Associate Director, SEO Strategy & Team Leadership

Publicis Groupe; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

401K

Paid time off

Parental and family care leave

Job summary

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency seeking an Associate Director of Search Engine Optimization to lead a cutting-edge team and deliver insights-driven SEO strategies. You will analyze data, present capabilities to clients, and drive high-quality deliverables across projects and timelines.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic forecasting, and collaboration with Delivery Managers, with opportunities to shape talent and processes while travel may be required.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree in marketing, computer science or a related field.
• 6+ years of combined experience in search engine optimization, project management or account management.
• Proven leadership skills and prior experience managing a team.
• Experience scoping projects, providing forecasts and driving ongoing process improvement.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills – and a knack for details.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and make smart, fast decisions.
• Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Outstanding leadership and people management skills.
• Stellar communication and presentation skills – you’re poised, articulate and convincing.
• Willingness to travel as needed – you’re open to new places, new faces and new ideas.
• Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL·E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.

Responsibilities

• Clearly and convincingly presenting search engine optimization capabilities to clients and best practices to internal teams.
• Developing and presenting proposals and recommended tactics to clients and working with Managers and Supervisors to present all client deliverables.
• Leading process improvement efforts.
• Developing or approving all scopes of work that include search engine optimization.
• Ensuring excellence and accuracy in all client deliverables.
• Collaborating with Delivery Managers on project timelines and with Staffing on resource needs.
• Developing and maintaining high-quality talent.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team management

Travel willingness

Education

Four-year degree in marketing, computer science or related field

Tools

HTML

JavaScript

CSS

Job description

Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency seeking an Associate Director of Search Engine Optimization to lead a cutting-edge team and deliver insights-driven SEO strategies. You will analyze data, present capabilities to clients, and drive high-quality deliverables across projects and timelines.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic forecasting, and collaboration with Delivery Managers, with opportunities to shape talent and processes while travel may be required.