Associate Search Manager (SEO/GEO)

Downers Grove, IL (On-site)

$50K/yr – $60K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 10 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive the SEO and GEO program for your pod across client accounts, guiding technical audits, content optimization, and market research while aligning organic initiatives with paid media and client goals.

  • Owns execution of SEO and GEO strategies across client accounts
  • Leads technical SEO analysis and site performance improvements
  • Collaborates with editorial and product teams on content and landing pages

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execution of SEO and GEO strategies across your pod's client accounts
  • Technical SEO analysis and implementation, including crawlability, indexing, site architecture, and Core Web Vitals
  • Content optimization and generative search readiness, produced to the team's editorial standard
  • Market and competitive research that informs your pod's accounts
  • Landing page and creative support, including managing AI-generated assets and landing page design and curation
  • Collaboration with your pod to align organic initiatives with paid media and client goals
  • Execute SEO and GEO Strategies
  • Implement SEO and generative search optimization across client websites and digital properties.
  • Ensure content, site structure, and technical elements support strong visibility in both traditional and AI-driven search environments.
  • Follow the agency's search frameworks and current best practices.

Requirements

  • One to three years of experience in SEO or organic search, including strong internship or early-career experience.
  • A foundational understanding of technical SEO, keyword research, and content optimization.
  • Familiarity with SEO tools such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz, or Screaming Frog, and with analytics platforms such as GA4.
  • Analytical skills to interpret organic search performance data.
  • Strong organizational skills to support multiple client initiatives at once.
  • Strong communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional pod teams.
  • An eagerness to develop across search, content, and adjacent organic disciplines such as GEO, landing page support, and lifecycle marketing.
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Lever

Lever is a full service marketing agency based just outside of Chicago. With over 2 decades of marketing know-how, our team provides leading expertise in today’s most advanced digital and offline marketing opportunities.

Founded in 2006
Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
40 employees (19 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$50K/yr – $60K/yr

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.7%
Direct
47.2%
Referral
9.1%
Social
8.9%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~40
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Associate Search Manager (SEO/GEO)

Lever · Downers Grove, IL · On-site