Vice President, Generative and Search Engine Optimization

District of Columbia, USA (Hybrid)

$170K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level10+ years expSalaried Ft

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own and scale GEO and SEO practice across clients, from methodology and tooling to end-to-end delivery and team leadership, while translating insights into client-relevant strategies.

  • Lead development of GEO and SEO workflows and internal tooling
  • Direct client strategy, deliverables, and outcomes across advocacy, corporate, and public affairs
  • Grow and mentor a focused GEO and SEO team while staying ahead of LLM and search dynamics

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Practice building
  • Build and own TMG and Greenbrier’s GEO and SEO methodology, scoring frameworks, and internal tooling;
  • Lead end-to-end business development for GEO and SEO services, including lead generation, pipeline management, and deal closings;
  • Develop repeatable workflows for auditing, optimizing, and measuring content performance across traditional search engines and all major AI search engines;
  • Grow and manage a small team of GEO and SEO specialists over time; and
  • Stay at the leading edge of how large language models and search engines retrieve, rank, and cite information, keyword and topical authority building and translate that into actionable practice.
  • Client strategy & execution
  • Serve as the primary GEO and SEO advisor and as point person for deliverables to a portfolio of clients across advocacy, corporate, and public affairs contexts;
  • Create and/or audit client content and communications for search visibility, AI extractability, citation readiness, and entity visibility;
  • Partner with communications and digital teams to translate GEO and SEO insights into revised messaging, content structures, and publishing strategies;

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in SEO/GEO, content strategy, digital communications, or a related discipline, with meaningful recent focus on AI search and generative engine optimization;
  • Deep understanding of how search engines and LLMs retrieve and cite information, and how content structure, authority signals, technical SEO factors, and entity clarity affect search and AI visibility;
  • Experience building or managing internal tools, scoring frameworks, or structured workflows; comfort with a no-code or low-code build environment is a plus;
  • Strong writing and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical GEO concepts for non-technical clients and colleagues;
  • Experience advising clients or senior principals in a consulting, agency, or in-house communications environment;
  • Demonstrated ability to manage projects and produce high-quality deliverables in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities; and
  • Familiarity with the political, advocacy, and public affairs landscape is a plus but not required.

Benefits

  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) for you and your family;
  • Paid time off, federal holidays, and end-of-year break;
  • Paid parental leave;
  • Professional development budget;
  • Gym and phone stipend; and
  • 401K with employer match.
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The Messina Group

The Messina Group (TMG) is a full-service consulting firm that helps our clients win good fights and change the world, harnessing the power of data-driven, political campaign strategies to achieve victory in the corporate, advocacy, and political spheres.

Founded in 2013
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
34 employees (8 in marketing)

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$170K/yr – $200K/yr

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Vice President, Generative and Search Engine Optimization

The Messina Group · District of Columbia, USA · Hybrid