SEM Manager

Location: Camden County, NJ • Type: Perm (Contingency)

About the role

Atlantic Group is hiring an SEM Manager in Camden County, NJ for our client, leading search engine marketing and digital marketing initiatives within a growing organization. This role will oversee paid and organic search campaigns, guide team members, analyze campaign performance, and develop strategies to improve website traffic, lead generation, and conversions. The ideal candidate has hands-on SEM and paid search experience with strong knowledge of SEO, digital analytics, team leadership, and client communication.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Lead, train, and mentor SEM specialists while establishing workflows, performance expectations, best practices, and ongoing development initiatives.
• SEO & AIO Strategy: Develop and execute SEO and AI search optimization strategies encompassing keyword research, technical SEO, on-page optimization, local search, and content performance.
• Paid Search: Oversee paid search campaigns, advertising budgets, optimization strategies, and conversion performance across digital advertising platforms.
• Client Strategy: Communicate search strategies, campaign performance, recommendations, and opportunities to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Performance Analytics: Conduct website audits, monitor rankings and traffic, analyze campaign metrics, and develop recurring performance reports and actionable recommendations.
• Digital Optimization: Partner with content, social media, and web development teams while evaluating AI-powered tools, automation opportunities, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Digital Media, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience: 4+ years of SEO, SEM, paid search, or digital marketing experience, including team leadership or mentorship responsibilities, is preferred.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong knowledge of organic search, paid search, technical SEO, local SEO, keyword strategy, search algorithms, conversion optimization, and client-facing digital marketing is required.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with SEO analytics, keyword research, website auditing, paid advertising, and performance reporting platforms is required, with experience using AI-powered search and marketing tools preferred.
• Skills & Attributes: Strong leadership, client communication, analytical, strategic thinking, training, organization, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills are required.

Pay

$65,000–$70,000 per year

Schedule

Monday to Friday (Hybrid)