Search Engine Optimization Specialist

USA (Remote)

$65K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive client SEO programs as a dedicated lead, owning strategy, client relationships, and cross-functional delivery for multiple accounts.

  • Must-have: 3-5+ years of comprehensive SEO experience and client-facing skills
  • Standout: Ability to translate audits into prioritized, actionable fixes and manage cross-functional delivery

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned SEO clients
  • Lead recurring client calls, set agendas, capture notes, and drive next steps
  • Communicate performance, insights, and recommendations clearly to non-SEO audiences
  • Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders and navigate feedback
  • Own SEO strategy and roadmap creation by account, aligned to business goals
  • Identify opportunities across technical SEO, content, authority, and local SEO where relevant
  • Translate audit findings and research into prioritized recommendations that are realistic to implement
  • Collaborate with internal specialists to scope work and sequence initiatives
  • Manage timelines, priorities, and deliverables across the account team
  • Ensure tasks are clearly assigned, QA’d, and delivered on schedule

Requirements

  • 3-5+ years of SEO experience, including technical, on-page, and content strategy fundamentals
  • Strong client-facing communication skills (written and verbal), including presenting recommendations
  • Confidence running meetings, managing expectations, and handling competing priorities
  • Proficiency in GA4 and Google Search Console
  • Experience with technical SEO audits and prioritizing fixes based on impact and effort
  • Strong project management habits and attention to detail
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally and keeping teams accountable
  • GA4 and Looker Studio
  • Google Search Console
  • Screaming Frog

Preferred

  • Experience with Digital PR, backlink analysis, and authority building strategy
  • Local SEO experience (GBP, citations, location page strategy)
  • GEO/AEO experience (AI Overviews, LLM visibility, entity optimization, structured data strategy)
  • Experience collaborating with developers and managing technical implementations
  • Familiarity with project management tools (Teamwork, Asana, or similar)

Benefits

  • SIMPLE IRA + matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off (20 days to start + additional days based on tenure)
  • Parental leave
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
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Digital Third Coast

We're a Chicago digital marketing agency specializing in search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click (PPC), and digital PR. With ROI as our focus, we make a measurable difference and build long-lasting relationships with our clients.Our Recent Awards:- Best & Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation 2023- US Search Awards, 2023 Best Small Integrated Search Agency Finalist- US Search Awards, 2023 Best Integrated Campaign Finalist- PR Daily Content Marketing Awards, 2023 Media Relations Campaign Finalist- Communicator Awards, 2023 Award of Distinction for Marketing Effectiveness

Founded in 2007
Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.7K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$22.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.9%
Direct
36.4%
Referral
8.5%
Social
3.9%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~24

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (63% of company)