Digital Marketing Strategist

USA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Owns enterprise account outcomes end-to-end, leads multi-channel integrated programs, and translates business needs into SEO/AEO and AI-driven strategies while managing executive-level relationships and performance measurement.

  • Own client outcomes, retention, and growth across enterprise accounts from kickoff to delivery.
  • Lead cross-functional programs spanning paid, organic, and AI-enabled search with executive-level communication.
  • Develop and validate SEO/AEO and AI visibility strategies tied to business metrics.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Full client business accountability: Own outcomes, retention, and growth across your enterprise account portfolio, from kickoff through ongoing delivery.
  • Client relationships: Serve as primary point of contact, navigating multiple stakeholders, communicating performance proactively, and building durable, trusted relationships.
  • Executive communication: Present strategies and findings to client POCs and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear, business-oriented recommendations that earn buy-in.
  • Business-led strategy: Apply a deep understanding of each client’s business model to strategy, prioritization, and executive-level recommendations.
  • Integrated strategy and budget oversight: Lead multi-channel programs spanning Google, Meta, Programmatic, CTV, and modern SEO/AEO, managing cadence through program agents you guide, the agents enable.
  • SEO and AEO leadership: Develop and execute advanced SEO and AEO strategies, including technical audits, content optimization, keyword research, and AI visibility programs (content structuring for LLM retrieval, entity coverage, structured data, and crawler access).
  • Search systems expertise: Apply information retrieval principles (indexing, ranking, retrieval-augmented generation) to shape how content is structured, surfaced, and evaluated by traditional and AI-driven search.
  • Measurement: Build frameworks that connect channel performance to business outcomes, including AI traffic attribution models in GA4.
  • Agent validation and QA: Review and approve AI-generated optimization recommendations before they are actioned, with support from our Subject Matter Experts.
  • Cross-functional coordination: Work with Subject Matter Experts and paid media, content, social, and analytics teams to deliver integrated programs.

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of experience in digital marketing, integrated strategy, or agency account management, including 5+ years of hands-on SEO
  • 3+ years leading client accounts in an agency environment, managing multiple engagements simultaneously with minimal oversight.
  • 3+ years presenting strategies to client POCs and senior stakeholders.
  • Proven track record of driving measurable growth for enterprise or multi-location clients.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field preferred.
  • Multi-channel fluency across paid media, organic search, SEO/AEO, and social.
  • Deep knowledge of on-page, off-page, and technical SEO, including complex edge cases: JavaScript indexation, crawl budget mechanics, canonicalization conflicts, and medium-scale domain migrations.
  • Ability to interpret large datasets across GA4, GSC, Adobe Analytics, and Looker Studio and translate findings into clear, actionable strategies.
  • Proficiency in Screaming Frog and keyword research tools such as Conductor, BrightEdge, Ahrefs, or SEMrush.
  • Comfortable directing, prompting, and validating AI agents, not just using basic AI tools.

Preferred

  • Experience using AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, or similar) to build or prototype workflows.
  • Python experience, particularly for data analysis or automation.
  • GA4 or Google Search Console certification.
  • Experience in Medical, B2B, SaaS, eCommerce, or professional services industries.
  • Experience with CMS platforms such as WordPress, HubSpot, Webflow, or Drupal.
  • Experience producing agency marketing content such as blog posts, webinars, or conference presentations.
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Overdrive

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OverDrive is a mission-based company that stands with libraries. Named a Certified B Corp in 2017, OverDrive serves more than 88,000 libraries and schools in 109 countries with the industry’s largest digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, video and other content. OverDrive’s commitment to empower every library and school includes expanding access for all, tireless industry advocacy and consistently innovating. Award-winning apps and services include the Libby library reading app, the Sora student reading app, Kanopy, the leading video streaming app for libraries and colleges, and TeachingBooks.net, which offers one of the largest catalogs of supplemental materials that enhance literacy outcomes. OverDrive Marketplace is the premier digital catalog and sales platform for public library, academic, K-12 educator and international institutional buyers. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA. www.overdrive.com.We are a Certified B Corporation, a growing global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. OverDrive earned this certification for the company’s commitment to social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. OverDrive is proud to be a certified B Corp and to celebrate everything we stand for: Empowering communities with our services, supporting literacy and creating reading happiness; supporting initiatives that offer work-life balance for our employees; and incorporating work practices and business policies that strengthen and preserve our environment for future generations.

Founded in 1986
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
540 employees (78 in marketing)
71% recommend to a friend
76% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$90K/yr – $130K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Digital Marketing median pay in the United States

$80K/yr

Most pay falls between $66K and $105K. Based on 1,350 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
58 (11% of company)
Median Tenure
4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 15 years ago

Funding History

  • Oct 2010
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
15.1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$59K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
18.6%
Direct
41.3%
Referral
4.2%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~538
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Digital Marketing Strategist

Overdrive · USA · On-site