(Please note that this position can be either a fully remote, or hybrid. We can consider only US based candidates)
Marcel Digital is an award-winning digital marketing and web development agency established in 2003 and located in Chicago.
We have cultivated a team of high performers and we work hard to grow our strong culture and live our values of authenticity, integrity, accountability and insight. We want our team to strive for their absolute greatest potential not only professionally, but personally.
Marcel emphasizes becoming great at your work and provides resources to support that growth. We send our staff to industry conferences (local & international), hold various learning sessions, and encourage daily collaboration with peers.
Position Summary
The SEO Manager works closely with the SEO Director to execute day-to-day tasks as outlined in the SEO strategy provided to our clients. This role requires experience with technical SEO, a strong understanding of on-and-off page ranking factors, and familiarity with keyword research and backlink analysis tools.
Functions and Responsibilities:
- Drive SEO channel strategy and deliver positive changes in client rankings/organic traffic
- Manage multiple client SEO campaigns simultaneously (often across different industry verticals)
- Compile and deliver SEO insights for client reporting and be able to ‘tell a story’ of a client’s performance and SEO campaign through SEO insights
- Participate on SEO client calls as the SME
- Drive overall channel strategy based on keyword, search trend and SERP opportunities
- Performing technical analysis of client websites
- Conduct full SEO website audits
- Create SEO client deliverables (reporting, keyword insights, technical insights, content recommendations)
- Perform keyword research, content gap analysis and competitor analysis
- Provide SEO optimized content recommendations
- Create content assets using generative AI tools and manual human editing
- Leverage new technologies and SERP enhancements into client campaigns
- Assist on internal SEO & Marketing initiatives
Skills + Traits + Abilities:
- Excitement to work with an entrepreneurial digital agency. Agency experience preferred.
- Bachelors or advanced degree preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in Digital Marketing with a background in SEO.
- Strong understanding of SEO guidelines and marketing best practices.
- Strong knowledge and experience with keyword research and backlink analysis tools.
- Knowledge and experience with Google products, particularly Google Analytics and Search Console. Google Analytics Certification preferred but not required.
- Web crawler knowledge and experience required.
- Ability to derive SEO strategy based on keyword research findings or competitor analysis.
- Strategic and creative thinking always focusing on innovative, but measurable client solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Experience with AI tools or knowledge of AI in search a plus (ChatGPT, Gemini, Search Generative Experience)
Benefits
In exchange for your contributions, Marcel offers a competitive salary, great benefits, and a casual, laid back and fun work environment. But more than that, you get the autonomy to work independently and solve the problems that get in your way. You get a voice in the development process and an environment that encourages you to master the latest trends.
Are you curious, committed, and adaptable with a passion for learning quickly and finding creative solutions?
If the answer is yes, and your skills and career aspirations are in-line with ours, we very much want to hear from you right now! We have a friendly and transparent hiring process!
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What We Do
Marcel Digital is an award-winning website development and digital marketing agency. Founded in March 2003, Marcel remains one of the original and most well established digital marketing firms in the United States.
Our mission is to change the idea of what an agency is and what it can be.
Our vision is striving to be a close-knit, integrated team of authentic and talented individuals who embrace philanthropy and culture as the best way to accomplish both client and corporate goals.
One of our key differentiators is we have both development and performance marketing teams in house, so we are a fully integrated team of experts. The result is efficiency. We are able to quickly tailor solutions based on our client's specific needs.
We are a Google Analytics Certified Partner. Everything we do, whether it be website development or comprehensive digital marketing campaigns, is firmly rooted in data and analytics. We believe in letting data drive decision-making which is only possible through accurate, holistic analytics.
We are an Umbraco Certified Platinum Partner, the first in the Midwest and one of only a handful in the nation. This status means that we have a guaranteed number of master developer certifications in-house and have completed numerous website implementations successfully.
We are a Google Premier Partner. This puts us in the top tier of all certified Google agencies, recognizing proven management of comprehensive digital marketing campaigns and a skilled team of certified professionals.
Why Work With Us
Since 2003, Marcel Digital has built a culture shaped by our employees. We live by our values - Authenticity, Integrity, Accountability, and Insight - believing them to be foundational to the work we do and the people we work with. We support both professional and personal development, letting team members set the pace of their own growth.
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