Director, SEO

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The Director, Organic Search (SEO) provides team leadership and shares their passion for the discipline of organic search and driving growth for our client’s businesses. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience leading clients & internal teams with organic strategies, processes, analytics, cross‑discipline collaboration, and a clear history of exceeding client goals and campaign KPIs. This individual will partner with the department head and lead a team of SEO specialists in daily execution as well as contribute to new product offerings.

• You will work with your team to develop a strong understanding of the client’s products, competition, industry, marketing goals and objectives.
• Provide guidance through strategic and tactical input to team members for successful execution of SEO campaigns.
• You’ll be a strategic data lead. You will analyze performance data and garner key insights to develop the strategic vision for SEO and cross‑channel opportunities, and provide analysis, QA and insights for performance reports.
• You can translate complex ideas to easy‑to‑understand concepts for clients.
• Work closely with Planning teams for campaign alignment with client goals and work closely with the VP in developing campaign project plan and scope definition.

• While the team is currently growing, over time you’ll direct and coach talented team members, both in discipline and outside of SEO, demonstrating how to think more strategically about Organic Search’s role within the media mix.
• You will constructively and frequently evaluate team performance, providing support and recognition and effectively foster teamwork that drives motivation and retention.
• We’ll rely on you to cultivate an environment which supports intelligent risk taking, innovation and creativity.

• You’ll be seen as the day‑to‑day strategy & technical lead, looking for ways to improve our performance internally as well with clients.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices and discuss potential impacts with clients directly in the form of POVs.
• You’ll be responsible for staying up to date on current industry practices, news and algorithm updates & share POVs with clients regularly.
• You will be required to have a high standard for quality, ensuring all deliverables are top tier, communicate the strategy clearly, and completed prior to client deadlines.
• You’ll participate in new business pitches both big & small.
• You’ll be seen as the technical SEO & measurement SEO lead until the team is further built out.
• You will participate in team innovation meetings with creative input & task ownership.
• You will also contribute to the development of new product offerings and practice innovations.
• Help us create a well‑oiled machine. Develop tools to improve efficiencies and advance the Organic Search practice.
• Collaborate with individuals across Monks on corporate initiatives, automation projects, process changes, and roll‑outs.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices and discuss potential impacts with teams on client work.

• You will bring a minimum of 6+ years of relevant Organic Search experience, and you’ll have that track record of building winning teams and client case studies.
• Prior experience successfully leading SEO teams and growth for large‑scale clients, ideally at an agency.
• You’ll have a strong analytical mindset and eagerness to build out full funnel measurement strategies.
• You’ll have an eye for website optimization strategies…