Manager, SEO

twentysix; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

twentysix is seeking an experienced SEO professional to drive growth across multiple client websites and digital ecosystems. You will implement changes spanning technical SEO, content, and AI search optimization to stay ahead of evolving best practices.

Lead strategy for large growth SEO and AI Search clients, cultivate strong client relationships, and collaborate with client teams to improve rankings, traffic, and AI-driven visibility.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience doing SEO work for clients within an agency environment.
• Minimum 1 year of client facing experience.
• Desire to lead strategy for multiple large growth SEO and AI Search clients.
• Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals including keyword research, search intent, technical SEO, and website architecture.
• Familiarity with how AI search systems retrieve, interpret, and surface content.
• Experience with keyword research, competitive analysis, and emerging AI search tools.
• Familiarity with GA4, Google Search Console, and performance measurement across both traditional and AI-driven search environments.
• Understanding of content strategy, including entity-based optimization, topical authority, and structured data.
• Experience working directly on websites (general knowledge of CMS such as WordPress, Shopify, or Magento is a plus).
• Ability to quickly pick up new skills and adapt to a rapidly evolving search landscape.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills with the ability to hit and exceed deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral while paying close attention to detail.
• A proactive approach to collaborating with others and managing workload.

Responsibilities

• Implement changes across technical SEO, content, and AI search optimization to comply with evolving best practices.
• Optimize for visibility across traditional search engines and AI-driven discovery platforms.
• Own client retention and identify profitable growth opportunities across accounts.
• Build strong client relationships through consistent communication with virtual meetings, email, and strategic discussions.
• Develop integrated SEO and AI Search solutions to drive discoverability, authority, and performance.
• Stay current on developments across SEO and AI Search, including LLM advancements and industry trends.
• Create reports and dashboards to gauge performance across rankings, traffic, and AI-driven visibility.
• Present insights and strategic recommendations to shape clients' content, technical SEO, and AI Search strategies.
• Support new business by contributing SEO expertise to proposals and cross-functional sales efforts.
• Collaborate with development, content, and product teams to implement changes to websites and digital presence (structured data, content systems, AI-friendly formats).

Skills

Keyword research

Technical SEO

Content strategy

Structured data

Entity optimization

GA4

GSC

WordPress

Shopify

Magento

Client facing

Communication

Tools

GA4

Google Search Console

WordPress

Shopify

Magento

Job description

You Will Be

Working on multiple client websites and digital ecosystems by implementing changes across technical SEO, content, and AI search optimization in order to comply with evolving search engine and AI platform best practices.

Optimizing for visibility across both traditional search engines (Google, Bing) and AI-driven discovery platforms (e.g., generative engines, assistants, and answer engines).

Owning client retention and proactively identifying profitable growth opportunities across assigned accounts.

Building strong client relationships through consistent communication, including virtual meetings, email, and ongoing strategic discussions.

Strategizing with team members to develop integrated SEO and AI Search solutions that drive discoverability, authority, and performance.

Staying current on developments across SEO and AI Search, including industry trends, algorithm updates, LLM advancements, and competitive activity.

Creating reports and dashboards to gauge performance across rankings, traffic, and AI-driven visibility, and to demonstrate business impact.

Presenting insights and strategic recommendations to clients to help shape their content, technical SEO, and AI Search strategies.

Supporting new business and organic growth opportunities by contributing SEO expertise to solution development, proposals, and cross-functional sales efforts.

Working with a client’s development, content, and product teams to implement changes to their website and digital presence, including structured data, content systems, and AI-readable formats.

You Must Have

• 2-3 years experience doing SEO work for clients within an agency environment
• Minimum 1 year of client facing experience
• Desire to lead strategy for multiple large growth SEO and AI Search clients
• Strong understanding of SEO fundamentals including keyword research, search intent, technical SEO, and website architecture
• Familiarity with how AI search systems (e.g., LLMs, generative engines) retrieve, interpret, and surface content
• Experience with keyword research, competitive analysis, and emerging AI search tools
• Familiarity with Google Analytics (GA4), Google Search Console, and performance measurement across both traditional and AI-driven search environments
• Understanding of content strategy, including entity-based optimization, topical authority, and structured data
• Experience working directly on websites (general knowledge of CMS such as WordPress, Shopify, or Magento is a plus)
• Ability to quickly pick up new skills and adapt to a rapidly evolving search landscape
• Excellent multi-tasking skills with the ability to hit and exceed deadlines required
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral while paying close attention to detail
• A proactive approach to collaborating with others and managing workload