Head of SEO, AEO, GEO

Columbus, OH (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and elevate the SEO/AEO/GEO practice by turning audits and insights into prioritized actions that drive client visibility and business impact across technical, content, and platform layers.

  • Grow SEO framework and workflows, guiding contractors to consistent delivery
  • Lead audits and strategy across multiple partners, translating findings into client-ready proposals
  • Coordinate cross-channel integration with media, content, analytics, and account teams to align on measurable outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own Third Street Digital’s SEO point of view, including frameworks, offerings, methodologies, and best practices.
  • Lead SEO/AEO/GEO audits, evaluate client opportunities, and support the development of high-quality strategies and proposals.
  • Guide the integration of SEO/AEO/GEO across broader digital strategies, partnering closely with media, content, analytics, and account teams.
  • Stay actively informed on industry changes like AEO, GEO, SGE, multimodal search, structured data, and emerging platform capabilities.
  • Translate strategy into clear, prioritized action plans for our SEO contractor partners.
  • Assign work, clarify deliverables, and ensure execution aligns with strategy, quality standards, and client goals.
  • Monitor performance, track progress, and identify optimization opportunities across client engagements.
  • Evolve and refine SEO/AEO/GEO workflows, processes, and documentation to strengthen consistency and scale.
  • Present audit findings, strategy recommendations, performance insights, and AEO/GEO implications in a clear, client-friendly way.
  • Provide ongoing client-facing updates in partnership with account teams.

Requirements

  • 5 years of hands-on SEO experience across technical SEO and content SEO in an agency environment.
  • Strong knowledge of AEO, GEO, technical SEO, and content strategy.
  • Experience conducting audits, creating strategies, and guiding execution across multiple channels or partners.
  • Comfort overseeing work from contractors/SEO specialists and ensuring deliverable quality.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate performance data into insights and recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain SEO to non-experts in a human, approachable way.
  • A passion for staying ahead of search trends and bringing that expertise to internal teams and clients.
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Third Street Digital

An agency that makes your life easier - our goal is to become an extension of your marketing team and a steward of your brand. We will evolve your approach, help you take on the complex and rapidly changing media landscape, become an important education resource and cheers your successes along the way!

Columbus, Ohio, USA
15 employees (9 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
208
Traffic Source Mix
Search
39.8%
Direct
39.8%
Referral
14.4%
Social
3.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~15

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (47% of company)