Senior In-House SEO & Discovery Strategist

Berwyn, IL (On-site)

$100K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive senior SEO and discovery leadership for a local media agency, shaping strategy, client guidance, and durable discovery initiatives.

  • Own and execute core SEO discovery, including meta optimization, schema, and technical audits.
  • Must-have: 7+ years of hands-on SEO with strategy leadership.
  • Standout: Ability to translate complex discovery concepts for senior clients and pitches.

Job Description

Drive senior SEO and discovery leadership for a local media agency, shaping strategy, client guidance, and durable discovery initiatives.

  • Own and execute core SEO discovery, including meta optimization, schema, and technical audits.
  • Lead discovery strategy development grounded in business objectives and measurable outcomes.
  • Participate in new business pitches with strategic narratives and discovery frameworks.
  • Represent the agency in senior client meetings, translating discovery concepts into actionable guidance.
  • Balance innovation with discipline, investing in durable discovery initiatives over trend-chasing.
  • Develop and implement schema markup.
  • Perform ongoing performance analysis to understand drivers and blockers of discovery.
  • Maintain a well-informed view of how discovery evolves across search engines and social platforms.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to improve discovery performance or efficiency.
  • Test and pilot new approaches with clear success criteria and learning agendas.
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NOVUS Media LLC

2.6 Glassdoor

We are an award-winning, independent media agency specializing in planning, buying and providing analytics on media performance. Three key benefits set us apart from most agencies: 1. We maximize your dollars and minimize waste. Our conviction is that since business situations and business needs differ greatly by geography, “cookie cutter” plans don’t cut it. We minimize waste by 15-25% on average by focusing media exactly where you need it. 2. We drive traffic. At the core, we get people to take action. Our proprietary approach to ZIP Code prioritization and dynamic digital optimization has proven to drive ROI / ROAS increases quarter after quarter. 3. We deliver results, not reach. Unlike most agencies, we don’t plan nor optimize to traditional media metrics like reach. Rather, we developed proprietary tools like “FullSail” to optimize to the best media channel mix across the full funnel, both awareness and sales. And our optimizations are inclusive of all media – display, video, search, social, TV, radio, OOH, and print – all at a DMA or sub-DMA level --based on modeled sales response.

Founded in 1987
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
160 employees (39 in marketing)
37% recommend to a friend
64% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40.1%
Direct
44.4%
Referral
4.7%
Social
10%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~160

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
37 (23% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2