Associate Director, Search Engine Optimization

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$97K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and lead search engine optimization engagements for clients, shaping proposals, scopes, and deliverables while driving process improvements, timelines, and talent development.

  • Present SEO capabilities to clients and internal teams
  • Develop and approve scopes of work and client deliverables
  • Collaborate with Delivery and Staffing to align timelines and resources

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Clearly and convincingly presenting search engine optimization capabilities to clients and best practices to internal teams
  • Developing and presenting proposals and recommended tactics to clients and working with Managers and Supervisors to present all client deliverables
  • Leading process improvement efforts
  • Developing or approving all scopes of work that include search engine optimization
  • Ensuring excellence and accuracy in all client deliverables
  • Collaborating with Delivery Managers on project timelines and with Staffing on resource needs
  • Developing and maintaining high-quality talent

Requirements

  • A four-year degree in marketing, computer science or a related field
  • 7+ years of combined experience in search engine optimization, project management or account management
  • Proven leadership skills and prior experience managing a team
  • Experience scoping projects, providing forecasts and driving ongoing process improvement
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills – and a knack for details
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and make smart, fast decisions
  • Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
  • Outstanding leadership and people management skills
  • Stellar communication and presentation skills – you’re poised, articulate and convincing
  • Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas

Preferred

  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney, Profound) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Benefits

  • medical coverage
  • dental
  • vision
  • disability
  • 401K
  • parential and family care leave
  • family forming assistance
  • tuition reimbursement
  • flexible time off
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Founded in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, today Publicis Groupe is the second largest communications group in the world and a leader in marketing, communication, and digital business transformation, led by Arthur Sadoun, the third CEO in its history. Publicis Groupe is positioned at every step of the value chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe is a privileged partner in its clients’ transformation to enhance personalisation at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media, Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organisation, its clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every market. Present in over 100 countries, Publicis Groupe employs around 103,000 professionals. Website: www.publicisgroupe.com X: @PublicisGroupe Instagram: @publicisgroupe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/publicisgroupe Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/publicisgroupe

Founded in 1926
Paris, Ile de France, FR
34K employees (11,817 in marketing)
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Traffic Source Mix
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33.4%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
11.8%
Social
15.8%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
8,687 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
3.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
58

Funding

Total Funding
$1.4B
Last Raise
$1.4B
Post IPO Debt, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
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