Job Description

Stella Rising is a nationally recognized marketing and media services agency creating transformative growth for superstar brands in the consumer middle market. As a result of growth, we are seeking a highly motivated SEO Director to join our team. The right candidate must be able to work proficiently in a remote environment but love getting together in person with clients, the team, and at our company-sponsored events. As Director of SEO , you will play a vital role in growth initiatives, client retention, and team management within the SEO department. As one of the most senior team members in SEO, you will lead a team of 15-20 highly skilled and passionate SEO professionals, including 3-5 Associate Directors, SEO Managers, and individual contributors. Your role will provide leadership, mentorship, and strategic guidance to SEO professionals managing campaigns for some of the world’s leading brands. Your regular responsibilities are multifaceted, encompassing client management, people management, resource management, and contributing significantly to client retention, organic growth, and new business development. In client management, you will lead strategy and communication for enterprise clients, execute comprehensive SEO strategies, and manage complex SEO tools for campaign creation, optimization, and reporting. Your people management role involves guiding and training direct reports, enhancing their SEO knowledge and skills, and fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture. For resource management, you will oversee tool budgets, lead the development of new deliverables and processes, and manage case studies and award entries. Additionally, your thought leadership in the field will involve actively seeking speaking engagements, contributing to the company blog, and maintaining a strong presence in social media communities. Regular responsibilities but not limited to: Lead strategy, deliverables, and communication on 1-2 enterprise clients resulting in strong client satisfaction, growth, and retention. Autonomously spearhead client conversations to discern business objectives and ad hoc requests, translating them into holistic SEO roadmaps aligned with industry best practices. Expert experience in all SEO tools (Ahrefs, SEMrush, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Screaming Frog) and ability to leverage the advanced capabilities of each platform. Manage and execute the implementation of SEO strategy for all department deliverables (on-page, off-page, and technical SEO). Provide expert analysis of SEO performance metrics in GA4, GSC, and Looker, generating comprehensive and insightful monthly reports and renewal decks for clients. Provide thought leadership across the team and the agency, including blog posts and webinars. Collaborate with development teams on SEO initiatives like site migrations and redesigns. Execute SEO Strategies across three pillars of SEO, including on-page optimizations, technical SEO, off-page optimization. Bring new insights resulting from analysis of SEO trends leading to applications for relevant campaigns. Hold weekly or bi-weekly meetings with direct reports addressing client accounts, personal development, and growth. Manage 3-5 direct reports at the Associate Director level, providing guidance and mentorship. Participate in team brainstorming meetings to share innovation ideas and contribute to external blogs/podcasts. Lead renewal conversations and presentations ensuring we have a winning deck and pitch. Proactively identify and sell through organic growth opportunities for incremental budget or servicing. Attend key client calls, QBRs, and annual reviews to support retention from a senior-level leadership perspective. Support managing direct reports in leadership, conflict resolution, client retention, and strategy. Meet with managers across divisions to discuss strategy and operations. Oversee SEO managers and their direct reports, inclusive of strategic management support. Work with clients to understand KPIs, set goals and metrics for each account, track, and report on progress. Effectively disperse SOPs created by leadership to direct reports and uphold those standards. Ensure effective delivery of scopes across the book of business. Required Skills and Qualifications: Mastery in skills and understanding of complex SEO principles and new developments in SEO. Mastery with SEO tools such as Screaming Frog, Search Console, GA, Looker Studio, Ahrefs, and SemRush. Mastery understanding of how to unpack meaningful insights from data to support SEO recommendations. Mastery in project management skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines. Mastery in communication skills, both written and verbal. Mastery in client management skills, including effectively communicating SEO recommendations. Exceptional experience managing e-commerce and lead generation clients. Strong MS Office Suite skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook). Stella Rising is a women-led company that prizes diversity, creativity, hard work, and intelligence, while keeping warmth, balance, and human understanding at the core of our values. Named an Ad Age Best Workplace and Inc Best Workplace multiple years running, the company fosters an energetic and collaborative work environment where employees come first. In addition to surprising and delighting our team, we offer an environment where employee learning and recognition is prioritized. We take care of our team through a highly competitive benefits package that includes health, vision, dental, life insurance, a 401k with company match, wellness and technology reimbursements, home office setup support, over 7 weeks of PTO, and Flex time. Please send a resume and any work samples you are most proud of to kdillon@stellarising.com. Due to the volume of candidates, we will only contact qualified candidates. EOE Salary Range: $135,000 - $150,000 #J-18808-Ljbffr Stella Rising

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