SEO Specialist

is seeking a qualified SEO Specialist within our Downtown Chicago or Des Plaines, IL office to join our growing SEO Department. The SEO Specialist's primary function is to facilitate day-to-day execution of organic search marketing programs for clients ranging from small to mid-size companies up through Fortune 100 global corporations. The SEO Specialist should be highly skilled in web optimization and driving organic traffic conversion.

They will be responsible for completing work to improve clients organic search results through planning, coordination, management, and monitoring of clients' SEO campaigns.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning and executing the SEO process for multiple clients.
• Tracking, analyzing, and reporting results using Google Analytics and SEO industry tools.
• Understanding clients' digital marketing goals in order to translate goals into executable strategies through ongoing maintenance and enhancements.
• Owning the entire organic growth channel, driving numbers, converting into real leads and ultimately revenue.
• Identifying KPIs and completing work as needed to improve the client's site rankings and click-through rates in major search engines.
• Working with production teams, ensuring architecture is aligned with SEO goals.
• Completing site audits accounting for technical, on-page and off-page factors.
• Reviewing a prospect's key SEO metrics to create program recommendations and communicate these recommendations to help the sales team on a pitch.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of SEO experience.
• Google Analytics Certified with experience in Google Tag Manager.
• Proficient with Google AdWords, Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and SEO reporting and analytics software.
• In depth understanding of search engines, up-to-date techniques, ranking factors, and principles for sound SEO design and user experience.
• Knowledge of web design technologies (HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to articulate complex concepts both verbally and in writing to clients.
• Strong time management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast- paced, team-based environment.
• Ability to think logically and develop practical recommendations for client websites to support their marketing strategies and efforts.

provides its employees with an energetic work environment and opportunities to further develop their skills. Our dedication to growing our development team is how we can produce excellent sites and applications for our clients. We do all of this while maintaining a family value focus and pushing for a good work-life balance. The US-based salary range for this full-time position is $60,000-$80,000 per year.

Within this range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At , we are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package, a positive work environment, company activities and more. To see our benefits and what we've been up to,  !