SEO Manager

Mindgruve•San Diego, CA

9d•$75,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mindgruve is seeking an SEO Manager to join our growing SEO team. This is an individual contributor role with high impact: you’ll help lead strategies across new and existing accounts, own technical and content SEO execution, and help shape how SEO is delivered across the agency. You’ll work alongside a growing team of senior and junior SEO resources, and collaborate closely with Earned and Paid-Media teams, including PR, Content, Social, and Paid Search teams. If you thrive in environments where your voice is heard and your ideas are implemented, this is the role for you.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or a related field
4+ years of SEO experience (agency, or a hybrid of agency + freelance/consulting)
Demonstrated expertise in technical SEO: auditing, internal linking, schema, pagination, JS rendering, and CWV remediation
Proven strength in keyword research and content strategy
Hands-on experience with on-page optimization
Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills
Reporting and performance storytelling - turning data into a narrative
Experience creating or optimizing repeatable SEO processes
Familiarity with core SEO tools: GA4, GSC, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Screaming Frog
Strong organizational skills, and experience in project management platforms like Asana
Experience optimizing for AI / LLMs

Nice To Haves

Experience working with link-building vendors is a plus
Experience applying AI-driven automation within SEO workflows is a plus
Experience with process standardization at scale is a plus
Bilingual in Spanish and/or Portuguese

Responsibilities

Lead SEO strategies for your clients - including execution, adaptation, and ongoing evaluation
Drive keyword research, gap analysis, and competitive audits
Help evolve our SEO processes, templates, and quality standards
Oversee technical SEO initiatives - including site structure, internal linking, and on-page optimization - to improve crawlability, indexation, and overall site performance
Collaborate with content, design, development, and analytics teams to ensure SEO best practices are integrated throughout the organization
Partner closely with our Content and PR teams to align on-page, authority, and editorial efforts
Provide regular reports and presentations on SEO performance, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership and other stakeholders
Analyze and monitor performance, identify trends, and develop data-driven insights to guide decision-making and strategy adjustments
Provide mentorship to junior team members and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing
Create and adapt SEO narratives and tactics to the AI landscape, ensuring future-forward SEO, not just the SEO playbooks of yesterday