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Reprise - Associate Director, SEO
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Position Summary
This Associate Director will lead 1-2 client SEO engagements for Reprise Media in the U.S. This position reports to a SEO director. The ideal candidate will demonstrate significant knowledge of organic search including content strategy, technical knowledge, and tactics necessary for delivery of complex SEO programs. Just as important for this role as discipline knowledge will be the ability to build client relationships as the main day-to-day contact. This involves presenting training sessions, leading conference calls, adhering to action plans, guiding clients to completing their projects, and writing strategic points of view. The associate director will also be expected to contribute research to benefit both clients and the internal team. The right person for the role will be a confident, entrepreneurial self-starter who has proven success and can thrive in a fast-paced environment. It is expected that the candidate will be ready to manage people and pull in other help when needed.
Essential Functions
• Clearly define elements of SEO projects to set expectations of what is and is not in scope
• Aid the director and project manager in scoping both future projects and staffing
• Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams including paid search, paid social, content production, and web development from multiple agencies within the IPG family
• Lead the development and presentation of audits, training, and reporting
• Build out cutting edge SEO services such as content gap analyses and reputation improvement
• Verbally, literally, and visually provide strategic and tactical guidance on SEO best practices
• Identify new opportunities for service line evolution and development
• Maintain good working relationships and sell in new projects where it benefits the client
• Share new developments within the team and thereby enable superior service to our clients
• Lead, develop, and manage Manager, Sr. Analyst, and Analysts
• Offer guidance, support, and direction as well as provide development opportunities and ongoing feedback
• Ensure direct reports have received access to and training on research and reporting platforms to excel in their roles
• Main team contact for questions or problem solving
• Assist team with conflict resolution, conference calls, and meetings where necessary
• Coach and mentor team; responsible for performance evaluations and regular feedback
• Evaluate staffing needs and make recommendations for direct reports’ training and development
• Support and drive corporate culture initiatives
Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Work Experience:
• 5+ years of digital marketing experience with an emphasis on SEO
• Experience with tools relating to web analytics, SEO reporting, link and technical analysis
Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the know-how to translate detailed knowledge into key takeaways for all positions from analysts to C-level executives
• Demonstrated track record of moving client partnerships forward to generate results
• Solid understanding of HTML and dedication to white hat techniques
• Highly analytical with the ability to internalize the importance of performance KPIs such as ROI
• Comprehension of site development from conception and wireframes to build and development
• Familiarity with how both front end design and back end servers can affect SEO performance
• Reliability to develop agendas, set up conference calls, and present either in-person or by phone
• Consistent organizational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy when working with numbers
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
About Us
Reprise Media is a full-service Paid Search and SEO agency. Reprise delivers leading-edge service and strategy for 60+ clients, including Fiat/Chrysler, Hershey’s, Coke, Merck, the US Government and Nationwide. This is done by following one simple motto: Adopt. Engage. Transform.