SEO Associate Director, Search

  • Full-time

Company Description

Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT – Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions – to brands. By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention; to care more about our clients’ brands; and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Media, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a Millennial-friendly, bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come. 

Because we know that heat arises the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights; content and creative production; communications and strategy; finance and marketing; and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

Job Description

The SEO Associate Director, along with the VP of Search, will co-lead the planning and direction of all SEO activities applied against our client, a time-tested financial institution. The goal for this team leader is to align the client to technical best practices with the goal of driving acquisition on-site. Secondarily, the candidate should also assist in the advice and direction of content strategy as needed. The AD will lead a team of managers, senior associates, and associates.

REQUIRED SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, the individual must have strong experience with technical SEO and have the ability to collaborate and deliver guidance to teams both internal and external. Candidate should be comfortable with an SEO savvy client and goals rooted in digital acquisition.

Qualifications

  •  A background in team leadership and planning SEO strategy
  • 4-7 years of relevant SEO experience with a primary focus on technical SEO and a secondary focus on content creation and optimization 
  • Familiarity and proficiency in HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  •  Able to communicate ideas around website architecture to the client and internal teams 
  •  Able to provide POV and guidance to junior team members and client on the above
  • Strong command of overall search marketing landscape
  • Experience with tools such as Omniture, Conductor, Lighthouse, and SEM Rush
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  •  Ability to prioritize and organize issues/projects for self
  • Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
  • Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities
  • Collaborative approach/attitude

BONUS

  • Experience working on a financial brand
  • Developer background
     

Additional Information

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