MARCEL DIGITAL SEO Manager Salary in the United States

(Please note that this position can be either a fully remote, or hybrid remote / in-office once we return to in-office work. We can consider only U.S.-based candidates.)

Marcel Digital is an award-winning digital marketing and web development agency established in 2003 and located in the River North area of Chicago. 

We have cultivated a family of A-Players and we work hard to maintain and grow our strong culture. We want our team to strive for their absolute greatest potential not only professionally, but personally.

We emphasize becoming great at your work and provide resources to support that growth. We send our staff to industry conferences (local & international), hold in-office learning sessions, and encourage daily collaboration with our peers. Just like a family, there are both disagreements and a great deal of love and respect for each other. 

Position Summary - Note that this position reports to SEO Director.

The SEO Manager works closely with the Senior SEO Strategist / Lead 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. (Three plus years of experience specific to SEO is required.)

Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assist Senior SEO Strategist in executing day-to-day SEO strategy for given accounts.
• Manage and execute client SEO campaigns.
• Perform on-page optimization tactics including content recommendations, updating page headlines, meta titles, meta descriptions, alt tags, schema code, and more.
• Work with Project Managers to provide clients with visibility into SEO campaigns and results.
• Perform ongoing keyword research including discovery and expansion of keyword opportunities and research and implement content recommendations for organic SEO success.
• Establish relationships with third-party websites and reputed partners to leverage for link-building opportunities.
• Manage link-building campaigns.
• Audit client websites to identify problem areas for search engine crawlers or opportunities for optimization.
• Stay up-to-date on key search trends, tools, and resources. Keep informed of new products, services, and other general information of interest to clients.
• Communication of results, recommendations, and requests to clients in an operational capacity.

Skills Traits Abilities:

• Excitement to work with an entrepreneurial digital agency. Agency experience preferred.
• Bachelors or advanced degree.
• 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 is 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.

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!