Senior SEO Analyst

Siege Media•Chicago, IL

4d•$72,000 - $81,000•Remote

About The Position

Siege Media is a growing and remote-first organic growth agency! We are nationally recognized on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list and Inc. 5000 list, highlighting the 5000 fastest-growing private companies. Interested in joining the Siege team? We currently have a spot open for a talented Senior SEO Analyst to help us continue to deliver great content for our world-class clients. Perks include 100% health, vision and dental benefits, 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary, donation matching, career development training, unlimited PTO, remote work equipment, and free pens. Everyone loves free pens. Learn more about working at Siege by experiencing our culture on Instagram and checking out our work on Dribbble! Siege Media values diversity. We encourage people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, veterans, parents and those with disabilities to apply. We are committed to helping all people succeed at Siege. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete our application or interview process, please let us know.

Requirements

2-4 years experience in an SEO role
Experience with website analysis using SEO tools like Moz, Ahrefs, SEMRush, Screaming Frog, Google Analytics (crawlers, analytics platforms, CMS, marketing software, etc.)
Technical background with the ability to demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience with conducting a full SEO site audit and pulling impactful recommendations from it, presented in a digestible format
Deep experience with ecommerce clients, and a solid understanding of how search engines crawl, index, and rank websites, as well as how those tasks work in this industry
Ability to analyze data to provide impactful recommendations and decisions related to on-page, off-page and technical SEO factors
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to form productive working relationships
History of managing client relationships and providing polished deliverables
Strong project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects while still working effectively
Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and work independently
Working knowledge of HTML/CSS, with an eye for good web design (JavaScript is a bonus)
Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel) and/or Google Workspace (Sheets)

Nice To Haves

Experience using a project managements tool like Basecamp and Smartsheet
Experience with ecommerce websites and CMS such as WordPress and Shopify. Headless CMS experience is a plus
2-3 years experience working in an agency environment

Responsibilities

Suggest and implement SEO best practices for client sites across a variety of industries and sizes including eCommerce, tech, and finance
Stay up to date on SEO industry changes and communicate technical improvements to non-technical stakeholders
Perform monthly keyword research and competitor analysis in order to generate topic ideas for client sites
Write effective web copy for the purposes of marketing websites in diverse verticals
Read and interpret site code to discover technical SEO issues, such as page speed improvements, site architecture changes and crawling/indexing issues.
Perform weekly analyses with Google Search Console and other tools to track and monitor changes
Create beautiful spreadsheets that will drive recommendations and tell stories
Brainstorm test ideas and experiments to improve overall search presence, content and user experience
Do whatever it takes to grow the online presence of our clients
Coordinate and oversee SEO-based content creation
Generate creative link building ideas to develop as content and pitch to journalists/bloggers