Senior SEO & Organic Growth Specialist

Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize the end‑to‑end SEO and organic growth program, turning data-driven insights into measurable eCommerce growth across discovery, product pages, and AI-powered search.

  • Define strategy and priorities from keyword research and technical audits
  • Collaborate across teams to implement enhancements

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute and optimize SEO and organic growth initiatives to increase visibility, qualified traffic, conversion, and eCommerce revenue
  • Conduct keyword research, competitive analysis, content gap analysis, and search trend research to identify growth opportunities
  • Optimize product detail pages, category pages, landing pages, and educational content for discoverability, customer relevance, and conversion
  • Perform technical SEO audits and recommend improvements related to crawlability, indexation, site architecture, structured data, internal linking, redirects, migrations, and website performance
  • Partner with developers, content specialists, designers, merchandising, and other stakeholders to ensure SEO recommendations are implemented effectively
  • Analyze organic search and eCommerce performance using Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush, and related tools, translating findings into actionable priorities
  • Implement and evolve AEO/GEO practices to improve visibility across AI-powered search experiences
  • Identify content opportunities across the customer buying journey and stay current on search engine changes, AI search developments, and evolving eCommerce SEO best practices

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, merchandising, advertising, communications, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
  • 3+ years of experience in SEO, eCommerce marketing, organic growth, content marketing, or a closely related digital marketing discipline; 5+ years preferred
  • Strong knowledge of eCommerce SEO, content optimization, and organic growth best practices
  • Experience with keyword research, technical SEO audits, competitive analysis, and organic performance analysis
  • Strong understanding of crawlability, indexation, site architecture, internal linking, structured data, redirects, and website performance
  • Proficiency with Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush, or comparable SEO and analytics platforms
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn performance data into practical recommendations
  • Strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities and collaborate across technical, creative, merchandising, and business teams

Preferred

  • eCommerce, retail, or large product-catalog environments
  • Military, law enforcement, tactical, outdoor, workwear, performance apparel, or adjacent consumer markets
  • Conversion rate optimization or customer journey optimization
  • AEO, GEO, AI-powered search, or emerging discovery technologies
  • Experience with large-scale site changes, redesigns, migrations, CMS, PIM, or product content management environments

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision coverage
  • a 5% 401(k) match
  • paid time off
  • paid holidays
  • exclusive employee discounts
  • and more
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Brownells, Inc.

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Serious About Firearms Since 1939®, Brownells is the world’s leading source for guns, gun parts and accessories, ammunition, gunsmithing tools, and survival gear. Our family-owned business proudly serves gunsmiths, firearm enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, competitors, law enforcement and military organizations from its headquarters in Grinnell, Iowa. As a company, we empower the spirit of independence and adventure. We are passionate about the lifestyle we've chosen, we're committed to our industry and the 2nd Amendment, we're forever connected to the outdoors, and we’re dedicated to connecting our freedom-loving customers to products that outfit them for a lifetime of enjoyable outdoor experiences and adventures. If working for a dynamic company in a growing, hobby-driven industry sounds exciting, we can't wait to meet you! Our consistent growth means we need more talented professionals, and the Grinnell facility is a just short drive from the Des Moines metro area.Learn more about Brownells at Brownells.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Founded in 1939
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
194 employees (32 in marketing)
45% recommend to a friend
44% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.1%
Direct
56.2%
Referral
5.9%
Social
1.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~194
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Senior SEO & Organic Growth Specialist

Brownells, Inc. · Des Moines, IA · Hybrid