Senior Associate, SEO
About The Position
At dentsu, we help leading brands build visibility across a search landscape that is rapidly evolving. We’re looking for a Senior Associate, SEO to support a major client and drive performance across both traditional SEO, local SEO, and emerging AI‑powered discovery experiences. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation who is ready to independently own day‑to‑day workstreams and is energized by an emerging, fast‑changing search landscape. You’ll work across technical SEO, content optimization, performance, and reporting, partnering closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to improve discoverability in both search engines and generative environments.
Requirements
- 1+ years of SEO experience, ideally in an agency or enterprise environment
- Experience with local SEO
- Strong understanding of technical SEO, on‑page optimization, search intent, and performance analysis
- Experience working on large or complex websites with multiple stakeholders, templates, or content types
- Ability to independently manage day‑to‑day workstreams while contributing to broader strategic initiatives
- Confidence presenting findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and structured data
- Proficiency with SEO and analytics tools such as Google Search Console, GA4, Adobe Analytics, Screaming Frog, BrightEdge, Semrush, Ahrefs, YEXT, RIO, CHATMETER, BIRDEYE, SOCI
Responsibilities
- Own day‑to‑day execution of SEO workstreams for a large, enterprise‑level client, ensuring work is high‑quality, on time, and aligned to business goals
- Execute technical SEO audits (crawlability, indexation, Core Web Vitals, page speed, structured data) and translate findings into prioritized, actionable recommendations
- Conduct keyword and prompt research, competitive analysis, content evaluations, and gap assessments to inform optimization priorities and content strategy
- Develop and maintain on‑page optimization recommendations for traditional search and AI‑driven discovery (metadata, heading structure, internal linking, schema, content formatting)
- Support SEO initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve content structure, factual clarity, authority signals, and citation readiness in generative search experiences
- Analyze organic search, turning data and technical findings into clear insights and recommended actions
- Partner cross‑functionally with content, analytics, development, media, and account leadership to drive implementation and progress
- Support site migrations, redesigns, CMS updates, template changes, and new page launches
- Develop client‑ready reporting, POVs, and presentations that clearly communicate performance, opportunities, and next steps
- Proactively identify new AI discovery opportunities, testing ideas and challenging assumptions as platforms and behaviors evolve
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401k
- Flexible paid time off
- At least 15 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick and safe leave
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
