SEO Content Associate Director

About the role

The SEO Account Associate Director manages and leads a team of SEO account, content, and technical specialists to achieve best-in-class strategy, communication, execution, and implementation. They oversee client-specific goals and improve client understanding of SEO capabilities, value, process, dependencies, and obstacles to success.

Responsibilities

• Point of escalation across assigned brands, creatively problem-solving to address client needs, questions, and site performance challenges with dependable solutions
• Build trusting relationships with client, partner agency, and internal team counterparts, viewed as strategic SEO expert
• Improve client understanding of SEO capability, value, process, dependencies, and obstacles to success by educating on SEO fundamentals, the channel’s role in the marketing mix, and how it contributes to brand goals
• Demonstrate proactivity, take initiative, ownership, and accountability for the team’s work
• Establish areas of focus, identify tactical knowledge gaps and create resources to drive efficiency of workflow and elevate deliverable quality
• Foster a culture of transparency, comradery and accomplishment within their team
• Monitor performance across key accounts and sites with ongoing reviews, drive adoption of tactical best-practice optimization, see opportunities to innovate
• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration by working with team members to craft holistic plans, optimizations, and reports
• Contribute to business scoping, deliverable tracking, resource management, and other financial and operational business aspects
• Lead annual reviews, hold career-centric 1:1s and Catch-Ups with Supervisors, supporting dialogue with Associates and Sr. Associates
• Lead cross-agency collaboration and establish workflow processes with partner agencies and vendors on behalf of clients
• Amplify impact through proactive case study and standard methodology documentation, actively contribute to SEO team goals

Qualifications

• Ability to multi-task and manage time, demonstrating personal organization and meeting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail
• Experience creating processes and efficiencies within a team or organization
• Exhibits integrity, trust, and investment in self-development
• Adherence to agency procedures (timesheets, required trainings, 360 feedback, etc.)
• Experience managing a team of 4+ individuals
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, with 5+ years of direct SEO or comparable experience
• Healthcare industry knowledge a plus

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of SEO content and technical ranking signals and factors
• Advanced knowledge of SEO content and technical standard processes for optimization
• In-depth knowledge of media categories (planning, Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic)
• Ongoing awareness and understanding of search industry and landscape, trends, search engine result page and algorithm updates
• Strong team leadership and management experience with advanced organizational skills
• Proficient project management skills, time management skills, and experience with project delegation
• Ability to problem solve and provide alternative solutions
• Experienced in finding new ways to evolve strategic SEO approach and processes

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent. Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off. If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMTTACompliance@publicis.com. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Compensation Range: USD $97,375.00 - USD $139,965.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 7/1/2026.