitches and existing account expansions.
  • Identify and lead organic growth opportunities within existing client relationships, contributing to the agency’s revenue targets through proactive account expansion.
  • Serve as a senior strategic advisor to clients, presenting data-driven roadmaps that prove the ROI of organic search to C-suite stakeholders.
  • Stay at the forefront of search innovation, including AI-driven search (SGE), voice search, and advanced data visualization for SEO.

Requirements

  • 5–7 years of SEO experience, with a proven track record of leading strategy for large-scale or enterprise-level clients.
  • Proven experience in people management (3+ years preferred), with a passion for developing talent and building high-performing teams.
  • Strong expertise in Technical SEO—while this is a leadership role, you must be able to "speak geek" fluently and navigate complex technical environments (JS rendering, API-driven SEO, advanced crawling, migrations, headless CMS, etc.).
  • A deep understanding of the evolving AI search landscape and a clear vision for how GEO integrates into a modern organic strategy.
  • Experience in business development, including a talent for scoping projects and a high "win rate" in lead-room pitch environments.
  • Advanced understanding of the "Total Search" philosophy—how Paid and Organic search work better together.
  • High-level proficiency in SEO enterprise tools (Botify, BrightEdge, Screaming Frog) and data visualization platforms (Looker Studio, PowerBI).
  • A "better together" attitude, with the leadership presence to influence cross-functional internal teams and senior-level client stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Preferred experience with holistic search strategies that bring synergy between both Paid and Organic channels.
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Benefits

  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401k plan, plus matching
  • PTO
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Parental Leave
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DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Coach, eBay, and OpenAI. Certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

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