Senior SEO Strategist

elk Marketing

23d•$85,000 - $105,000

About The Position

At elk Marketing, weâre a fast-growing digital agency serving brands like HexClad, goodr, and Built Bar with sharp, high-performance SEO, Paid Search, and Paid Social strategies. Weâre looking for a Senior SEO Strategist to join our team and lead strategy across a growing and diverse portfolio of eCommerce and B2B clients. This is a role for an experienced SEO professional whoâs excited to lead strategic work, share ideas that push the department forward, and support the growth of teammates along the way. Youâll collaborate with Account Executives, Paid Media Strategists, Content Teams, and Development Teams to execute strategy and deliver performance-driven results.

Requirements

Have 5-6+ years of experience in SEO, including agency or multi-client work, with at least 1+ year of SEO technical experience
Are excited by working directly with clients such as HexClad, Built Bar, and Taylor Made
Naturally take initiative and enjoy mentoring others
Think beyond execution and want to shape processes, tools, and workflows
You bring a creative and critical approach to your SEO strategy
You have an interest in ongoing education of our ever-changing field (GEO, AI Optimizations, LLM Optimizations)
Youâve used Slack, Asana, Google Workspace (GSC, GA, GBP, GMC) SEMRush, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, and any content optimization tool (SurferSEO, Frase, MarketMuse, etc.)
Want to grow into a leadership position within a collaborative team

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or contributing to training programs
Curiosity around measurement, testing frameworks, and marketing analytics

Responsibilities

Onboard with our SEO team, tools, systems, and clients
Get up to speed on the accounts you'll be supporting by reviewing existing strategies, campaign roadmaps, content calendars, and recent performance
Shadow other SEO team members (Senior SEO Strategists and SEO Managers) and join client calls to understand our workflow, client needs, and cross-team dynamics
Join internal SEO team syncs and begin 1:1s with your manager
Own ongoing SEO strategy and reporting across your assigned client load
Begin presenting performance insights and strategic roadmap updates in a way that feels authentic to your style
Review SEO Specialist work for quality, consistency, and alignment with strategy
Collaborate with SEO Managers to ensure specialty areas are accounted for within your strategy (content, technical, local- if applicable)
Join company-wide internal team meetings such as All Hands and Team Syncs
Lead SEO strategy and reporting across all assigned accounts with confidence
Support roadmap planning, content calendar planning, and contribute to client QBRs alongside Account Executives and Strategists
Be a resource for training others on SEO strategy, whether itâs mentoring a teammate, supporting an internal promotion, or helping onboard a new hire
Start contributing to process improvements and documentation that strengthen the SEO department
Serve as SEO Team Captain on one or more internal initiatives, such as tooling audits, reporting improvements, or documentation projects
Lead keyword research, site audits, content strategy, and campaign planning across your assigned clients
Collaborate cross-functionally with Account Executives, internal and/or external dev teams, and the technical SEO team to implement SEO recommendations and maintain site health
Create and present performance reports using Looker Studio, Google Search Console, and AgencyAnalytics
Provide input on site structure, redirects, schema, and performance-related issues, working closely with internal and client-side dev teams
Spot trends across accounts, share learnings with the team, and recommend new tactics, tools, or testing strategies