SEO Manager
About the role
Our client, a growing digital marketing organization in Chicago, is seeking an experienced SEO Manager to develop and execute organic search strategies across a diverse portfolio of clients. This is a highly hands-on SEO position. The ideal candidate isn't someone who simply researches opportunities, manages vendors, or reviews reports—they know how to personally execute SEO campaigns from strategy through implementation. You'll work across on-page SEO, local SEO, technical SEO, content strategy, keyword research, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and SEO platforms such as SEMrush and Ahrefs to improve organic visibility, rankings, traffic, and leads. Candidates with previous digital marketing or SEO agency experience are strongly preferred. You'll work across a diverse portfolio of businesses and industries, own SEO strategy and execution, collaborate directly with writers, developers, designers, and digital marketing professionals, gain exposure to emerging AI-powered search technologies, work in an environment where SEO expertise has a direct impact on client growth, and join a growing team with opportunities to take ownership and expand your expertise.
Responsibilities
- Develop and personally execute SEO strategies across multiple client accounts
- Perform keyword research and identify opportunities to improve rankings, traffic, and conversions
- Build SEO-focused content strategies and content calendars
- Map keywords and search topics to existing and future website pages
- Perform hands-on on-page optimization, including title tags and meta descriptions, headers and page structure, internal linking, keyword targeting, search intent optimization, schema and structured data
- Conduct technical SEO audits and identify issues related to crawling and indexing, site speed and performance, structured data, website architecture, and other technical SEO factors
- Partner with developers to implement and resolve technical SEO recommendations
- Manage and optimize local SEO initiatives, including Google Business Profiles, local listings, citations, and NAP consistency
- Analyze performance using Google Analytics and Google Search Console
- Use platforms such as SEMrush, Ahrefs, SE Ranking, or similar SEO tools
- Analyze competitors, SERPs, keyword gaps, and industry trends
- Identify opportunities to improve existing content and expand topical authority
- Track rankings, organic traffic, visibility, leads, and other SEO KPIs
- Develop actionable recommendations based on campaign performance
- Design and evaluate SEO experiments and A/B tests
- Collaborate with content writers, developers, designers, account managers, and other digital marketing professionals
- Stay current with changes in traditional search, local SEO, and AI-powered search experiences