Manager, Organic Search

New York City, NY (On-site)

$60K/yr – $140K/yrManager3+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and manage technical SEO programs end to end, including audits, site health, structured data, on-page optimization, AI visibility, content opportunity research, and client-ready reporting while collaborating with developers and stakeholders.

  • Lead technical audits and translate findings into prioritized developer tickets.
  • Own monthly performance dashboards and client-facing findings, plus mentoring SEO Associates.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Run technical SEO audits covering overall website health and performance and turn findings into prioritized developer tickets.
  • Review page templates, site architecture and new launches before they go live, and QA migrations and redesigns.
  • Implement and validate structured data markup for products, articles, FAQs and the brand.
  • Optimize on-page content so it is clear, factual and easy for search engines and AI assistants to understand and cite.
  • Support AI search visibility work, and AI-informed workflows.
  • Do topic research to find content opportunities by intent and funnel stage.
  • Build and maintain monthly reports and dashboards in Data Studio or Tableau using Google Search Console, GA4 and SEO tool data, including traffic from AI platforms.
  • Present findings on client calls, manage timelines and deliverables, and mentor SEO Associates.

Requirements

  • 3 to 5 years of SEO experience, with at least 2 years doing hands-on technical SEO.
  • Experience running technical audits and working with developers to get fixes released.
  • Solid knowledge of HTML, structured data and how search engines crawl, render and index pages.
  • Working knowledge of Google Search Console, GA4 and at least one crawler such as Screaming Frog.
  • Interest in AI search and a working understanding of how AI Overviews and LLM-based assistants find and cite sources, as well as leveraging MCP.
  • Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including pivot tables, lookups and filtering large data sets.
  • Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences and write tickets developers can act on.

Preferred

  • Hands-on GEO or AEO project experience, or use of AI visibility tools such as, Semrush AI Toolkit, ahrefs Brand Radar or Profound.
  • Basic Python, SQL or API experience for pulling and automating data.
  • Experience with enterprise platforms such as Botify or Lumar.
  • FMCG or ecommerce experience, including product feeds or retailer SEO.
  • Spanish or Portuguese proficiency, or experience with US Hispanic or LatAm markets.

Benefits

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WPP Media

Media is changing. So are we. We are WPP's global media collective, built for the AI era.We bring the best platform, people, and partners together to create innovative solutions that deliver unparalleled growth for brands - in every market, every day.

30K employees (6,827 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$60K/yr – $140K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

SEO median pay in the United States

$85K/yr

Most pay falls between $68K and $110K. Based on 1,753 salaries.

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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
159.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$9.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
34.3%
Direct
46.3%
Referral
10.7%
Social
5.7%
Paid
2.7%

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Current headcount: ~30.1K
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Manager, Organic Search

WPP Media · New York City, NY · On-site