Senior Content & SEO Marketing Manager

St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)

$85K/yr – $107K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive the firm's organic search program across technical SEO, local and global visibility, and content governance, partnering with editorial, analytics, and compliance to deliver measurable organic leads.

  • Lead technical SEO, local multi-location strategy, and content-driven optimization
  • Collaborate with content, analytics, and compliance teams to ensure tracking, accuracy, and brand standards
  • Direct external agencies and monitor performance to guide investment and prioritization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute technical SEO, including internal linking, page speed, schema markup, and indexation health
  • Develop and execute the firm's local SEO strategy across a multi-location footprint to ensure each office ranks prominently for high-intent, locally relevant searches
  • Partner with the content management team to inform the editorial calendar with search-driven topic, keyword, and intent insights, supporting content from brief through publication.
  • Apply answer engine optimization (AEO) practices to grow visibility in AI-generated search results and LLM-driven discovery
  • Champion the firm's E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trust) signals across all content and digital properties — including author and advisor credentialing, cited sources, professional schema, and compliance-friendly trust markers
  • Monitor competitor and adjacent-firm search strategies, identifying gaps and opportunities to capture share of voice in priority service and geographic markets.
  • Select and direct external agencies and freelancers, including scope and budget recommendations, and determine whether engagements continue based on performance
  • Interpret organic performance data — rankings, traffic, engagement, lead volume, and lead quality — and advise senior management on where the firm should invest
  • Work with analytics and CRM teams to ensure accurate tracking and attribution of organic-sourced leads
  • Partner with compliance and marketing communications to ensure all content meets regulatory and brand standards

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of experience in SEO, or organic search roles, plus digital marketing
  • Demonstrated success growing organic traffic and organic-sourced leads
  • Strong command of technical SEO fundamentals and on-page optimization
  • Proficiency with SEO and analytics platforms such as Semrush, Ahrefs, Google Search Console, and GA4
  • Experience with a CMS and marketing automation platform (HubSpot experience is a plus)
  • Excellent writing and editing skills; familiarity with the wealth management and financial services landscape is a plus
  • Experience building and presenting an SEO strategy to senior leadership
  • Experience working within a regulated or compliance-reviewed content process is a plus

Preferred

  • HubSpot experience is a plus
  • familiarity with the wealth management and financial services landscape is a plus
  • Experience working within a regulated or compliance-reviewed content process is a plus

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k)
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Focus Financial Partners

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Focus is an interdependent network of wealth management, business management, and related financial services firms, rooted in a client-first approach and powered by the collective energy and capabilities of its many advisors and professionals. The Focus network includes wholly owned firms operated under the Focus Partners brand that reflect the company’s key business lines. Through a blend of innovative solutions, strong capital backing, and deep business expertise, Focus empowers its firms to achieve their business objectives by helping them to better serve their clients and advisors.

Founded in 2006
New York, New York, USA
1.3K employees (4 in marketing)
92% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
12.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.3%
Direct
54.7%
Referral
7.9%
Social
4.5%
Paid
1.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.3K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
4 (0% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
0.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

Funding

Total Funding
$85M
Last Raise
$50M
Series Unknown, 16 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2009
    Series Unknown • $50M
  • Jan 2006
    Private Equity • $35M

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