Ignite Visibility is a fast-growing and award-winning digital marketing agency at the innovation of creativity, technology, and data within the national to local digital marketing space. As we grow, we’re looking for a talented Senior SEO Strategist to lead search engine presence to the next level for our national to local clients. Experience in large franchise and multi-location businesses is required.
The Sr. SEO Strategist will manage a handful of high-profile clients and play a leadership role in the company. This person should be a go-getter who loves Internet marketing and brings a positive can-do attitude to the company! This person needs to have a very strong SEO and digital marketing background.
Essential Functions
- Lead weekly meetings with clients
- Ensure campaign deliverables are executed
- Provide client reporting
- Make recommendations for client strategy
- Come up with editorial calendar ideas
- Create a client linking strategy
- Manage multiple clients and ensure results
- Assist project managers and jr. project managers
- Assist with company strategy
Supervisory Responsibility
- Perform weekly or bi-weekly one-on-one with key staff and monthly with the remainder of the team who is already having one on one with a mid-level manager
- Ensure section of QBR is best in class
- Attend leadership training and follow company leadership guidelines
- Create goals and growth paths for staff
- Hold employee performance reviews in accordance with the company schedule
- Build relationships and generate leads from key industry partners when possible
- Monitor key accounts and attend calls to save any canceling accounts
- Maintain 80%client retention
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to create and maintain job descriptions and salary ranges for all positions within your department
Required Qualifications
- Must have 8+ years of experience in Internet Marketing
- Must have 8+ years of experience in SEO
- Agency experience is a must
- Must have leadership experience
- Franchise and multi-location businesses a must
- Must be knowledgeable of on-site SEO and link building
- Must have done a keyword assignment
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must have knowledge of social media and how it relates to SEO
- Must have knowledge of technical SEO items
- Must have knowledge of WordPress and blogging
- Must have knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn, YouTube
- Must have client-facing experience
Core Competencies
- Leadership, strong leadership skills to build trust and relationships with team members and clients
- Prioritization and task management skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to completion
- Creative, demonstrated creative thinking and ability to come up with innovative strategies
- Expert knowledge of digital marketing
- Expert knowledge of client management and building positive relationships
- Growth mindset, commitment to continuous improvement through adaptability, optimism, curiosity, and openness to feedback
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
- Collaborator and relationship builder
- Pro-active thinker and self-starter with strong initiative and follow-through skills
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment
- Connect with team members in an effective matter
- Comfortable being on the phone and Zoom calls
Benefits
- Competitive salary base + comprehensive benefits and commission opportunities
- Employee advancement and clear growth potential
- Company-sponsored professional development opportunities
Why Ignite Visibility?
- The opportunity to grow and build a long-term career with us
- Top-Tier Franchise Marketing Supplier by Entrepreneur Magazine (2018-2024)
- A collaborative environment focused on client success and career development
- Fully remote workforce
- Two-time Landy Award Winner (Search Marketer of the Year & Best Paid Search Initiative)
- Named Fastest-Growing Private Companies in San Diego (2016-2022)
- Named Best Places to Work in San Diego 2017, 2020
- Named Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies 2017-2024
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. In addition, duties, responsibilities, and activities may change with or without notice