Seo Lead | Remote For U.S.-Based Higher Education Marketing Agency

Atomic Hr; Chetumal; A distancia; MXN 400.000 - 700.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully remote work environment

Competitive compensation

Diverse portfolio of higher education

Descripción de la vacante

Atomic Hr’s client, a performance marketing agency serving higher education and nonprofit sectors, seeks an SEO Lead to own strategy, execution, and optimization across partner accounts. You'll guide SEO initiatives from conception to delivery, including AEO and GEO, across Content, Web Development, Analytics, Paid Media, and Account Management teams.

Remote role for a U.S.-based agency, with focus on technical SEO, site audits, CWV, schema, and AI-enabled workflows.

Formación

• 5+ years in SEO with ≥3 years in technical SEO.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute SEO, AEO, and GEO strategies across partner accounts
• Build SEO roadmaps aligned with enrollment goals
• Conduct keyword, topic, competitor, and intent research
• Lead technical SEO initiatives including site audits, indexing, CWV, and structured data
• Collaborate with Web Development to implement technical SEO improvements
• Optimize content and pages for visibility, UX, and AI discoverability
• Monitor rankings, traffic, conversions, and SEO KPIs with actionable insights
• Own monthly SEO reporting and stakeholder recommendations
• Stay current on search algorithm updates and AI-driven search
• Contribute to SEO documentation and process improvements

Conocimientos

SEO leadership

Technical SEO

Content optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical mindset

Written communication

AI-enabled workflows

Herramientas

Google Search Console

GA4

Screaming Frog

Ahrefs or Semrush

WordPress

Claude

Descripción del empleo

Our client is a performance marketing agency specializing in mission-driven organizations across higher education and nonprofit sectors. They combine sharp strategy, creative excellence, and data-driven execution to help universities and organizations achieve measurable growth — enrollments, applications, inquiries, and awareness.

In this role, you'll own project planning, process, and delivery across the agency — guiding client work from conception to completion, on time and within budget, across every service line.

Your Role

As SEO Lead, you'll own the strategy, execution, and optimization of SEO initiatives across multiple partner accounts. You'll develop long-term organic growth strategies, lead technical and content optimization efforts, analyze performance, and identify new opportunities across SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Success in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with hands‑on execution while collaborating across Content, Web Development, Analytics, Paid Media, and Account Management teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute SEO, AEO, and GEO strategies across multiple higher education partner accounts
• Build SEO roadmaps aligned with enrollment goals and business objectives
• Conduct keyword, topic, competitor, entity, and search intent research
• Lead technical SEO initiatives including site audits, crawl analysis, indexing, Core Web Vitals, structured data, and internal linking
• Partner with Web Development teams to prioritize and implement technical SEO improvements
• Optimize website content, landing pages, and content hubs for search visibility, user experience, and AI discoverability
• Identify content gaps and opportunities to strengthen topical authority across the student journey
• Monitor rankings, organic traffic, conversions, and other SEO KPIs to deliver actionable insights
• Own monthly SEO reporting and communicate strategic recommendations to stakeholders
• Stay current on search algorithm updates, AI search advancements, and evolving SEO best practices
• Evaluate emerging search technologies and AI tools to improve workflows and search performance
• Contribute to SEO documentation, operational standards, and continuous process improvements

You Bring

• 5+ years in SEO, with at least 3 focused on technical SEO, ideally at an agency or across multiple sites at once.
• A track record of uncovering the highest-impact issues on a site, prioritizing them, and getting them fixed. We care more about your judgment than the length of your checklist.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Google Search Console, GA4, Screaming Frog, and Ahrefs or Semrush.
• Strong working knowledge of WordPress: how themes, plugins, redirects, and schema work, and enough to spec fixes precisely even when you're not the one building them.
• Advanced, hands‑on experience with Claude, including building agents and AI‑assisted workflows that other people use in real work.
• Clear written communication. You can write a spec a developer can act on and a recommendation a client can understand.

Bonus Points

• Experience in higher education, enrollment marketing, or education technology
• Previous agency experience managing multiple client accounts
• Familiarity with CRM platforms and enrollment‑focused reporting
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, AirOps, or similar
• Passion for emerging AI search technologies and the future of organic search

What's Offered

Fully remote work environment

Competitive compensation based on experience

Opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of higher education institutions

Exposure to cutting‑edge SEO, AEO, GEO, and AI search initiatives

Collaborative, cross‑functional team environment

Opportunity to influence the evolution of the agency's SEO services and best practices

Interview Process

• Intro Call — background, technical expertise, and client experience
• Hiring Manager Interview — SEO strategy, technical knowledge, and analytics
• Team Interview — collaboration, communication, and problem‑solving approach
• Offer Stage — final discussions and onboarding

This is an opportunity for an experienced SEO professional who enjoys combining technical expertise, content strategy, and data‑driven decision‑making to help higher education institutions grow through organic search while staying at the forefront of AI‑driven search innovation.

SEO Lead | Remote for U.S.-Based Higher Education Marketing Agency Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico