Manager, SEO and AI Content Optimization

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$90K/yr – $125K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end content strategy and optimization for jll.com to maximize organic search and AI-driven visibility, coordinating with SEO, editorial, and cross-functional teams.

  • Drive content audits and performance analysis to guide improvements
  • Collaborate with marketing and editorial teams to fill gaps and publish optimized content

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Optimize and refresh existing jll.com content for search and AI visibility in alignment with our SEO/GEO strategy.
  • Write shortform copy for jll.com where needed, including, but not limited to headers, summaries, metadata and FAQs.
  • Identify content gaps and cannibalization across jll.com and support authors across our Content, Business Lines and Field Marketing teams to get missing content added to editorial content calendars.
  • Advise marketing teams across functions on how to develop content for visibility, whether that content lives on jll.com, or not.
  • Work with our SEO/GEO strategy lead and technical delivery partners to make sure content reflects technical requirements, flagging and fixing content-side issues as needed.
  • Monitor content performance and perform quarterly audits to identify content decay and optimization, consolidation and pruning actions to optimize crawl budget and maintain content health.
  • Partner with Social media, Communications and Paid Media teams on content opportunities and ensure new content on jll.com is amplified at publication.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, business, or related field.
  • 5+ years’ experience in SEO and writing and optimizing content for the web (including optimization of media and image alt text), with a track record of organic search andAI visibility performance gains
  • Self-starter who is comfortable navigating large matrixed organizations
  • A passion for SEO/GEO/AEO and how content gets crawled, indexed and retrieved by search engines and AI systems, staying up to date with latest SEO/AI search research and impacts of algorithm and model updates.
  • Experience analyzing content performance (organic and AI traffic, engagement) and translating findings into a clear story that drives content decisions.
  • Experience partnering and educating editorial/brand/content teams to adopt content best practices to meet SEO/GEO requirements and brand standards before publishing.
  • Experience partnering with business-line or cross-functional stakeholders to refine content for a global corporate website.
  • Familiarity with E-E-A-T principles when creating and optimizing content for YMYL categories
  • Working knowledge of SEO and content analysis platforms (e.g., BrightEdge, Ahrefs, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Screaming Frog).
  • Familiarity with CMS platforms like Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Benefits

  • - 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
  • - Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
  • - Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
  • - Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
  • - Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$90K/yr – $125K/yr

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Manager, SEO and AI Content Optimization

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