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.

WHY YOU WANT TO WORK AT SPARK FOUNDRY

Let’s be honest –in this industry, sometimes we complicate things that should be simple. Here is the bottom line: we want YOU to join us if you are truly passionate about guiding 

marketers on how to best connect their brands with people. It doesn’t get much simpler than that. At Spark Foundry, we have a unique approach and provide the support to help you do this. In fact, our approach is built on creating the space for ideas that lead to smart work, and Spark Foundry is built to celebrate and develop YOUR ideas.

Job Description

The SEO Manager will help build organic website traffic. The SEO Manager will collaborate with the Associate Director/Director in driving strategic SEO expertise within the team and in helping to develop innovative strategies to meet and exceed client business objective. They will be responsible for planning, optimizing, reporting and analyzing organic search engine marketing activities.

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.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required:

• 2-4 years of relevant technical SEO experience
• 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 member and client
• Strong command of search engine research and reporting resources
• Experience with tools such as, Omniture, Conductor, Lighthouse, and SEM Rush
• Strong quantitative skills, including analytical abilities and math proficiency
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities
• Collaborative approach/attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and organize issues/projects for self 

• Develop and implement SEO strategies and tactics in line with client’s business objectives
• Develop insights to inform future optimizations and provide client with insights and optimization recommendations
• Contributing to new business pitches as needed
• Work with Associate Search Director to develop processes for improved work-flow within the performance team and across agency partners and vendors
• Manage analyst-level direct report
• Stay up-to-date on newest organic search, paid search and social media trends
• Research new ideas, trends, and technologies within the SEO space to educate clients and the performance team
• Explain SEO best practices in simple terms to educate the client and third party stakeholder
• Manage monthly SEO reporting (keyword rankings, SEO traffic, conversion data)
• Initiate and facilitate cross-team relationships to identify opportunities for cross-channel integration that drive increased value for clients and revenue for the agency
• Manage monthly SEO reporting (keyword rankings, SEO traffic, conversion data)

BONUS

• Developer background

Top 3 Attributes:

• Proven leader in managing end to end SEO campaigns including technical and content SEO strategy, execution, measurement and reporting
• Superior communicator with successful account management experience
• All decisions, recommendations, and optimizations driven by data, case studies, and SEO best practice

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.