Manager, SEO

Search is changing fast, and this job puts you in the work: helping clients get found in Google, Bing, and AI driven search. You’ll do well here if you like owning client relationships and turning search insight into action.

What the role really is

You’ll lead SEO and AI Search strategy across multiple client accounts. That means earning client trust, spotting opportunities to grow their business, and getting the technical and content changes shipped.

What you'll do

• Improve client websites across technical SEO, content, and AI search.
• Build client relationships through regular meetings, email, and strategic conversations.
• Own client retention and identify opportunities for account growth.
• Work with SEO teammates on integrated strategies for discoverability, authority, and performance.
• Track search trends, algorithm updates, AI developments, and competitor activity.
• Build reports on rankings, traffic, and AI search visibility, then explain what the results mean for the business.
• Present recommendations that shape clients’ content, technical SEO, and AI Search strategies.
• Contribute SEO expertise to proposals and cross functional sales efforts.
• Coordinate with client development, content, and product teams to implement website changes.

What they want

• Two to three years of client SEO experience in an agency.
• At least one year of client facing experience.
• Strong SEO fundamentals, including keyword research, search intent, technical SEO, and website architecture.
• Familiarity with how AI search systems retrieve and surface content.
• Experience with competitive analysis and emerging AI search tools.
• Familiarity with GA4, Google Search Console, and search performance measurement.
• Understanding of content strategy, topical authority, entity based optimization, and structured data.
• Experience working directly on websites. CMS knowledge such as WordPress, Shopify, or Magento is a plus.
• Clear written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to collaboration and workload management.
• Ability to adapt as search evolves, manage competing work, and meet deadlines.

Why it's interesting

You get to work across traditional search and AI discovery, with room to shape strategy and influence what clients actually change on their sites. You’ll also have an SEO team to learn from and trade ideas with.

Salary

$69,000 to $80,000 per year.

Location

New York City, New York. Remote. Full time.