Associate, SEO

OMG Early Careers•New York, NY

12d•$34,000 - $60,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hearts & Science has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing, where CRM and addressable channels converge, and decisions must be made in real time to aggregate effective reach and deliver the right message at the right time. Designed to inform brand strategies with real-time insights, Hearts & Science is a data-driven marketing agency with expert media planning and buying capabilities, among other services that include shopper marketing, marketing innovation and content activation. We are currently recruiting for a highly motivated and talented individual with an eagerness and passion to learn more about digital media to join our SEO team. As an SEO Associate, you will be responsible for ensuring that all SEO deliverables are of high quality and executed on time. This role offers a vibrant learning environment where you can enhance and refine your skills in organic search and content marketing. With a strong emphasis on continuous growth and innovation, you initially will focus on execution with the opportunity to work on more advanced projects over the course of your first year, providing a rich landscape for professional development and mastery in the field. As a pivotal team member within our SEO account team, the below will give you a sense of what your day-to-day tasks can encompass:

Requirements

A passion for learning and growing – Inquisitive and dynamic enough to learn new technologies and processes
Ability to multitask and to balance speed with accuracy
Organized with excellent project + time management skills
Hard-working, consistent, reliable, with strong attention to detail
Exceptional critical and strategic thinking skills
Polished communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to interact professionally with internal and client teams – in person and on conference calls
Team player, quick to adapt and eager to collaborate on projects
Not afraid to ask questions or seek guidance when faced with a challenge but is also capable of finding solutions independently through research and data analysis
Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, advertising, journalism or communications
Strong working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

Conduct keyword research using a mix of SEO tools and analytics data to identify key search terms used by consumers to find products and information
Work on page-level optimizations to ensure core page elements are optimized for target keywords and enable sites to rank higher in organic search results
Write SEO copy following brand guidelines and implement to site via CMS
Conduct technical site audits to identify errors, indexability issues and areas where sites don’t adhere to search engine best practices
Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reports by pulling organic traffic, keyword rankings and other KPIs to measure the effectiveness of optimizations and develop insights about the impact of key SEO initiatives
Support AEO and LLM visibility initiatives by auditing site content, identifying gaps, and assisting with optimization recommendations