Link Building Manager

St. Louis, MO (Remote)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive high-impact link-building campaigns and mentor a team to secure quality backlinks at scale.

  • Own and execute high-impact link-building campaigns across guest posts, digital PR, and citations.
  • 4–6 years of SEO with a focus on link-building and running outreach at scale.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute high-impact link-building strategies while driving outreach, partnerships, and campaign quality. This role blends hands-on execution with team leadership, requiring both strategic thinking and day-to-day collaboration across departments to deliver consistent, high-quality results.
  • Lead complex, high-priority link-building campaigns across: Guest posting; Niche edits; Local sponsorships; Digital PR; Citations; Authority link acquisition
  • Conduct competitor backlink analysis to: Identify strategic opportunities; Inform campaign direction; Maintain competitive positioning
  • Ensure all placements meet established quality standards
  • Build and maintain relationships with: Publishers; Site owners; Journalists
  • Develop outreach messaging that drives responses and engagement
  • Cultivate long-term partnerships to generate consistent link opportunities
  • Mentor and support Link Building Specialists
  • Review campaigns to ensure quality, consistency, and performance
  • Assist with onboarding and training of new team members
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with: Content team; SEO team; Account team
  • Align link-building efforts with broader marketing and client strategies

Requirements

  • 4 to 6 years of SEO experience with a strong focus on link building and off-site strategy
  • Demonstrated experience running outreach campaigns at scale
  • Solid understanding of backlink quality, anchor strategy, and Google's ranking factors
  • Proficiency with Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog, GA4, and Google Search Console
  • Proficiency with link building tools such as Pitchbox, Buzzstream, etc a plus
  • Experience mentoring or managing junior team members
  • Strong written communication skills, particularly in outreach and relationship building
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple campaigns simultaneously
  • Agency experience preferred
  • Existing journalist relationships are a plus
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Founded in 2013, Rankings.io was purpose-built with one goal in mind: delivering exceptional results for attorneys without compromising on customer service. While SEO was a growing field at the time of Rankings’ inception, very few companies specialized in SEO for attorneys and law firms. As a result, Chris Dreyer’s nascent agency found itself operating within a relatively small pool, but against others who were just as hungry to grow as he was. We all know that the legal profession not only attracts, but also tests some of the most competitive people in our society. After all, it’s a business in which (much of the time) there can be only one winner. The parallels between the legal vertical and legal SEO were not lost on Chris. Rankings sharpened its edge and, within a few years, found its greatest successes in possibly the most cutthroat of all niches: marketing for personal injury law firms. As a result, in 2018, Rankings niched down further and made personal injury SEO their sole focus. If Rankings’ previously competitive niche had been like swimming with piranhas in a very small pool, moving to only working with personal injury attorneys was like the proverbial knife fight in a phone booth: fast-paced, dangerous, and with precious little margin for error. In the past five years of exclusively serving personal injury law firms, Rankings has honed their skills to a razor finish. They have taken on clients in some of the most ruthless markets in the country, and they’ve produced results there that make the phrase “return on investment” seem simply an inadequate description. As Rankings moves into its second decade in operation, it is opening its doors once again to prospective clients in all areas of the legal field. Soon, firms in every practice area will learn what personal injury lawyers already know: We are Rankings.io. We play the game to win.

Founded in 2013
Marion, IL, US
134 employees (67 in marketing)
100% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
63.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$266.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.5%
Direct
45.1%
Referral
6.4%
Social
1.6%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~151

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
62 (41% of company)
Median Career Experience
8 years
Median Tenure
2.8 years